10th Danube Participation Day

Ukraine’s recovery towards EU membership
How can the EU Danube Strategy strengthen civil society & local actors for a sustainable recovery towards EU membership and what can we learn from/for Moldova?

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The 10th Danube Participation Day takes place on 23 October 2023, back-to-back with the 12th EUSDR Annual Forum. The event will take place at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Under the motto “Ukraine’s recovery towards EU membership”, this year’s Danube Participation Day (DPD) aims at exploring the following questions:

What are the potentials the local and regional level in UA and the cooperation of CS and local actors in the Danube region offer to the accession process?
And how can the EUSDR facilitate stakeholder cooperation for recovery/EU accession?

 

Strengthening civil society and local actors for sustainable recovery and EU membership

In June 2022, four months after Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Council granted both Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union. Shortly after, in July 2022, Ukraine adopted together with 40 countries the guiding principles for the recovery process in Ukraine in Lugano (CH) – the so-called “Lugano Principles”, addressing the following seven priorities:

  • Partnership
  • Reform Focus
  • Transparency, Accountability and rule of law
  • Democratic participation
  • Multi-stakeholder engagement
  • Gender equality and inclusion
  • Sustainability

Both, the reform process of EU accession and the recovery process under the Lugano Principles, reaffirm the vision of a prosperous, sustainable, inclusive Ukraine based on the principles of good governance.

But the transformation process of Ukraine and Moldova does not start from scratch: Initiatives such as the Eastern Partnership and the participation in the EU Danube Strategy established long-standing cooperation networks and built capacities that offer valuable resources in the current architecture that shapes the reform and recovery processes.

In particular, the EU Danube Strategy provides a framework that aims at strengthening cooperation in Europe by linking policies, partner networks, and funding that takes the specific characteristics of the Danube Region into account.

More importantly, the EU Danube Strategy facilitates new spaces for cooperation for civil society and representatives from local and regional authorities in European cooperation aiming at supporting broad participation for viable regional development.

But how, fit frameworks like the EU Danube Strategy concretely in the recovery architecture of Ukraine? What concrete support can the strategy offer civil society and local/regional authorities to meaningfully participate in their countries’ transition towards EU accession?

How can stakeholders from EU countries and accession countries shape macro-regional cooperation that facilitates cooperation for recovery?

Registration
Venue

Faculty of Social Science,University of Ljubljana
5 Kardeljeva ploščadLjubljana, Ljubljana, 1000

Travel costs

The Danube Civil Society Forum provides financial support to cover travel costs for non-profit organisations. Please note that due to a limited budget, organisations from Ukraine and Moldova will be prioritised. If you are interested in applying for support for your travel costs, please contact the office of the Danube Civil Society Forum: .

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

9.00-9.30 Arrival & Registration
9.30-10.00

Welcome & Opening Session

 

  • Andreja Jaklič
    Vice-dean for Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
  • Marko Štucin
    State Secretary for European Affairs, International Law and the Protection of Interests at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
  • Stefan August Lütgenau
    Danube Civil Society Forum/Foster Europe

Moderation: Birgit Vogel, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
10.00-11.30

Creating a vision for participatory recovery towards EU membership

 

A brief introduction into participatory recovery towards Eu membership – The Danube Participation Day 2023 Glossary
A brief and simple definition of strategic frameworks, policies, and terms that will be discussed with regards to Ukraine’s and Moldova’s transition towards EU membership.

Claudia Singer-Smith, EU Danube Strategy – Priority Area 10 “Insitutional Capacity & Cooperation”/City of Vienna

 

A vision for a strong civil society and local actors in a modern and resilient Europe
Interactive exchange with the audience

Moderation: Andreea Prasacu, EU Danube Strategy – Priority Area 10 “Insitutional Capacity & Cooperation”/City of Vienna

 

Setting the scene for a joint vision on participatory recovery towards EU membership

  • Nadja Afanasieva
    Ukrainian Institute for International Politics (UIIP)
  • Johan Magnusson
    European Commission – DG REGIO
  • Claudia Singer-Smith
    EU Danube Strategy – Priority Area 10 “Institutional Capacity & Cooperation”/City of Vienna

Moderation: Birgit Vogel, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
11:30-13:00 Networking & Lunch Break
13.00-14.30

Participatory Recovery in Action | Introductory Panel Discussions

 

Panel I: Sustainable recovery – Shaping modern European development

  • László Balatonyi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, EUSDR Priority Area 5 “Environmental Risks”
  • Bohdan Vykhor, WWF Ukraine
  • Alexander Urbanski, Odessa Regional Council

Moderation: Oleg Dyakov, Rewilding Ukraine

 

Panel II:  Democratic recovery – A vision for boosting Good Governance

  • Mathilde Perrin, Elections and Participatory Democracy, Council of Europe
  • Antonella Valmorbidia, European Association for Local Democracy – ALDA
  • Igor Studennikov, Centre for Regional Studies

Moderation: Stefan August Lütgenau, Danube Civil Society Forum/Foster Europe

 

Panel III: Social Recovery – Strengthening a socially inclusive future

  • Nadja Afanasieva, UIIP, EUSDR Priority Area 9 “People and Skills”
  • Niombo Lomba, States Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
  • Laura Istrate, Social NGO Network

Moderation: Katja Vonhoff, Diakonie Baden
14:30-14:45 Change to Workshop Rooms
14:45 – 15:30

Workshops

 

Objective: Define up to 3 main messages/priorities for the recovery/EU accession process that can/should be implemented in the framework of the EU Danube Strategy/where the EU Danube Strategy can contribute

  • Workshop I: Sustainable recovery – Shaping modern European development
    moderated by Oleg Dyakov, Rewilding Ukraine
  • Workshop II: Democratic recovery – A vision for boosting Good Governance
    moderated by Stefan August Lütgenau, Danube Civil Society Forum/Foster Europe
  • Workshop III: Social Recovery – Strengthening a socially inclusive future
    moderated by Katja Vonhoff, Diakonie Baden
15:30-16:00

Shaping participatory transition with the EU Danube Strategy

 

Exchanging the main messages/priorities from the workshop

Moderation: Claudia Singer-Smith, EU Danube Strategy – Priority Area 10 “Insitutional Capacity & Cooperation”/City of Vienna
16:00-16:30

Closing Session & Passing on the Bell

 

Outlook into the Austrian Presidency of the EU Danube Strategy

Harald Stranzl, Ambassador, Federal Ministry for European and international Affairs of the Republic of Austria

 

Passing the Bell

Miro Haček, University of Ljubljana

Stefan Lütgenau, Danube Civil Society Forum/Foster Europe

 

Closing the 10th Danube Participation Day

Claudia Singer-Smith, EU Danube Strategy – Priority Area 10 “Insitutional Capacity & Cooperation”/City of Vienna

 

 

The 10th Danube Participation Day is supported by:

EUSDR Priority Area 10 “Institutional Capacity”/City of Vienna * Danube Region Programme * Danube Civil Society Forum * Foster Europe * University of Ljubljana * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia * ALDA * CERV

PRIORITY AREA 10 (PA10)

Priority Area 10 (PA 10) of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) aims at stepping up institutional capacity and cooperation as a precondition for shaping a sustainable, resilient and prosperous future. In doing so, we address institutional capacity-building, involvement of civil society in public governance, increasing local development and better spending. Priority Area 10 “Institutional Capacities & Cooperation” serves as an information and communication hub for local, regional, national and European stakeholders responsible for as well as working in the field of institutional capacity building, participative governance and spatial development.

capacitycooperation.danube-region.eu/

DANUBE CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (DCSF)

The Danube Civil Society Forum (DCSF) is the platform for civil society dialogue and networking in the Danube basin under the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). It functions as the interface for structured consultations between civil society and public and private authorities on the regional, national and EU level as well as to international and intergovernmental organisations active in the region. The Danube Civil Society Forum is dedicated to support civil society organisations in the Danube basin. It aims to promote and enhance civil society participation and networking in the framework of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region.

www.dcsf.danubestrategy.eu

Photo Credit: DCSF; EUSDR Priority Area 10; Pexels – Blaz Gostinic

Date

Oct 23 2023
Expired!

Time

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Organizer

EUSDR Priority Area 10 | Institutional Capacity & Cooperation
Email
Website
https://capacitycooperation.danube-region.eu/

Other Organizers

Danube Civil Society Forum
Danube Civil Society Forum
Email
Website
https://dcsf.danubestrategy.eu/
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