The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD)´s annual conference serves as a platform for discussing the current state of participatory democracy worldwide, bringing together experts, political leaders, and advocates for more participative local democracy. This year Stefan Lütgenau, director fo Foster Europe will also be among the speakers in Valongo, Portugal.

Organised under the FOSTER - Future oriented Solutions Toward Environmental Resilience initiative this Public Conference will be a chance to exchange in an interactive way on how to overcome short - termism when it comes to local management of climate change-related phenomena, and planning for the future for more prepared and participatory environmental governance.

Ukrainian Delegation´s study visit to Austira for the exchange of good practices of civic participation.

Der Gastbeitrag von Stefan August Lütgenau mit dem Titel „Lokale Demokratie zwischen EU-Beitritt und dem russischen Krieg: Ukraine, Zivilgesellschaft und die EU-Strategie für den Donauraum“ erscheint in der aktuellen Ausgabe des Urban Forums 02/2024.

We are thrilled to announce that the 11th Danube Participation Day successfully took place on June 19, 2024, in Vienna. This event brought together participants from various countries in the Danube Region and beyond, fostering a spirit of collaboration and transition.

Im Rahmen des TALE-Projekts (Take the Lead for European Elections) organisierten Anfang April Foster Europe und European Capital of Democracy innovative Workshops für etwa 50 Schüler*innen des bfi Wien. Die Teilnehmenden erlebten eine fiktive Reise ins Jahr 2028, die ihre Perspektive auf Europa veränderte.

Waters 2040: Expert*innen diskutieren Maßnahmen für eine nachhaltige, resiliente Wasserwirtschaft im Donauraum - Am Dienstag, den 9. April, versammelten sich im BOKU-Wasserbaulabor internationale Expert*innen und Verantwortliche aus 21 Nationen, um beim Waters 2040 Participation Day Austria die drängenden Probleme der Wasserbewirtschaftung im Donaueinzugsgebiet aufgrund des Klimawandels zu erörtern.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is launching a call for expressions of interest, inviting representatives of employers' organisations, trade unions and civil society organisations from EU candidate countries[1] to participate in the EESC's pilot project and become "enlargement candidate members" (ECMs).

In January 2024, in a few days, the next Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights will be elected for a six-year term. The position of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights is of pivotal relevance for the protection and development of Human Rights and Democracy in Europe.

It was a great honour to participate as a partner in the opening event of the Local Democracy Agency Odesa on the 17. November 2023, in collaboration with local governments from Ukraine and EU member states to support the reconstruction and development of local communities in the Odesa Rayon.

ALDA and Foster Europe would like to invite you to participate in the capacity building programme organised in the framework of the TALE project, co-funded by the European Parliament. The project aims to engage a greater number of voters..

Foster Europe Foundation for strong European Regions and the Danube Civil Society Forum in cooperation with the ALDA European Association for Local Democracy and CEI hosted the third interactive training session 3rd free interactive training on funding programs open and relevant also to the NON EU Countries on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:00 AM 12:00 PM

Foster Europe Foundation for strong European Regions and the Danube Civil Society Forum in cooperation with the ALDA European Association for Local Democracy hosted the second interactive training session on EU Project Development and EU Funds focusing on the CITIZENS, EQUALITY, RIGHT, AND VALUES (CERV) programme – 2021-2027 on 13 December 2022, 10:00-12:00 CET.

Foster Europe Foundation for strong European Regions and the Danube Civil Society Forum in cooperation with the ALDA European Association for Local Democracy hosted a Free Interactive Training Session on EU Project Development and EU Funds.

Internationale ExpertInnen aus knapp 10 Ländern diskutieren in Wien Konzept der deliberativen Demokratie anhand von Beispielen in ihren Ländern.

Danube Civil Society Forum in Solidarity with its Ukrainian members and partners

In the framework of the EU-financed Europe for Citizens project RescEU, Foster Europe did a project event in cooperation with the Gymnázium Ceská in Bratislava on the 6th and 7th of September 2021. The Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia also reported on the event.

Artikel über Foster Europe Foundation in Magazin in der ÖGZ - Österreichische Gemeindezeitung.

Foster Europe Foundation, 10 Jahre im Dienst für Föderalismus und Partizipation in Europa. Stefan Lütgenau im Gespräch mit Herbert Gnauer zu Föderalismus, Regionen, Demokratieentwicklung und Partizipation in Österreich und Europa.

Danube Governance Conference: “Towards European integration with the SDGs” - was the final event of the program Building Administrative Capacities in the Danube Region (BACID), held online on Thursday, 28th January 2021, 09:30 to 17:00 (CET)

The conference was opened by Michael Ludwig, the mayor and governor of Vienna and President of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns. KDZ - Zentrum für …