Event Nr. 4 Seminar in Latvia

Date: 13-16.04.2023
Venue: KANDAVA, Latvia
Participants:  4 from 9 Partners (Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Malta, Poland, Croatia, Lithuania, Hungary) + 20 local participants

Specific topic: Raising the awareness of the EU institutions and decision-making process with the purpose of drawing those same institutions closer to citizens.

Project activities:

1. Presentation – The project co-ordinators will present the REFORM project.
2. Debate – The participants will take part in a formal discussion with a help of a facilitator who will assist the process in order to make a best resolution about the topic: To live in or to leave the European Union?
3. Workshop – Your voice can be heard too! – the importance of EU Elections
4. Quescussion – Participants will quescuss on the topic: What should EU institutions do to boost your trust in them?
5. Group Discussion – Group discussion allows the participants to exchange their views and opinions, ideas in face-to-face situation on the topic: How to understand each cog in the EU machine?
6. Role play – The participants will be divided into several groups representing different points of views. In this activity there will be bureaucrats and regular citizens. They will discuss and debate topic relevant questions. The role play will give them an opportunity to imagine the position of others life and way of thinking.
7. Workshop – REGAIN – Do we have same benefits of EU membership? The participants will discuss about the problems and possibilities ordinary people coming from rural areas can have from European Union.
8. Creative session – A new Way to unity- The Baltic Way– Human Chain. Participants will evoke the famous event that helped Baltic states to gain their independence from Soviet Union. organised by locals + maybe drone photos?
9. Debate – This Reformal meeting helps the participants to learn about the White paper on the future of Europe and have an interactive discussion in an informal, relaxing environment about the Scenario 4: Doing less more efficiently.
10. Storytelling – DON’T REPEAT, RETELL! – Regaining independence from USSR A local participant or an expert will tell their stories with other participants. Stories will include their personal points of view without the interference of the participants. A short discussion about the impact of the story on the participants is planned to be organised afterwards. organised by locals.
11. Game show – REPLAY – an interactive game show played during the meeting. Participants will be playing it on-line. The activity requires them to collaborate closely with participants from other countries in order to get the right answers.
12. Cultural event – During the meeting a small fair will be organised providing participants with the opportunity to exchange paintings, books, photographs, etc. During the fair they will have to present their country’s cultural and culinary specialities.
13. Local event – Finding common in (cultural) differences – Participants will experience traditional way of life in Kurzeme region by taking part in series of activities (rye bread preparation, nature park hiking etc) organised by locals.
14. Volunteering action – Participants will take part in a voluntary action organised by the locals. By taking part in this activity the participants will be encouraged to become active citizens and motivated to show respect and give back to the local society.”
15. Survey – A survey as a research method will be carried out for collecting data and opinions from the citizens living in rural areas to gain more information and insights on the topic, focusing on the question about diversities in Europe and our common history