TWO-WEEK INTERSHIP FOR CSO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WESTERN BALKANS

Background:

EU citizens should be familiar and properly informed about the actual situation in the candidate and potential candidate countries of the Western Balkans region, about the perspective of future EU enlargement. Civil society organisations on both sides of the fence can play an important role in this process by promoting public debates, carrying out information and awareness-raising campaigns, etc. We are convinced that the countries of the Western Balkans have a potential to join mainstream European processes and contribute on a partnership basis to the shaping of Europeof the future. Therefore European House (Hungary), together with CSO partners from the region from five other EU member states, has decided to run a project entitled “Civil Trust Building – Find your way through the Enlargement Labyrinth”.

Project objectives

  - Provide factual up-to-date information to the wider public of the six project participating countries about the enlargement process and
    candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans, showing their contemporary reality;
  - "Bridge building” between the citizens of EU member states and the candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans,
    with the aim to promote tolerance, mutual understanding and trust;
  - Raise public awareness and understanding about the importance of the European venture in general and the significance and impact of the
    enlargement process in particular through stimulating informal public debates and activities;
  - Foster European identity in the region of participating countries through cross-border action.

Internship programme

Seven interns from the Western Balkans region will be placed for a two-week internship with six civil society organizations in EU member states.

This internship will include meetings, distribution of the Enlargement questionnaire, preparation of the National Citizens’ Consultations, and participation at theViennaevaluation meeting.

Eligibility criteria

  - Internship is open only to citizens of the 7 Western Balkans countries;
  - Interest in and knowledge of EU policies, particularly enlargement;
  - Good organisational and communication skills;
  - Readiness to work in a team;
  - A CSO background;
  - 18-35 years old;
  - Good knowledge of English.


Deadline: 18 May 2012

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