The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) today awarded five civil society organisations for their outstanding projects that reassert European values, celebrate the diversity of Europe's many identities and promote cultural heritage as a way of bringing Europeans together again.
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The UK organisation Safe Passage has been shortlisted for the 2018 Civil Society Prize, which this year celebrates European identities, values and cultural heritage as a way of uniting Europe. Its cultural campaign "80 years on, child refugees still need Safe Passage", commemorating the Kindertransport rescue operation from World War Two, is up against two other candidates from Germany and one each from Italy and Greece.
La cooperativa sociale italiana Aria Nuova è stata selezionata tra le finaliste del Premio per la società civile 2018, che quest'anno celebra le identità, i valori e il patrimonio culturale europei come forza unificatrice per l'Europa.
Η ελληνική μη κερδοσκοπική οργάνωση Balkans Beyond Borders βρίσκεται μεταξύ των πέντε τελικών υποψηφίων για το Βραβείο της ΕΟΚΕ για την Κοινωνία των Πολιτών 2018, που φέτος τιμά τις ευρωπαϊκές ταυτότητες, αξίες και πολιτιστική κληρονομιά, ως παράγοντα ενότητας για την Ευρώπη. Tο φεστιβάλ ταινιών μικρού μήκους της Balkans Beyond Borders, διαγωνίζεται για το βραβείο με δύο υποψηφίους από τη Γερμανία, έναν από την Ιταλία και έναν από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο.
SWANS und „Geschmack der Donau – Brot verbindet“, zwei Initiativen aus Deutschland, wurden für den EWSA-Preis der Zivilgesellschaft 2018 nominiert, der in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto Europas Identitäten, Werte und Kulturerbe als einende Kraft steht. Sie sind zusammen mit drei weiteren Bewerbungen aus Griechenland, Italien und dem Vereinigten Königreich in der Endauswahl für den Preis.
In the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the EESC will be rewarding civil society projects that demonstrate the power of culture and common values to reunite Europe.
The EESC has received 150 applications for its Civil Society Prize, which this year celebrates innovative initiatives promoting identities, European values and cultural heritage in Europe
Last chance to compete for the EESC Civil Society Prize 2018 on identities, European values and cultural heritage in Europe! Applications closing soon
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is inviting organisations and individuals who work for a better Europe to put themselves forward for the Civil Society Prize, which this year is promoting initiatives to do with European values, identities and cultural heritage. The deadline is 7 September 2018.
Global developments over the past years have taken a heavy toll on Europe's political and social life and have put the European project to the test.