EUCIS-LLL supports the following campaigns

European Alliance for a European Association Statute (EASEA)

Members of EASEA celebrated the success of their campaign on the adoption of the Written Declaration on the setting up of a European Statute for European Associations in the European Parliament. This statute would give institutional recognition to the engagement and activism of millions of citizens who freely and voluntarily join together in associations across Europe. Alliance members are currently pursuing their joint effort to convince Member States and the Commission to move forward on this dossier.

Learn more:
 EASEA Website
 Adopted written declaration
 Letter to President Barroso of 30 March 2011

Initiative "For a genuine civil dialogue"

EUCIS-LLL participated in the coalition of civil society organisations that worked on a common manifesto "For a genuine civil dialogue" in the frame of the EU elections. This collective work was presented during the first "Civil society day", on 14th April 2009. The signatory organisations decided to follow-up this work and organised another "Civil Society Day" in March 2010.

Learn more:
 Download the Manifesto "For a Genuine Civil Dialogue" in French or English

European Alliance on the European Year 2011 of Volunteering

EUCIS-LLL is a member of the EY2011 Alliance whose members have committed to work together on the promotion, lobbying, organisation and implementation of the EYV 2011. The Alliance currently has 39 European networks gathering around 2000 direct member and partner organisations all over Europe and beyond, reaching out to hundreds of thousands of volunteers.

 Learn more:
 EYV2011 Alliance website

European Alliance for the European Year 2012 on Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generation

The EY2012 coalition currently includes some 25 European organisations who see the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations as an opportunity to address age discrimination and demographic change in a way that is fair and sustainable for all ages. The Year will promote innovative solutions to economic and social challenges facing the ageing European population. It will also help empower older people to stay in good physical and mental health and contribute more actively to the labour market and to their communities.

Sign the Written Declaration 48/2011! Deadline 15 March 2012.

Download the Manifesto.

Learn more:
 EY2012 Alliance website
 EY2012 website - DG EMPL

European Year of Citizens 2013 Alliance (EYCA)

The Commission proposed to make 2013 the “European Year of Citizens” to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of union citizenship (Maastricht Treaty). The aim is to raise citizens' awareness of their right to reside freely within the EU and of how they can benefit from them. EUCIS-LLL welcomes the initiative that can give a stronger focus to topics that are crucial for our networks such as recognition and validation of diplomas and qualifications. However, EUCIS-LLL vision on what European Citizenship implies goes beyond and includes important topics such as education to (European) citizenship or civil dialogue and participatory democracy that are so crucial to re-connect citizens to the EU project especially one year before the European elections. EUCIS-LLL will join a coalition of NGOs led by the European Civic Forum to push the European institutions to broaden their perspective but also to allocate a proper budget to the EY2013 as the initial proposal of the Commission is only 1 million EUR.

Learn more:
 EY2013 Alliance website