Part of Europe's Local Democracy Week, the 1st annual Teenagers' Municipal Council brought students from five local high schools to debate multiculturalism and its impact on the city. Debate followed the format of a Municipal Council meeting using Robert's Rules of Order.
A project of Public participation in Water Governance in Greece, on Managing the Anthemountas River Basin, under the WFD provisions and the funding of EU LIFE programme.
Some 66,158 people signed a petition calling for a referendum on a controversial viaduct in Antwerp, Belgium. The administration approved the referendum, and the unpopular project was put to a popular vote, the first in the city’s history, on 18 October 2009.
We Are Molenbeek (WAM1080) was a Citizens' Panel on radicalization and community reconciliation. Discussions encompassed the causes of radicalization, preventative measures, and current and future approaches to integration.