Smart but fair: How digitalisation works for everyone
On 1 December, VENRO and various partners hosted the online conference "Smart but fair: How digitalisation works for everyone" to discuss opportunities and risks of digitalisation for social inclusion, political participation and sustainable development. 300...
The Portuguese European Union Council Presidency and the role of the Civil Society towards an open, fair, and sustainable Europe in the world
The 1st of January 2021 marks the start of another Portuguese Presidency of the European Union (EU). Portugal will preside over the work of the EU Council for six months, at a time that is crucial for the future of the Community. The following weeks will be decisive...
International Online Seminar “Digital Opportunities and Challenges in International Development”
Within the scope of the "DevHack4Impact – Digital Solutions for Development" program, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Portuguese NGDO Platform organise, in collaboration with the Presidency project "For an open, fair and sustainable Europe in the world",...
Africa-Europe Civil Society Survey: Closer cooperation absolutely necessary
More than 360 representatives from African and European civil society organisations took part in the "Africa-Europe Civil Society Survey" at the beginning of October. The importance of African-European relations was rated as high, but its quality was questioned. The...
African youth call for inclusive democracies
In their guest commentary Zigwai Tagwai from Nigeria (left) and Merryl Omondi from Kenya (right) explain why young people in Africa are frustrated by their exclusion from and exploitation in political processes. They call on society and particularly on decision-makers...
VENRO conference points the way for inclusive and transparent African-European relations
With more than 500 participants from 24 African and 13 European countries, the VENRO conference "Civil Society Driving Change: Towards a New Quality of the Africa-Europe Partnership" on 16 October 2020 attracted an exceptionally high level of interest. Held in a...
Conference “Civil Society Driving Change” via livestream on 16 October
The conference "Civil Society Driving Change: Towards a New Quality of the Africa-Europe Partnership" takes place in Berlin and online on 16 October from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The livestream signal starts at 09:55am and runs the whole day. Check out the conference...
Civil society driving change: Towards a new quality of the Africa-Europe partnership
In an opinion piece ahead of the Africa-Europe Civil Society Conference on 16 October, the VENRO Chairman Bernd Bornhorst explains why it is high time to involve African and European civil society in an inclusive and open political process between the two continents....
Presidency Project engages civil society in European public policies
From the 1st of January to the 30th of June 2021, Portugal will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (also known as the "Council of Ministers") - the institution that represents the governments of EU-member countries and brings together...
Take our demands seriously, proclaims African-European Youth Exchange
In recent years, politically involved young people have become more visible in public debates. But they often feel that "grown-ups" still do not pay much attention to what they have to say. The almost 30 participants of the African-Europe Youth Exchange took a...