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A Soul for Europe Forum X

Meetings organisad by local civil society initiative across Europe in co-operation with the A Soul for Europe Initiative and the Felix Mertis Foundation which are open to the public for debate.

FORUM X

Forum X stands for series of meetings, workshops and conferences organised by (local) civil society actors in close co-operation with the initiative A Soul for Europe in various cities across the European continent. The main aim of the project is to develop new forms of collaboration between civil society and political decision makers by concretely involving local actors (civil society, political spheres, business and others) into the A Soul for Europe process and engage them in concrete co-operation.   

Forum X aims at implementing the cultural component of social, economic and other non-cultural development policies across Europe. The active participation of important politicians responsible for non-culture-related fields is a core aspect in guaranteeing that the responsibility for the cultural dimension of European policy is not confined to the cultural field and that it must play a vital role in shaping the overall development of the European vision. The inclusion of important European policy-makers, business representatives and civil society actors gives more weight to the work of civil society operating at local and regional levels and strengthens its position in regard to regional and local authorities

The following Forums have been held so far:

Forum Pecs

Forum Tbilisi

Forum Porto

Interest in organizing Forums have been expressed in: Vilnius, Tirana, Prague, Ljubljana, Phristine, Istanbul. 

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