EUSDR PA 10 Event: Masterclass - How local participation reinforces EU enlargement

The session Masterclass ‘Enlargement in Action: Civil Society and Municipalities Shaping the Future’ aims at showcasing and discussing the contributions of civil society organisations and municipalities to the EU enlargement process, how their empowerment can be facilitated, and how macro-regional cooperation can support this endeavour.

The session presents the results from the Danube Participation Day 2025 and sets those results into the context of EU Enlargement and academic findings.

Agenda:

• Welcome & Introduction. Driving Enlargement – Local Voices for a European Future: Results from the 12th Danube Participation Day: Claudia Singer-Smith, PAC 10,

• Interactive Survey with Participants (Slido): Andreea Prasacu, PAC 10,

• How do local communities back up the accession process and what do they need to thrive? Thomas Prorok, Centre of Public Administration Research,

• Q&A (Slido)

• How local participation reinforces EU enlargement and how we can facilitate it: Aida Daguda, Centre for Civil Society Promotion,

• Cohesion Policy – A Tool for Enlargement? Johan Magnusson, European Commission – DG REGIO,

• Q&A (Slido)

• Interactive survey with participants (Slido),

• Summary and Closing: Claudia Singer-Smith, PAC 10.

Moderators:  Claudia Singer-Smith, Andreea Prasacu (EUSDR PA 10).