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Don Bosco International promotes child participation as the key of the European Child Guarantee
On the 4th of March 2022, the Ministers in charge of Family and Children Affairs of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) gathered in Paris, hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The aim of this conference was to monitor the national implementation of the European Child Guarantee, a brand new social policy
DBI at the European Economic and Social Committee for “Shaping Europe Together” – CoFoE
After a two-year stop, we finally had the opportunity to phisically attend the first on-site event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels “Shaping Europe Together”, in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Due to the ongoing tragic events taking place in Ukraine in these days , it has been an occasion to
DBI at SAAM Seminar “Capacity Building for Leadership in VET Mobility between Africa and Europe”
Today, the 14th February 2022, our Executive Secretary and our current DBI Trainee participated to a Seminar organised by SAAM (Supporting Alliance for African Mobility) pilot project, in the framework of an interesting and fruitful week dedicated to VET Mobility between Africa and the European Union. After having received a warm welcome from the SAAM promotors and coordinators and an
DBI at the Policy Conference of SIRIUS 2.0 Policy Network
The DBI Executive Secretary and our current DBI Trainee participated in the 4th edition of the SIRIUS 2.0 project’s Policy Conference and General Assembly, on the 10th and 11th February 2022. The Policy Conference took place in a hybrid format both in Brussels and on Zoom the 10th February, followed by the General Assembly on the 11th. On the first
Interfaith Youth Convention on the European Green Deal: the final report is out!
The European Green Deal was adopted by the European Commission in December 2019: since then, its provisions have been elaborated in more detail with respect to key sectors such as energy, transport, the circular economy, food, agriculture, climate protection, the preservation of biodiversity and so on. The primary objective of this monumental policy is to make our planet more sustainable:
With and For Youth, through the pandemic
As the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the past September, 2022 has been proclaimed the European Year of Youth. Therefore, in view of the Feast of the Don Bosco (31/1), DBI is organising an event for our friends and stakeholders in Brussels, celebrating those who are supporting youth through the pandemic.Accordingly, the title of this
Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe
The event “Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe” took place on 7th December 2021 at the Chapel for Europe in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the curches’ contribution to the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe. What is the Conference about? The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizen-led series of debates
SIRIUS 2.0 Project – PLA in Barcelona
SIRIUS 2.0 Project on Migrant Education has entered its 4th year. The first Peer Learning of this year took place in Barcelona on November 4 and 5, hosted by the Universitat Autonoma. DBI is dissemination partner of this project. Therefore, we were able to participate with one person, namely our Executive Secretary, Mr Renato Cursi. Other EU level networks too,
DBI attends the 3rd European Policy Dialogue Forum in Lisbon
The Executive Secretary of DBI was invited to join the 3rd edition of the European Policy Dialogue Forum, focused on Refugees and Migrants, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 19th to the 21st of October 2021. The event was organized by Kaiciid, in cooperation with the Network for Dialogue the European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace. Over 100
Fundamental Rights Forum 2021: Don Bosco International co-organizes the session “Partnerning with young people for social inclusion”
On the 11th and the 12th of October, the 2021 edition of the EU Fundamental Rights Forum is taking place in hybrid form. The Fundamental Rights Forum is the centre stage for human rights dialogue in Europe. It will build a vision of hope in a post-pandemic world, shaping and proposing ideas and solutions, in the face of pressing human