Europe Direct engage with citizens on a pro-active and continuous basis to ensure greater ownership of the European project. By organizing information and engagement activities, Europe Direct enable citizens to make informed choices about the future of the EU by fully participating in the European democratic process.

By cultivating a better understanding of how the EU and its parliamentary democracy work and which issues fall under the EU responsibility, Europe Direct raise citizens’ awareness of how they benefit from the EU on a daily basis, while also highlighting its added value.

Europe Direct help identify the aspects of EU policies that are important at local level and can frame messages and activities to match local needs. Through outreach and citizen engagement activities, Europe Direct  help prepare the ground for the strategic political priorities of the Commission and of the Parliament.

Europe Direct  also listen to citizens’ expectations and enable feedback to the EU institutions.

Europe Direct  work closely with the Commission Representations and with the European Parliament Liaison Offices (hereafter ‘the EPLOs’) in the respective Member States. They also seek cooperation with other EU outreach networks and local contact points, including relevant local networks (where these exist), and promote exchanges and coordination between them.

FIVE CORE TASKS

Task 1: Information and engagement with citizens

Task 2: Relations with local media and multipliers

Task 3: Awareness about sensitive EU topics at local level

Task 4: The EU in schools

Task 5: Promoting a regional network of networks