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Improving Participation of EU Citizens (IPEU).

The aim of the Improving Participation of EU Citizens (IPEU) project is to promote the political participation of mobile citizens in the EU and increase the capacity and knowledge of civil servants and relevant national, regional and local experts on EU citizenship and related political rights.

The first phase of the project focuses on researching best practices on political inclusion policies across the European Union. The project partners will identify obstacles that mobile EU citizens face when they want to claim their rights as EU citizens. Finally, they will also analyze the training needs of officials regarding the political participation of mobile EU citizens. This will be done through desk research, online surveys, citizen dialogues and roundtable discussions with representatives of policymakers.

Based on this, a needs-based training course for officials and relevant national, regional and local experts will be developed in the second phase. The course will be available on an online training platform, while additional materials will also be developed for trainers to manage and facilitate the program. Relevant and tailored information on EU citizenship will also be available to citizens, officials, civil servants and experts through online information packages and the establishment of information kiosks.