In activities open to the public will be disseminated rights of EU citizens, EU action against climate change and food security, while for schools are scheduled talks and a mobile classroom.
The Director General of the European Union and Foreign Affairs of the Autonomous Community, Carmen Sandoval and Councilman Citizenship of the City of Lorca, Ana Maria Lidón, today inaugurated the conference "I, European citizen", to be held today and tomorrow morning at the Cultural Center of the city and the Plaza Calderon.
These activities, collaborative effort Consistory Lorca with the Autonomous Region are open to groups and citizens in general, and these experts will present the European Union and the rights of its citizens.
During the day today will screen 15-minute documentary "We are Europe" and explain the EU action against climate change.
To end this first morning will give a talk about network security aimed at students from schools in Lorca, which will also be the recipients of the two talks on the European Union and the rights of its citizens to be offered between 10 and 11:45 am Wednesday 12th June.
In addition, the mayor of Participation stressed that during the two days will install a mobile classroom which will be announced through panels and videos, the various projects funded by the European Union municipalities in the region, institutions European policies and the Europe Direct Network and the Office of the Region Europe Direct.
The objective of this activity is to disseminate to citizens what it means for her neighbors citizen of the EU and show how it has benefited the town of better services and amenities through European policies.
We also intend to establish spaces for citizen participation and encourage debate on Europe with different groups.
This program is part of declaration by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union in 2013 as the "European Year of Citizens", in order to strengthen the sense of citizens rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship the Union.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca