Citizens' Dialogue with Małgorzata Figwer, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission Monday 4 February 2019, 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)Dębica, Poland Media 2019-02-04_figwer_debica_pl_02.jpg2019-02-04_figwer_debica_pl_02.jpgClose Speakers Practical information WhenMonday 4 February 2019, 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)WhereUrząd Miejski Urząd Miejski, Ratuszowa 2, Dębica, Poland Report On 4th of February 2019, the Council Chamber of the Dębica Town Hall hosted a Citizens' Dialogue “Young, beautiful, uncommitted – What European Union can do for us, and what we can do for the EU?” with Małgorzata Figwer – Policy Officer at the DG MOVE. The audience consisted of the pupils from the Dębica high schools.Małgorzata Figwer started the meeting with explaining the idea behind the Citizens' Dialogues project.Ms. Figwer told the audience about her own career path at the European Commission, referring to the fact, that broad perspectives opened for her and all Polish citizens in 2004, after Poland accessed the EU.Next, she was asked about the development and educational programs dedicated to young people – pupils and students. What programs are run and financed by the EU, eg. “Discover Europe”, “The Youth Guarntee” or Erasmus.Małgorzata Figwer encouraged the young audience to vote in the next European elections and pleaded with young people to verify the information reported by the media and to critically assess all news, while remembering the complexity of issues faced by Europe.
On 4th of February 2019, the Council Chamber of the Dębica Town Hall hosted a Citizens' Dialogue “Young, beautiful, uncommitted – What European Union can do for us, and what we can do for the EU?” with Małgorzata Figwer – Policy Officer at the DG MOVE. The audience consisted of the pupils from the Dębica high schools.Małgorzata Figwer started the meeting with explaining the idea behind the Citizens' Dialogues project.Ms. Figwer told the audience about her own career path at the European Commission, referring to the fact, that broad perspectives opened for her and all Polish citizens in 2004, after Poland accessed the EU.Next, she was asked about the development and educational programs dedicated to young people – pupils and students. What programs are run and financed by the EU, eg. “Discover Europe”, “The Youth Guarntee” or Erasmus.Małgorzata Figwer encouraged the young audience to vote in the next European elections and pleaded with young people to verify the information reported by the media and to critically assess all news, while remembering the complexity of issues faced by Europe.
