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Table of Contents
Preface by Your Vision for EUrope Team 2
Agenda 4
Workshops descriptions 6
Panel discussion 9
Useful information 13
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Page | 2Preface by Your Vision for EUrope Team
Dear participants,
It is our utmost pleasure to welcome you to the city of Cluj-Napoca!
In the coming days we hope to explore multiple angles and perspectives on the concept
of a borderless Europe.
Recent developments concerning the internal and external borders of Europe have
been cause for debate in the last months. The establishment of the Schengen-zone in
the mid-90s significantly increased mobility within the European continent and
intensified economic exchange. Yet it is debatable whether a true borderless Europe
has been achieved since many Europeans face all sorts of barriers when traveling to
European countries, ranging from visa requirements to lack of economic means to
travel. Also there has been much discussion about the sustainability of Schengen. In
the light of the recent terror attacks many European governments have temporarily
reintroduced border controls. Furthermore European politicians speculated about the
possible creation of a Western-European `mini-Schengen` as a replacement of the
current agreements, which would significantly reduce the size of the visa-free area.
What are the advantages or disadvantages of a Europe without borders? Where did the
idea of a borderless Europe come from and how is it perceived today? Can young
Europeans have a real and lasting impact on present day border and migration policies?
The main topic of the conference, Borderless Europe: Blessing or Burden, has been
chosen to touch on all these questions.
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The conference is organized by AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca, a local antenna of the AEGEE-
network, with the support of Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri (AAFB).
Beside the thematic sessions the conference will also be dedicated to the
commemoration of Franck Biancheri, the founder of the AEGEE, to reflect on his work
to democratize decision-making in Europe.
The content of the conference is managed by the Your Vision for EUrope project,
which has been launched by AEGEE-Europe to increase awareness of European
politics. The project aims to facilitate debate on European topics and to provide young
people with a say on European policies that affect them. The conference `Borderless
Europe: Blessing or Burden` is the first of three thematic conferences that will be
organized to achieve these aims.
We wish you an amazing time in Cluj-Napoca and hope for insightful discussion and
dialogue on the idea of a borderless Europe!
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Agenda
Day 1 (6th of May)
12:00 – 17:00 Arrival – Accommodation
16:30 – 17:00 Walk-in with coffee
17:00 – 18:00 Opening Ceremony
18:00 – 20:00 Commemoration Franck Biancheri
20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 24:00 Social time
Day 2 (7th of May)
8:30 – 09:30 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:00 Workshop sessions
- Borderless Europe vs. borders in Europe 12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Panel discussion
- Europe in crisis, Schengen in suspension
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:30 Workshop sessions: 2 parallel workshops
- Our image of refugees: change of perspective?
- Socio-cultural borders in Europe: the borders that define us
17:30 – 18:00 Coffee Break
18:00 – 20:00 Movie screening & discussion
- The Great European Disaster Movie
20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 23:00 Social Time
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Day 3 (8th of May)
8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:00 Workshop sessions: 2 parallel workshops
- Issues Without Borders’ petition: IWB for Refugees! Europe
needs new legislation on migration
- Socio-economic borders in Europe and the idea of a
Universal Basic Income
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Panel discussion
A leap of faith - utopian thinking and acting in 21st century
Europe
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 17:30 World café & group work
Europe for all, all for Europe!
17:30 – 18:00 Coffee Break
18:00 – 19:00 Presentations of group work
Towards a borderless Europe - what’s next?!
19:00 – 19:30 Closing Ceremony
20:00 – 21:30 Dinner
21:30 – 24:00 Anniversary AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca
Day 4 (9th
of May) 8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
10:00 – 14:00 Departure
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Workshops Descriptions
Borderless Europe vs. Borders in Europe
Your Vision for EUrope team
What are ‘borders’, what is ‘Europe”, where and how big are the ‘borders in Europe’ and
what does a ‘borderless Europe’ mean to young Europeans? What does it mean for
Europe? What did Europe mean to the EU founding fathers? What are the milestones in
the history of European integration? This workshop will allow you to explore the historyof borders in Europe. You will understand how borders in Europe were implemented,
and understand that Europe, and moreover ‘United Europe’ is a rather diverse, complex
notion, and moreover, how this process is linked with the European integration.
The next two workshops are parallel workshops on 7 May, you can choose only one
between the two.
Our image of refugees: change of perspective?
Fabian Wagner on behalf of Federation of the Young European Greens and Aleksandra
Mojsova on behalf of Your Vision for EUrope
How do we see refugees- through the media, our community and our own eyes? And
how do refugees define and see themselves? This workshop will allow you to explore
how the media influences our view of refugees and understand better preconceptions
and prejudices about refugees. We will then change perspectives: you will get to hear
from refugees themselves through podcasts, videos and pictures about who they are.
We will explore together what we can take away from these stories and how we can
take steps to de-construct stereotypes about refugees in our own communities.
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Page | 7Socio-cultural borders in Europe: the borders that define usNoemi Lowy on behalf of Democracy in Practice and Roberto Orrù on behalf of Your Vision
for EUrope
Do you live in a multicultural society or are you coming from a more homogeneous
one? Have you ever experienced any conflict that was caused by cultural differences in
your country? How much are the initiatives of different ethnic groups and the
integration of immigrants supported in your country? Have you ever tried to put
yourself in the shoes of someone who profess another religion, do not share your same
values, and has interests that conflict with yours? Here we present the workshop whereyou will be able to approach a question that affects everyone living in a multicultural
society. Will there be a mutual consensus or religious, cultural and political borders will
get in the way?
The next two workshops are parallel workshops on 8 May, you can choose only one
between the two.
Issues Without Borders’ petition: IWB for refugees! Europe needs
new legislation on migrationPatricia Papuc on behalf of Issues Without Borders
Many people feel powerless in the face of the refugee crisis, overwhelmed by both its
complexity and its magnitude. Issues Without Borders is an international youth think
tank that offers a platform for discussion. Moreover, their project 'IWB for refugees'aims to go beyond discussion by researching the 'refugee issue' in 28 EU Member States
and calling upon politicians to change legislation in line with their recommendations.
Join this workshop to find out more about Issues Without Borders, their work and
ambitions, in an informal and interactive manner.
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Socio-economic borders in Europe and the idea of a Universal Basic
Income
Antonis Triantafyllakis on behalf of AEGEE Mobility Working Group
Unconditional Basic Income. What is it and why are we talking about it? Can the borders
of Europe be alleviated in economic terms? Can we put an end to financial insecurity in
Europe and empower active citizenship, all at once? What if this is no longer a utopia,
but it is already becoming a reality? Join this workshop and learn in the most interactive
way possible all you need to know about one of the biggest ideas of the 21st century!
Europe for all, all for Europe!
Your Vision for EUrope team
What can young people do to bring a positive change in Europe? What are the sites of
change, and how does the change looks like? What we can do for Europe and what is
our impact in shaping Europe’s future? What channels are available for us as Youth
generation in order to impact European policy-making? This workshop will allow you to
come up with creative, authentic ideas on how the idea of both the inside and outsideborders of Europe should change. It will allow us to develop concrete ideas for action
in order to make your ideas for a borderless Europe reality at an individual, local level,
through AEGEE as well as other respective NGO’s and also both through online and
offline activities, in your closer and immense environment.
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Panels
Panel discussion 1, May 7:
Europe in crisis, Schengen in suspension
The call for European help, solidarity and concerted action is greater than ever, but the
EU is unable to answer it. Instead, xenophobia rises, walls rise, and European nations
turn against each other. What is the way out of this crisis, if any?
Speakers:
Marius Grad - PhD Candidate at Babeș-Bolyai UniversityMarius Nicolae Grad is a PhD. candidate and teaching assistant within the International
Studies and Contemporary History Department at the Faculty of History and
Philosophy, Babeş-Bolyai University. His PhD work is focused on post-conflict
reconstruction and democratization, with emphasis on the MENA region (Middle East
and North Africa, especially Libya). His current publications and research fields are
based mostly on areas such as:
international relations, geopolitics, conflict management, human security and
democratization. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Babeş-Bolyai University and
master`s degree from “Carol I” National Defence University and Babeş-Bolyai
University.
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Fabian Wagner - Coordinator Global Justice Working Group of the Federation of the
Young European Greens.
Fabian is a member of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) where he
coordinates the Global Justice Working Group. As Member of the Editorial Board of
FYEGs Ecosprinter Magazine he recently took part in the #overthefortress mobilisation
and documented the activities in Idomeni, Macedonia, Brenner Pass and Thessaloniki
to raise awareness about the problem that come with the fortress Europe. Before that
he worked with NGOs and governments in Africa and Latin America. Fabian holds an
MA in Social Anthropology of Development from SOAS, University of London, and
currently lives in Mainz, Germany.
Patricia Papuc - President Issues Without Borders
Patricia Papuc is the founder and president of the NGO Issues Without Borders, which
is an international youth think tank with an online platform that encourages discussions
and debates. Their current project is called ‘IWB for Refugees’, which aims to research
the ‘refugee issue’ in the 28 EU Member States. Based on these analyses, they will draft
a petition that is to be sent to both European and national legislatures, and it is also
used to start a European Citizens’ Initiative.
Marianne Ranke-Cormier – Editor in Chief NewropMag
Marianne Ranke-Cormier, treasurer of the Association des Amis de Franck Biancheri
(friends of Franck Biancheri network), stood by Franck Biancheri’s side since 1987 when
he created IDE, the first trans-European political party. Editor in Chief of the
NewropMag, which she founded in 2004 with Franck Biancheri, head of the
Newropeans List in the 2009 elections in France, she is still active for LEAP and the GEAB
(Global Europe Anticipation Bulletin).
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Panel discussion 2, May 8:
A leap of faith - utopian thinking and acting in 21st century Europe
How does the ideal of a ‘borderless Europe’ look like in concrete social and institutional
terms, and what steps do we need to take in order to get there? What initiatives are
already ‘out there’ that aim to realize this vision or embody it practically?
Speakers:
Marie-Helene Caillol - President Laboratoire Européen d'Anticipation Politique
Marie-Hélène Caillol today heads the Franck Biancheri Association in charge of
saveguarding, promoting and pushing forward Franck Biancheri's intellectual heritage
since he passed away in 2012. She's also the president of LEAP, the think-tank Franck
Biancheri and herself created in 2005 in the continuation of another think-tank they
created together in 1999, Europe 2020. Marie-Hélène was Franck's life-companion for
20 years and the mother of his single child, Carla. By training she is a sociologist and a
linguist. She is the author of the "Manual of Political Anticipation" written in 2009 on thebasis of Franck's ideas on this subject, and the director of publication of LEAP's
confidential letter, the GlobalEurope Anticipation Bulletin.
Ivaylo Bogomilov – Main organizer of Night of the Seven Antennae Sofia
Ivaylo Bogomilov is a medical student at his last year. From 6 years he is involved and
working in the youth field and dealing with youth policy. He was President of AEGEE-
Sofia from 2014-2015. He is currently vice –president of National Youth Forum (
National Youth Council of Bulgaria). Board member of Association – Varna European
Youth Capital 2017. Ivaylo was organizing and managing a lot of projects connected
with European values and ideas. “ The Night of the 7 Antennae “ (winner of Bulgarian
National Selection of Charlemagne youth award ) was a great example of event that
shows that Europe is stronger because of its diversity, not because of its uniformity.
Ivaylo believes that we are the generation of Europeans which can make Europe more
diverse, connected and inclusive.
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Page | 12Vlad Pop - President “SHARE Cluj-Napoca Federation”.
The SHARE Federation Cluj-Napoca was created with the purpose of investing in the
youth for a sustainable and responsible urban development and also for supporting
the youth communities of Cluj-Napoca by implementing the Cluj-Napoca 2015 –
European Youth Capital program, by helping them organise different programs or
projects.
Aleksandra Kluczka - President AEGEE-Europe/European Students’ Forum
Aleksandra Kluczka is the President of AEGEE-Europe / European Students’ Forum,where she has been active since 2009. She believes in the idea of a democratic,
borderless, united Europe that AEGEE stands for and the importance of civic
participation in innovating democracy. She strives for putting these beliefs into practice
with her work in AEGEE, and in the past for instance with the Y Vote 2014 initiative, that
was a campaign empowering young people to become actors in the European
Parliamentary elections 2014. Next to her commitments in AEGEE, she is also a Board
Member of European Movement International and European Civic Forum, she used to
be a Youth Ambassador of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Mihai Chira - Author at Basic Income UK.
Basic Income UK is a collective of independent people promoting unconditional basic
income as a progressive social policy for the United Kingdom, and beyond.
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Useful information
Location for conference (6 May) is the:
Casa de cultura a studentilor, Strada Piaţa Lucian Blaga, nr 1-3
Location for conference (7 and 8 May) is the:
Cantina Hasdeu, Strada Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu 45,Cluj-Napoca.
Accommodation for participants and speakers is the:
Hotel Cristal, Strada Moldovei 17, Cluj-Napoca.
Useful Mobile numbers:
Bia Sabău, President of AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca: +40 740 215 292
Raluca Briciu, incoming responsible AEGEE-Cluj-Napoca: +40 746 517 041
Number of taxi: +40 744 930 872
Number of ambulance/police: 112
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