Joint Programme of the Council of Europe and European Commission: EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL CITIES PROGRAMME

City of Subotica actively participating in the European Intercultural Cities Programme in co-operation with LDA Subotica

Over the past couple of months a number of visits and bilateral exchange in areas of good intercultural governance, role of local media and cultural diversity have taken place: delegations from the city of Subotica participated in the international conference in Barcelona: Intercultural Dialogue policies at local level (Barcelona, 28/31 October), bilateral exchange of good practice and the study visit to Lublin (in September) and the conference: Role of media in intercultural practice at local level in Patras (27/29 November). The network of 14 cities has established intensified and frequent bilateral contacts, while the number of local organisations involved is increasing.

Expert field visit to Subotica: Phil Wood, expert of the Council of Europe visited Subotica in the fact finding mission to the local NGO-s included in the project implementation: LDA Subotica, Roma Education Centre, Open Prospects. Local media included: YU Eco TV.

Local media promotion of the Intercultural Cities Programme

LDA Subotica: EUROPEAN AND OUR AFFAIRS

Project supported by the Vojvodina Fund for the development of non-profit sector

In order to encourage the local media to quality information provision on the issues of European enlargement, with particular regard to local promotion of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. In co-operation with the Local YU Eco TV and the local government, activities envisaged include the production of a wide range of TV documentaries, reportage on good local practice in intercultural governance and participation of minority communities in decision making.  Our overall objective is to help promote  Subotica as the city with a long history in good intercultural governance and a high level of interethnic understanding and dialogue. As an illustration, the minority languages Hungarian and Croat have been introduced as the subjects in elementary schools by the recent decision of the local government. In this way, children of different ethnic background will learn the language of their local community.

European and our affairs is the project that also includes a training for local journalists and the visits of the YU Eco TV crew to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and  Reggio Emilia, another city included in the network.  Our international partner is Media Diversity Institute, London, while the trainer on media diversity reporting will be Ms Milica Pesic, Executive Director.  
Duration of the project: six months.