In February 2024, the Representation of the European Commission in France presented Destination Europe to the 49 Europe Direct centres in France. Following this presentation, EMN France sent out a total of 20 Destination Europe boxes upon request.
Following the distribution of the boxes, the Europe Direct Adour Centre requested the support of EMN France to present the tool in the context of the Active citizenship in a new Homeland project, which aims at speeding up the integration process for asylum seekers and refugees. On 11 June 2024, during the presentation day of the project, EMN France gave a 45-minute overview of the tool to around 30 people (volunteers, social workers, etc.), introducing the national and municipal levels of the decision-making process.
Other Europe Direct centres have also expressed interest in running sessions, starting in September 2025.
Europe Direct centres
Europe Direct centres aim at bringing the European Union closer to citizens at the local level and to promote participation in EU debates by organizing information activities, dialogues, meetings and trainings for citizens.
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