On the 17-20 June 2011, 48 participants, senior citizens and people in charge of the participating organisations, from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Romania and Slovenia met in the Leca education centre of POUZ in Brodarica, Croatia, to discuss and to elaborate the issues handled in the frame of the four national panels and to identify
common issues of transnational importance.
This “cross-national panel” provided opportunity for getting to know each other and for the promotion of communication and exchange amongst the older citizens and forms an important basis for a continuing web-based discussions. The participants had the opportunity to know each other within the framework of a creative workshop and could also gain insight into the culinary world of regions in the “market of regions”.
The participants discussed in working groups about issues, ideas and concepts to the four main topics.
Results of the Cross-National Panel in Brodarica:
Working Group I. Active Ageing
In the Panel 1 titled ACTIVE AGEING five countries were represented. Their representatives used their during the national panels gained knowledge in a new international and truly European discussion situation which gave an overview of this need and its consequences on the national level.
Working Group II. Identity
In the second transnational workgroup discussed the participants about the Sustainability Of Cultural Heritage and National And European Identity.
Working Group III. Migration
The discussion to the topic Migration was started and led by following question: Migraton as a challange – Minorities as a chance.
Working Group IV. Environment
The participants discussed in this group about the priorities and actions with regard to the 3rd Age in the field of environment
Some Impressions of the Cross-National Panel
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