The Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development

EU Direct Pula-Pola

Location: Istrian County
Project value: 75.750,00€
Lead Partner: City of Pula
Project Partners: Foundation for partnership and civil society development, Region of Istria, Istrian Development Agency (IDA) Ltd. 
Financed by: European Commission
Duration: 2018-2020

Europe Direct Information Centre Pula-Pola is the opportunity that the City of Pula-Pola, in partnership with the Region of Istria, the Istrian Development Agency Ltd. and the Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development, used and nominated a joint project under the Representation of European Commission in Croatia in order to build a new model of inter-institutional public communication regarding the European Union and in order to provide effective support to the citizens for the development of better economic and social conditions in Pula and the entire Istrian peninsula.

The Information Center in Pula is designed to provide support to citizens if they are seeking answers to funding issues, calls for local EU information/contact events, EU documents and publications, referral to other sources of information, contact information with relevant institutions.

Through the provided services centres intention is to achieve certain specific objectives to inform the citizens about the European Union and to raise their level of awareness by making information readily available, answering citizens' questions related to the European Union and become a directn link between them and the EU in a way that will be the first contact to whom they can turn, finding it on the frequent and readily accessible venue in Pula, to raise awareness of citizens about their rights, obligations and opportunities in the European Union, to provide citizens with help in finding the relevant European institutions to get answers to specific questions, provide information and guide for enterprises on a wide range of possibilities for the use of European financial instruments available for the private sector, to promote active citizenship by encouraging citizens to express themselves, exchange views and participate in decision-making at local and regional levels and in the public policies of the EU, to encourage debate among special target groups (universities, schools, civil society, intellectuals, cultural institutions) on issues related to the European Union, encourage the use of EU funds through information and specific training, to enable communication with the Representation of the Region of Istria in Brussels, establish and improve cooperation with Europe Direct offices in Croatia and neighbouring regions.