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The European Values Network (EVN) is a platform open for all who believe, that in order tosuccessfully address global challenges, the European Union should become a politicalcommunity based both on the will of its citizens and on power of its Member States, whileconsciously rooted in its values and cultural heritage.The aim of the EVN is to create a lively network of Europeans, who want to become activelyengaged in searching for and formulating of alternative solutions to make Europe freer, safer,stronger and more prosperous. The EVN operates through working-groups on most urgentpolicy questions, workshop-meetings, e-communication, conferences and summeruniversities. The outcome of the EVN will be publication of policy-papers.Working-group issues for 2007:1. Reform of the EU Institutions, their efficiency and citizens’ engagement2. Enlargement of the EU, its borders and the EU’s neighborhood3. Aging of the European population, immigration and effective integration4. Responsibility to futures generations: meeting the economy and environmentalchallenges5. The EU as a strong world playerThe European Values Network 2007 runs under the auspices of Mr. Elmar Brok.Some of the guest speakers of the EVN 2007:Elmar Brok, MEP, former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the EPJosef Zieleniec, MEP, former Foreign Affairs Minister of the Czech RepublicGunnar Hökmark – MEP, Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsEneko Landaburu, Director-General of the DG External Relations of the EuropeanCommissionStéphane Ouaki, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Commissioner Vladimír ŠpidlaProgram schedule for 2007:1. Enrolment (12 th of February – 30 th of March 2007): advertising in 27 EU countries(NGO’s, universities, civil society, public service…), receiving the applications andselecting of approximately 50 participants2. Meeting in Brussels (13 th – 15 th of May 2007): first personal meeting of theparticipants, workshops (working in teams), visiting the EU Institutions, discussionswith the MEPs and Commissioners3. E-communication (16 th May – 12 th of June 2007): research period, participants arepreparing their contributions to the final papers at internet-based collaboration toolAsociace pro evropské hodnoty, o.s. - Estonská 500 (budova VŠFS); Praha 10, 101 00, Czech Rep.e-mail: info@evropskehodnoty.cz, http://www.evropskehodnoty.cz

4. Final Conference (11 th – 13 th of June 2007): in Prague, finalizing work in workinggroupsand plenary presentations, presence of experts, academics and politicians5. Summer University (8 th – 13 th of August): in Krakow, to foster contacts between thealumni in order to increase mutual exchange and deepen the knowledge6. Policy-Papers Publication (beginning of October 2007)The EVN is organized by the association European Values (CZ) and association FutureEurope (PL), with support of individuals from Germany, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary.The association European Values (Evropské hodnoty) is a Czech non-governmental nonprofitorganization devoted to active promotion of the European values in the Europeansociety. Our vision is a European society aware of the values it is based on and a Europeanpolitical community able to promote them.Since our foundation in January 2005 we concentrate our activity on educational andanalytical work – we regularly organize public debates called “European Club”, an annualinternational conference (in 2006 devoted to “European Values and Identity for the 21 stCentury”, Brno) and an annual summer school (“From Identity to European Integration” inAugust 2006). We see the establishment of a pan-European network of active citizens whowant to work on solutions of today’s Europe as a logical step in our efforts to become anactive factor in the development of a European civil society.More information under: www.evropskehodnoty.cz.The Future Europe association (Stowarzyszenie Europa Przyszłości) was founded in thebeginning of 2005 in Poland. Our goal is a safe, democratic Europe rooted in its values,where the freedom of an individual is respected. Our activity focuses on social education andpopularization of European identity as a common basis for a European Union society and asuccessful integration process. Thanks to the fruitful cooperation with Association forEuropean Values we have started cycle of debates called “My Europe”. We see closecooperation with similar NGO’s in Europe as one of the ways how to contribute to building ofa common European community.More information under: www.europaprzyszlosci.org.More information about the European Values Network 2007:www.europeanvalues.netAsociace pro evropské hodnoty, o.s. - Estonská 500 (budova VŠFS); Praha 10, 101 00, Czech Rep.e-mail: info@evropskehodnoty.cz, http://www.evropskehodnoty.cz