The Provincial Council of Zaragoza will hold a symposium on Friday, October 23, on the European Union’s current challenges and the impact of its decisions on Aragon. The event will bring together experts and Members of the European Parliament in the provincial institution’s former assembly hall from 5:45 p.m.
Experts and Members of the European Parliament examine the European Union’s current challenges
The event is part of a cooperation agreement between the Provincial Council of Zaragoza and the Aragonese Council of the European Movement (CAMEUR). The opening session will feature provincial councilor Cristina Palacín and CAMEUR President María Antonio Avilés.
The first part of the symposium will focus on the main challenges currently facing the European Union. It will include Juan Fernando López Aguilar, a Member of the European Parliament since 2009, former justice minister and professor of constitutional law.
Natividad Fernández Sola, professor of international law and international relations at the University of Zaragoza, will moderate the session, which will address issues under discussion at EU institutions.
European decisions and their direct impact on Aragon
The second part of the event will address the impact on Aragon of decisions made by the European Union. Aragonese Members of the European Parliament Borja Jiménez Larraz and Rosa María Serrano Sierra will take part in the discussion, moderated by Eva Pérez Sorribes.
The symposium aims to bring European debates closer to the public and explain how EU policies and decisions affect the region of Aragon.
The DPZ-CAMEUR educational program reaches more than 32,000 students in Aragon
The agreement between the Provincial Council of Zaragoza and CAMEUR also includes an educational program for students from the third year of compulsory secondary education, beginning at age 14, through the second year of upper secondary school. The approximately hour-long sessions explain the history of European integration, how its institutions operate and the implications of belonging to the European Union.
Over ten academic years, the program has reached 468 schools in Aragon, delivering 936 talks to 32,568 students. In the province of Zaragoza, the initiative has visited 109 schools, where it has held 214 talks for 7,126 students.
Activities have been held, among other locations, in Alagón, Borja, Calatayud, Ejea de los Caballeros, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Mequinenza, Tarazona and Zuera, combining outreach on current European affairs with education for young people in Aragon.
