The art of dialogue is increasingly becoming a necessary learning if we want to shape inclusive and vibrant societies where differences become enrichment.

The project

DialogUE “Diverse Identities Allied Open to Generate a United Europe” is promoted by a consortium of 14 CSOs from 9 EU Member States (IT, BE, AT, DE, RO, SK, HU, IE, PT).

Throughout 2023 and 2024, the project invested on thematic exchanges about EU integration process and policies among 7 Categories of citizens constituting 4 Bilateral Dialogue Groups. Such “Dialogues” participated to international meetings to highlight their perspectives about Communication, Ecology and Social Policies, and formulating recommendations for EU decision makers both as single Dialogue group and transversal recommendations shared among all.

The project aimed to favour the emersion of cross-cutting dimensions of Identity overcoming national boundaries, contributing to the building process of EU Citizenship, being careful to ensure gender balance and intergenerational dimension.

Dialogue groups

• Among Christians (Catholics, Protestants, Ortodox) – Together for Europe
• Among Catholics and Muslims – Center for Interreligious Dialogue
• Among Catholics and non-confessional citizens (atheist and Marxists) – DIALOP
• Among Western and Eastern Europe – Multipolar Dialogue

Outcomes

• 8 lessons on how to dialogue 
• 9 international face-to-face meetings  
• 7 international on-line meetings  
• 12 policy briefs on Communication, Ecology and Social Policies
• 1 transversal policy brief with recommendations to the European Union
• 742 citizens directly involved in face-to-face dialogue meetings 
• 1067 citizens directly involved in on-line dialogue meetings  
• 23 EU countries represented