Democracy

Within the “Schools for Change” project are organized training workshops on human rights with the participation of students in primary, secondary and high schools. The project aims to sensitize teachers and students on human rights and gender equality issues in order to combat all forms of discrimination. This could be achieved through the development of the students’ personal, social and learning skills in order to create a democratic and proper school that, through its cooperation with civil society, encourages students to take action to tackle discrimination and exclusion in schools and every social environment.  

Gender equality may be institutional enshrined in Greece for years now, but the reality is far different. ARIADNE project aspires to serve as a vehicle for changing the entrenched stereotypes. Through the anti-gender discrimination training of local government officials, NGOs and activists, ARIADNE aims to change mindsets and create the necessary structures for the practical support of women at local level.

In November 2013 Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece in cooperation with the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki organized a series of training seminars which targeted at different groups with the purpose of training on the management and organization of NGOs, environmental education and reflection over issues on energy production and alternative heating systems.  

Open to the sea and open to the world. Are the residents of Thessaloniki willing to return to the vision of the once multi-cultural city, especially in times of crisis when the diversity is perceived as a burden? How is history perceived in a city that defines itself as cosmopolitan, if not as a confrontation over public space? (read more in german)

Griechenland habe keine Zivilgesellschaft, nicht einmal ein Wort gebe es dafür. Das ist das Ergebnis eines Zwei-Tages-Trips nach Griechenland, den zwei Vertreter der "Europäischen Bewegung Deutschland" im Dezember 2012 unternommen haben.

After nearly seven months of negotiations, the review mission of the Troika in Athens has been completed, paving the way for the disbursement of the long awaited tranche, an amount sufficient to cover the borrowing needs of the country for May 2014 (about 9€ billion). In the field of reforms, many fronts remained open -some of them the so-called Troika of international lenders insisted to be closed, as prior actions for reaching an agreement. However, the willingness of the EU partners to endorse the Greek government on its progress is evident.