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Networks of Solidarity Cities: The Social Dimension of the City Networks within the Europe for Citizens Programme, 2014-2020

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Networks of Solidarity Cities: The Social Dimension of the City Networks within the Europe for Citizens Programme, 2014-2020 (EN)
Karvounis, Antonios
The European Union is built on solidarity: solidarity between its citizens, solidarity across borders between its Member States, and solidarity through support actions inside and outside the Union. Solidarity is a shared value which creates cohesion and responds to societal challenges such as the recent refugee and migration crisis. But what does solidarity mean within the European Union, especially in times of crisis? What are the legal, political, economic and even ethical limits of European solidarity? The unprecedented arrivals of migrants and refugees in recent years in particular have put Europe's solidarity to the test. Under the Europe for Citizens programme 2014-2020, citizens were given the opportunity to discuss the topic of solidarity as a multiannual priority during that programming period and to assess existing solidarity mechanisms inside the EU. This article underlines the role of the city networks measure of that European programme in which municipalities and their associations working together had the opportunity to develop partnerships of towns to make and develop the solidarity principle more sustainable in a long-term perspective. In this respect, despite their disparity, city networks share common aspirations: exchanging experiences and knowledge, enhancing the skills of their members' executives, exerting influence, securing international representation and defending their interests. (EN)
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Scientific Society for Social Cohesion and Development
Social Cohesion and Development
Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη
English
2022-11-29
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/SCAD/article/view/32112
Επιστημονική Εταιρεία για την Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη (EPEKSA) (DE)
1790-9368
2459-4156
Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη; Τόμ. 16 Αρ. 1 (2021): Νο 31 (EL)
Social Cohesion and Development; Vol. 16 No. 1 (2021): No 31 (EN)
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Copyright (c) 2022 Antonios Karvounis (EN)



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