[{"id":40,"date":"2021-12-17T10:00:00.000Z","image_url":"https://services.prodemo-europa.eu/uploads/article/image/40/conditions.png","title":"What are the requirements for mobile citizens to be able to vote in Italy?","abstract":"Find out all the requirements to vote in Italy!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe requirements for a mobile citizen to be able to vote in Italy are:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eTo be 18 years old on the day of voting;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eTo have the right to vote in Italy or in their country of origin;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eResiding in an Italian town;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003enot be prohibited from voting in their country of origin by criminal or civil court decisions.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo vote in the European Parliament elections, a mobile EU citizen living in Italy must inform the Italian national authorities where he intends to vote in the European Parliament elections when he registers on the electoral roll of his commune of residence. When registering, he must declare that he will only vote in Italy.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","created_by_type":"AdminUser"},{"id":43,"date":"2021-12-17T09:00:00.000Z","image_url":"https://services.prodemo-europa.eu/uploads/article/image/43/Prodemo00.png","title":"PRODEMO: What about the third informative event?","abstract":"The third information event organised by Progeu within the PRODEMO project was held online on 25 June.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third information event organised by Progeu within the PRODEMO project was held online on 25 June.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nThe main objective of the event was to address together with the guests and the public the issue of political rights of EU mobile citizens, as well as to promote their participation and civic engagement.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nThe event was attended by organizations working in the field of promotion of political rights and civic participation and professors in European law.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nGuest speakers of the event:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMr. Alessio De Luca, IT Responsible for Progeu\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMr. Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law at HEC of Paris;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMs. Regina Garsia, Advocacy Team and responsible for Voters without Borders Italian strategy;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMr. Federico Anghel\u0026eacute;, Director of The Good Lobby;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMs. Grazia Iadarola, Director of the School of Policies;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eMr. Claudio Di Maio, Professor of EU Law and European Documentation Centre, Discipol - Roma Tre University.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDr. De Luca\u0026#39;s intervention focused on the functionalities of the Prodemo app, through which users can create surveys, events, publish articles and activate interactive debate sessions through which they can exchange views on European mobile citizens\u0026#39; voting rights and European citizenship.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Alberto Alemanno provided a legal overview of the political rights of European mobile citizens, explaining the experience of European citizenship and the complex exercise of political rights. As a mobile citizen himself who no longer resides in his country of birth, he gave an example of his experience as a mobile citizen and the difficulties he has encountered over the years.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMs. Regina Garsia explained the European Citizens\u0026#39; Initiative (ECI) instrument \u0026quot;Voters without borders\u0026quot; and in particular the proposal they are putting forward: strengthening existing voting rights for mobile European citizens; simplifying voting procedures; extending voting rights to allow mobile citizens to vote in all elections. She then focused on the 2021-2022 action plan, which has two main objectives: to extend the initiative outside Brussels (where it has been very successful); to create tailor-made strategies for each EU Member State and national task forces that create partnerships with different stakeholders and organisations on the ground.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Claudio Di Maio gave an overview of the state of the art of political participation of European citizens by explaining the role of the European documentation centres as meeting points to discuss EU policies. He then explained the principles of European citizenship, retracing all its stages since its birth in Maastricht and the principles of political participation of mobile European citizens. Connecting the discourse on citizenship to current events, he addressed the issue of digital citizenship and how participation can be positively influenced by it.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMs. Grazia Iadarola explained the role and the mission of School of Policies, that is to create the future political class of European leaders, how it was born, what are the main activities and who are the target students it addresses. The main focus of the School is on policies and in particular on the analysis, evaluation and design of public policies. She also talked about the project \u0026ldquo;Help for Democracy\u0026rdquo;, that aims to contribute to the process of democratic renewal initiated by the conference on the future of Europe, through which 100 young people had the opportunity to meet through webinars and workshops with EU experts and exchange ideas on topics related to the democratic development of the European Union, with the aim of achieving the definition of concrete proposals.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Federico Anghel\u0026eacute; focused on the concept of civic lobbying carried out by The Good Lobby and on the \u0026ldquo;Io voto fuori sede\u0026rdquo; campaign. The Good Lobby is an organization that seeks to provide tools and opportunities for citizens and civil society to participate in order to ensure that citizens have the capacity to be active part of the decision-making processes. The \u0026ldquo;Io voto fuori sede\u0026rdquo; campaign on voting rights is an example of The Good Lobby\u0026rsquo;s activities: the campaign is aimed at Italian voters who vote in Italy but for different reasons (work, study) cannot vote in their place of residence. In Italy, in fact, the mobile vote is allowed only to some categories of citizens (such as the military), while all others are excluded, including in particular young university students or young workers. So, The Good Lobby is trying to present proposals similar to those of other European countries that allow mobile voting within the same country.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnd you, do you think that the voting rights of European mobile citizens are guaranteed? Do you think they actually have a chance to actively participate in politics in the country where they live?\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLet us know your opinion by answering the survey in the \u0026quot;Survey\u0026quot; section!\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eCurious to watch the event in streaming?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nClick here for the live stream\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=5677355999001194\u0026amp;ref=watch_permalink\"\u003ePart I\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/481134285323169/videos/354725259620454\"\u003ePart II\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","created_by_type":"AdminUser"},{"id":39,"date":"2021-12-17T07:00:00.000Z","image_url":"https://services.prodemo-europa.eu/uploads/article/image/39/mobile_citizens.png","title":"Mobile citizens in Italy","abstract":"Integration of foreign residents in the life of local communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, Italy ratified the Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level, which aimed to improve the integration of foreign residents into the life of local communities. The Convention allows signatory States to commit themselves to granting the right to vote and stand for election in local elections to foreigners who have been legally and habitually resident in the State in question for at least five years.\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nIn Italy, the Convention has been ratified with the exception of Chapter C concerning the right to vote in municipal elections. However, with regard to the Italian situation it is necessary to make a distinction on the electoral rights of resident foreigners between third-country nationals and EU citizens.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nIf, on the one hand, third-country nationals do not enjoy any electoral rights in all elections regulated by Italian national and local laws, on the other hand EU citizens enjoy full electoral rights, both active and passive, in municipal and European Parliament elections thanks to Law no. 52 of 6 February 1996 and Decree-Law no. 197 of 12 April 1996.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","created_by_type":"AdminUser"}]