CALRE Award “Stars of Europe”

The CALRE Award “Stars of Europe” was created in 2016 with the aim to bring out best practices and initiatives adopted by the European Regional Assemblies which are member of the CALRE that are concretely improving an aspect or sector of the economic, cultural or social life of their territories and communities, while underlining the positive impact of the European institutions in regional realities.

2023

Candidacies

Tyrolean Parliament (Austria)
“Dreier-Landtag”/“La seduta congiunta”

The Parliament of the Canary Islands (Spain)
Jornadas Conecta Canarias-Europa (Conecta Canary Islands – Europe Conference)

Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Portugal)
Azorean Parliament Museum

Parliament of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
“Parliament Goes to School”

Regional Council of Lombardy (Italy)
Europa Lombardia Enti Locali 21-27 project (Europe Lombardy Local Authorities 21 27 Project)

Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Portugal)
Parlamento Cultural (Cultural Parliament)

Assembly of Extremadura (Spain)
Debating Europe

Parliament of Wallonia (Belgium)
Deliberative Commissions between Deputies and Randomly Selected Citizens in the Parliament of Wallonia

2022

Winners

Standing committee award

🇪🇸 Asamblea de Extremadura
Institutional Event “The Voice of the Ukrainian People in the Assembly of Extremadura”
21/05/2022

Plenary assembly award

🇪🇸 Cortes de Castilla – La Mancha
First Spanish Interparliamentary Forum on Disability and Universal Accessibility
01/01/2022 – 11/06/2022

Public award

🇮🇹 Consiglio regionale della Lombardia
“Journeys of Memory” Lombardy Regional Law
26/05/2022

Candidacies

🇮🇹 Consiglio della Provincia Autonoma di Trento
“Ci Pensiamo Noi” (“We got it!”)
10/01/2022 – 17/05/2022

🇮🇹 Consiglio della Provincia Autonoma di Trento
“Visite Guidate Smart”
29/09/2021 – 31/05/2022

🇮🇹 Consiglio regionale del Veneto
Local Heritage As Driver For International Policies
01/01/2018 – 22/06/2022

🇪🇸 Parlamento de Canarias
Foro Parlamento
25/06/2019 – 30/03/2023

🇪🇸 Parlamento de Galicia
Web page “E ti, vés ao Parlamento?” (“Let’s visit the Parliament!”)
01/12/2017 – …

🇧🇪 Parlement bruxellois
Mixed deliberative committees between citizens and parliamentarians
01/12/2019 – …

🇧🇪 Parlement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Citizens’ Assembly: “What future for Europe?”
18/03/2022 – 19/03/2022

2019

2018

Winners

First Place: “I Regional School Discussion Competition” by the Parliament of the Canary Islands

First Place: “Citizen Participation Project” by the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation/French-speaking Community

Second place: “‘Castilla y León, Land of Welcome’ – Castilla y León with Migrants” by Cortes de Castilla y León

Third place: “Work methodology for the realization of the ‘Mixed Movements of populations and Human Rights Report'” by the Parliament of the Canary Islands

Candidacies

“Initiative to the diffusion of the European Social Charter” by the Parliament of the Canary Islands

“Round of hearings in the European affairs committee” by the Parliament of Wallonia

“A decree by all, a decree for all” by the Parliament of Wallonia

“For a better Wallonia” by the Parliament of Wallonia

“First Parliament Debate Tournament” by the Parliament of Andalusia

“Minute’s silence for missing persons in Extremadura” by the Assembly of Extremadura

2017

Winners

First Prize: “VIII Atlantic Parliamentary Conferences” by the Legislative Assemblies of the Azores and Madeira (Portugal) and the Parliament of the Canary Islands (Spain)

Second Prize: “First School Plenary against bullying-phonic” by the Assembly of Extremadura (Spain)

Second Prize: “EU-database of the Flemish Parliament – Helping the members of Parliament (and Flemish citizens) to examine the European legislative process” by the Flemish Parliament (Belgium)

“Selection and placement of graduated students in the Regional Council of Lombardy (in Milan and Brussels) to support the European policies” by the Regional Council of Lombardy (Italy)

“Nicosia Initiative: meeting with representatives of the Libyan municipalities regarding training in the field of fishing cooperatives” by the Legislative Assembly of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

2016

Winners

“Brochure about the results of the negotiations on the TTIP” by the Parliament of Wallonia

“Regional Law of December 9, 2015, no. 31, ‘Rules for social integration of foreign migrants’: Widespread reception system” by the Regional Council of Friuli Venezia Giulia

“Cultural Heritage project” by the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Azores and the Galician Parliament

Honourable mentions

“The Galician Parliament with Youth and Europe” by the Galician Parliament

“Document for a collaboration (Protocol of Understanding) between the Commission on EU policies of the Senate of the Italian Republic and the Conference of the Presidents of the Legislative Assemblies of the Regions and of the autonomous Provinces” by the Italian Conference of the Presidents of the Legislative Assemblies of the Regions and of the autonomous Provinces

“First Meeting of Female Parliamentarians Canary Islands – Africa” by the Parliament of the Canary Islands

Compendium

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