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Polish BELC partner municipality, Minsk Mazowiecki tackles disinformation
- Where
- Poland, Minsk Mazowiecki
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In January 2024, pre-schoolers and primary school students took part in the ‘Academy of Young Europeans’, EU outreach sessions organised by Europe Direct Minsk Mazowiecki and Minsk Mazowiecki City Hall, which is a BELC partner municipality.
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- Poland, Minsk Mazowiecki
![](https://building-europe-with-local-councillors.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-02/Jorge%20Brito%20best%20image.jpg?h=32095e41&itok=n77JkH5v)
The Europe Direct centres in Coimbra and Leiria held a Regional Open Day featuring two BELC members in Portugal, on 25 October 2023, to promote dialogue on European issues and regional resilience.
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- Portugal, Coimbra and Leiria
![Susanne Reinhoffer](https://building-europe-with-local-councillors.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-01/BEST%20IMAGE%20-%20BELC_Best_Practice_Reinhoffer_1.jpg?itok=zUB8ErXH)
Local councillors, Susanne Reinhoffer from Gronau, Germany and Erik Kemp from Enschede, the Netherlands organised a "Europe Evening" for all residents in September 2023. The aim was to communicate and discuss the importance of the European Union at local level.
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- Germany, Gronau and The Netherlands, Enschede
![Newspaper clipping titled: Young people from Trives analysed their role in the EU. The Trives institute hosted a conference on "Europeanism and rural development"](https://building-europe-with-local-councillors.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-01/BEST%20IMAGE%20Spain_San%20Xo%C3%A1n%20de%20R%C3%ADo%20SOTEU%20%20-%20article.jpeg?h=497575c8&itok=75Bms3C2)
On 13 September 2023, the municipality of San Xoán de Río, Galicia (Spain), a BELC partner held the screening of the State of the Union (SOTEU) speech by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen that was followed by a roundtable discussion titled ‘Youth in the European Union’.
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- Spain, San Xoán de Río, Galicia
![Photograph from the SOTEU event in Malta](https://building-europe-with-local-councillors.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-02/soteu-malta.jpg?h=19f14c2c&itok=bBMqhFq7)
Numerous local BELC events took place in Malta on 13 September 2023, in the wake of the State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech of the European Commission President.
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- Malta, Malta and Gozo
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Belgian BELC member panelist at the SOTEU event.
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- Belgium, Ostend