May 22-23, ACN and Fondaca promoted the presentation and discussion of the European Charter of Active Citizenship in Vienna.

The conference counted with the presence of some 70 participants coming from 25 European countries and representing civic organisations, public institutions, think tanks and trade unions.
Several controversial points arose such as the definition of ‘autonomous civic organisationsД (ACOs) - the new concept put forward in the Charter-, the unbalance between ACOsД rights and duties, the juridical status of the document, the need (or not) for selection criteria and the need for a more participative approach in the writing of the document. However, the majority of the participants are willing to take part in future initiatives regarding this project, and especially to disseminate the Charter at local and national level and to advocate for its implementation.

The Conference report and Charter