Bridge EU

“It aims to do this by: • Influencing the formulation or implementation of EU policies and legislations, or the decision-making processes • Ensuring that policy responses fill gaps in addressing social issues; • Ensuring that advocacy strategies and actions respond to social challenges; • Ensuring that EU funds are used to address social challenges; • Supporting collaborations (“building bridges”) between and among public authorities, civil society organizations and private actors to address social challenges; • Organising or participating in meetings, conferences or events; • Contributing to or participating in consultations, hearings or other similar initiatives; • Preparing or commissioning policy and position papers, amendments, open letters and other materials, and commissioning and carrying out research.”