Jan. 27 – An opportunity to discuss the prospects of civil service by comparing the experiences of Belgium, France and Italy: the debate will take place in Paris on January 29, with the “European Civil Service: an instrument of social awareness and active citizenship” meeting promoted by the French and Italian ACLI, with Patronato ACLI, and FAI, the Federation International ACLI. Divided into two sessions – “The Civil Service in Europe: comparing experiences of national institutes” and “The Universal and European Civil Service” – the meeting see the participation of representatives and volunteers from civil service bodies in Belgium, France and Italy. During the first part, they will compare the systems in place in the three countries, while during the second phase, they will discuss what is called the European Civil Service, as the basis for a universal civil service, proposed by the Italian Government and supported at the European level during the recently concluded Presidency. The meeting will be held at the XII Arrondissement headquarters in 130 Avenue Daumesnil, and will be opened by interventions from Andrea Cavallari, the Consul General of Italy in Paris, and Liliane Dal Piva, national president of the French ACLI and vice president of the FAI. Under the coordination of Alfredo Cucciniello, member of the National Presidency of the Italian ACLI and Head of the Civil Service, the scheduled speakers are: Serena Mezzina, for the Belgian Civil Service; Anne-Laure Barres, from the French Agence du Service Civique; Alberto Scarpitti, from the Cnesc Presidency (National Conference of Civil Service Bodies, Italy); and young people in the civil service from the three countries. In the second session the planned speakers are: Francesca Bonomo, Italian parliamentarian, responsible for the civil service of the Democratic Party; Luigi Coluccino, member of the representation of the civil national Volontari in Servizio – Foreign Delegation, currently in service with the ACLI in Paris; Luigi Bobba, undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of the Italian Government, on a video-recorded speech. The debate that will follow will see the participation of: Michele Consiglio, responsible for Foreign Policy and International Relations for ACLI Italy, and FAI vicepresident; Andrea Mantione, national president of ACLI Netherlands; Raffaele Fiore, vice president of Patronato ACLI France; Giuseppe Rauseo, Vicepresident of ACLI Switzerland; Pino Gulia, responsible of the Europe Project of the Patronato ACLI; Mariella Luciani, training coordinator Sc – ACLI National; Simonetta De Fazi, from the International Department of ACLI Italy; and young people in the Civil Service from the ACLI Europe premises; and representatives from ACLI offices in Paris, Augsburg, Bedford, Brussels, Cologne, London, Stuttgart and Utrecht.
