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THE PROJECT
Conducted as part of the Erasmus+ program for adult education, the AGORA 2030 project aims to promote the role of third places as new democratic spaces for civic engagement in order to accelerate the ecological transition and preserve democracy in Europe.
Objectives
Mutualise
Equip
Train
Promote the share of practices and knowledge between European third places and improve their cooperation framework.
Co-create and disseminate new innovative tools to raise public awareness of the ecological transition.
Professionalise third-place facilitators in collective intelligence and ecological transition.
Raise awarness
Inspire
Raise citizens' awareness of the challenges of ecological transition and empower them to take action.
Promote the role of third places to public authorities as key players in transformation.
DECEMBER 2025
Launch of the projet (transnational meeting in Marseille) & Training to collective intelligence for partners
JANUARY TO APRIL 2026
Analysis of third place requirements & collection of existing tools
may to december 2026
Selection of the relevant tools and design of the toolbox
november 2026
Progress report (transnational meeting in Romania)
january to july 2027
Local testing of the toolkit and facilitation of awareness-raising workshops for citizens
JULY TO AUGUST 2027
Creation of the Advocacy White Paper
OCTOBER 2027
Dissemination events across Europe
NOVEMBER 2027
Project closure (transnational meeting in Greece)
Project’s steps
Our impact
In a time of political uncertainty across Europe, with rising extremism and growing mistrust in democracy, third places offer much‑needed collective relief.
Rooted in their communities, they rebuild social ties, support civic discussion and spark shared action. Open, collaborative and welcoming, they gather citizens, groups, businesses and public actors around local, participatory projects.
AGORA 2030 was created in this context. The project offers a new way to support a fair transition by strengthening the role of community spaces as places for citizen participation across Europe. It aims to raise public awareness of climate issues, share clear and reliable information, combat climate scepticism, and build citizens’ ability to take action.
Through cooperation between European third places, AGORA 2030 supports the sharing of content, tools, and collective intelligence methods, helping organisations with limited resources carry out ambitious awareness‑raising activities.
The project also aims to strengthen dialogue between third places and public authorities, especially local governments, by highlighting these spaces as drivers of democratic participation and a fair transition.
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Enhanced European cooperation between European third places
A practical and adaptable toolkit for those involved in the eco-transition
Results
A European White Paper to strengthen relations between third places and local authorities
The development of skills among third place facilitators
300 citizens made aware of ecological transition issues
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