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The Central-European Club Pannonia Association (KEP Association) (COO) is a non-party, nongovernmental organisation whose basic aim is to foster international and Central European relations in accordance with the standards of the European Union and to cooperate with the Association's foreign and domestic sections, representations and partners.To this end, it carries out its activities primarily in the fields of economic life, science, environmental protection, culture, historical traditions, tourism, Hungarian nationality affairs, information exchange and public information.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft e. V. (BEN) is a non-profit organisation committed to promoting European integration and critical dialogue on political, cultural and social issues. Through a wide range of educational formats, it seeks to foster democratic engagement, historical awareness and civic participation. The association organises public conferences, seminars, exhibitions and publications that address European history, memory, and current challenges to democracy and pluralism. Cooperation with other non-profit educational institutions, associations and civil society actors is a central part of its work. Based in Berlin, the Deutsche Gesellschaft e. V. provides a forum for German and European dialogue, encouraging exchange across generations, disciplines and national borders.

The European Capital of Democracy NPO (ECoD) is a non-profit organisation strengthening democratic governance, citizen participation and democratic innovation across Europe. The European Capital of Democracy brings together cities, public institutions, civil society and citizens to advance democracy at the local level.

Previous and current title-holding cities include Barcelona (2023/24), Vienna (2024/25), Cascais (2026) and Brussels (2027). Every city that applies for the title of European Capital of Democracy joins the European City Network – a growing network, currently connecting 27 cities from 15 countries. Each year, the title is awarded through a unique selection process combining an independent Experts’ Jury with a Europe-wide Citizens’ Jury comprising more than 5,500 citizens from across Europe.

Beyond the annual call for the title of European Capital of Democracy, ECoD NPO develops and delivers their flagship formats that foster exchange, collaboration and democratic innovation. These include the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference, bringing together mayors and local leaders from across Europe to address today’s democratic challenges, and The Innovation in Politics Awards, recognising outstanding political projects that strengthen democracy and improve people’s lives.

Through conferences, city exchanges, training programmes, citizen participation projects and international partnerships, ECoD supports municipalities in developing practical democratic solutions and sharing successful approaches across borders. Since 2021, the organisation has delivered more than 25 trainings and webinars on topics including citizens’ assemblies, youth participation, digital engagement, civic education and countering disinformation. ECoD maintains a long-standing partnership with the Council of Europe and cooperates with the European Commission and the European Parliament.

Foster Europe (FE) established 2009, is an independent, non-partisan, private, and charitable AT Foundation to further European integration, participation, democracy, regional capacity, Integration and human and fundamental rights. It is headed by an educated historian with active research, teaching, and publication track record in NS-History, European Integration History, and Democracy Studies. While working in a panEuropean framework, FE concentrates its work on Central and Eastern Europe. FE has organized international projects and large-scale events since 2009 in an intercultural and intergenerational framework. Since 2011 FE has had an additional emphasis on promoting participative political culture in Europe, widening public knowledge and interest in the EU. FE creates international connections among CSOs, active citizens, youngsters, scholars, intellectuals, practitioners, and institutions from different societies and fields. Civic participation, networking of NGOs as well as the policy fields in question have been elements of FE's work. Foster Europe has for a long time cooperated with the Council of Europe, Directorate General II – Democracy, and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.

The IPAV is a non-profit civic association, recognized as a public utility organization (IPSS) and a Non- Governmental Organization for Development (NGDO). Its mission is to promote and restore Human Dignity, by creating the conditions necessary to reveal and repair the diminished or invisible value of every human being through empowerment and intervention in social systems, developing projects based on interdependence and capable of generating meaning and purpose. It does so by working toward the construction of a world of hope, where each person is recognized for their unique and inalienable value. IPAV believes that human dignity is not only a right but also the foundation for a full and meaningful life. Therefore, it creates initiatives that foster respect, inclusion, and opportunity, helping each individual to live authentically, in alignment with their potential and dignity. IPAV is thus committed to transforming realities and inspiring a more just and humane future. It specializes in training and capacity-building; foresight and diagnosis; knowledge production; on-the-ground project implementation; and the design and execution of events. IPAV is grounded in five core values that guide its structure, organization, and interactions: unity in diversity, care, collaboration, trust, and agility. In today’s complex and fragmented world, the multiple and varied violations of human dignity are the central problem that IPAV seeks to address through its mission. Two clear and concrete responses emerge: collaboration, as a primary means of responding to complex realities, and unity in diversity as a desirable and viable response to increasing social fragmentation. Accordingly, IPAV places strategic focus on the concepts of Ubuntu and Integrated Governance (GovInt). Since 2010, IPAV has developed and consolidated social innovation projects based on these two innovative and essential concepts.

The KMTT (Transcarpathian Hungarian Tourism Council) (BEN) was established in 2014 by a resolution passed at the inaugural general meeting, whose main goal is to create a broad-based cooperation that brings together Hungarian-speaking players in the Carpathian tourism industry. The primary task of the organization is to develop a competitive and sustainable tourism destination management organization that contributes to improving the quality of tourism services and increasing the sustainability of tourism in Transcarpathia through coordinated planning and development. The tasks of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Tourism Council include the tasks of the Carpathian Hungarian Tourism Council include the development and coordination of tourism in the region, as well as the representation of local professionals and organizations interested in tourism. All this is not only important from a tourism perspective, as in the long term it greatly contributes to strengthening the identity of the Hungarian community living here and to the economic convergence of the region. Since its establishment, the KMTT has implemented numerous programs that contribute to the development of tourism in Transcarpathia and provide opportunities for Hungarian businesses in Transcarpathia involved in tourism to become competitive in the region. The Transcarpathian Hungarian Tourism Council is a county-level umbrella organization for tourism, whose members can be Hungarian non-profit organizations, tourism institutions, businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals involved in tourism in Transcarpathia. The organization currently has nearly 500 members.