We welcome readers to the third issue of the Newsletter.

The CINEFOGO Network of Excellence is now approaching the end of
its second year of lifetime, and the Network management is preparing a Mid-term conference that will address the theme ‘European Citizenship’, a key focus to the entire CINEFOGO project. More information on the conference will be found in this issue of the Newsletter.

As a prelude to the conference, we are happy to be able to present the essay ‘European Citizenship as seen from Brussels’, written for the Newsletter by Vice President of the European Commission, Ms. Margot Wallström. And we urge our readers to respond on this essay.

The character of the activities in the CINEFOGO Network has gradually been changing. In the first year or so, the initial phase, many efforts were focusing on building up necessary internal and external relations and communication structures. Such activities have more or less been replaced by working realities, resulting in a long series of workshops, conferences, and seminars, and direct outcomes in terms of reports, articles and other documentation material, most of which can be found at the CINEFOGO website.
In this issue we have adopted a new layout with improved readabilty, still aiming at keeping texts brief and clear, and with extensive links to articles and other material to be found at the CINEGOGO website at www.cinefogo.org. And we are satisfied to present the Newsletter in a pdf-format, thereby offering a facility for easy downloading of relevant parts.

Another new feature is concerning the CINEFOGO related PhD network: A special site, named Students Corner, has now been established. Its direct address is www.civilsociety.se. The Students Corner site collects information on People, Programs, Publications, Places and PhD resources. A link is placed at CINEFOGO’s website. Again, CINEFOGO partners, scholars and other interested institutions, networks and individuals are urged to contribute on the European debate on Civil Society and New Forms of Governance through CINEFOGO Newsletter as well as CINEFOGO website.