Aims and purpose
The Club of Venice is an informal group of the most senior communications professionals from the governments of EU Members, the UK, the countries candidate to the EU membership, and from the European Institutions and bodies.
The Club aims to promote effective government communication at national and European level for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and their democratic engagement. We do this through our plenary meetings, specialised workshops, and members-only extranet (VeniceNet).
Our objectives are:
- to strengthen professional knowledge, networks, and expertise amongst our members
- to promote discussion and debate about the communication of European issues – or issues affecting people across Europe
The Club of Venice is independent and subject only to the rules made by its members. It relies on the goodwill of its members for its facilities and organisation. As an informal organisation, all institutions and states are equal, and our culture is pragmatic, co-operative and non-hierarchical.
We are very grateful for the support of the Italian Department for European Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Municipality of Venice and the authorities of our other host governments and cities for making facilities available to the Club over the years.
We are also very grateful to the European Parliament and to the European Commission for their support to the logistics during our plenary meetings, and in particular to the Council of Europe for their continuous support during our autumn plenary meetings held traditionally in Venice.