Brussels, 21/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 16 December, the European Commission awarded "Gold Stars of Active European Citizenship" to eight projects, at a ceremony held in Brussels. This ceremony was preceded by a conference on civic participation (volunteering) and the potential effects of this in Europe, ahead of the European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship in 2011. "The projects which we are awarding with Gold Stars today demonstrate the central role...