Bridging the european borders: the impact of multimedia communication on the perception of the effects of EU policies by the citizens in the enlargment process

The aim of this research is to explore, through a multidisciplinary approach, the perception of the effects of European Union polices by the citizens during the on-going enlargement process, in order to collect useful information for the creation of a multimedia environment dedicated to the development of European projects, improving the quality of life of a wide community. The hypothesis of this research is that a virtual environment based on multimedia communication and networking can positively impact on the perception of the effects of European policies by the citizens of countries involved in the enlargement process. To validate this hypothesis the explorative part of the research was conduced through the daily work in the Department for International Cooperation and European Integration and European Integration of the Region of Istria (Croatia), while the applied action research and the experimentation was realized in the frame of the European Projects Association (Belgium).