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At the premeeting on the last day of 888, there was a consensus on the fact that the event is more to promote the concept of Hitch-hiking rather than to all meet up somewhere and have a good time. This is why the proposal of meeting outside a city was ruled out, because we want to be seen by strangers.
We need to pick a place where most nations can come visa-free and where we have a local organizer.
On the principe, we're all organisers Please feel free to add your ideas and everyone can participate to build help us organize the project2nd hitchhiking European week.
==Where==
Please add whatever city you think is a good idea and explain a little bit why.
At the little meeting on the last day of 888, the general consensus was that the location had to move East, after Paris. If possible outside of the 15 original EU member-states. Ukraine was given A LOT of attention because it is the ONLY country of Europe that does not require complicated paperwork and expenses to get a visa. Kosovo was also given a lot of attention for that matter but also because we have a great local correspondent there and it can be a great opportunity for us to promote peace and hitchhiking in a region that needs such action.Any location within the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/SchengenAgreement_map.svg Shengen space] will make it close to impossible for the non-Shengen to join. Plus the price of life will be affordable for almost everyone.
===Suggested cities:===
*Copenhagen, DK
**+: one of the 888 organizer lives there.
**-: expensive place
*Riga, LT==Top suggestions==**+: Central in the Baltics, which is an epicentre of European hitch-hiking.**-: Do we need to promote hitchhiking where it is already on good way?
*Kosovo
**+: We have a great contact there that can find us a space, and get us the media.
**-: The border crossing is a bit difficult/event may become slightly political
*Odessa, UKR
**+: Easy Russians, Bielorussians, Turkish and Europeans can enter the country visa for everyone / -free Well known name.
*Lviv, UKR
**+: Was voted the most depresive place in Europe. Let's make it the most cheerful place.
**-: Nobody knows It is not very touristy ==Suggestions== *Copenhagen, DK**+: one of the 888 organizer lives there.**-: expensive place *Riga, LT**+: Central in the Baltics, which is an epicentre of European hitch-hiking.**-: Do we need to promote hitchhiking where it. (?!is already on good way?)
*Hamburg, GER
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