EACEA/EUROPE FOR CITIZENS

The Europe for Citizens programme has the following specific objectives:

   - bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from
     history and to build for the future;
   - fostering action, debate and reflection related to European citizenship and democracy, shared values, common history and culture
     through cooperation within civil society organisations at European level;
   - bringing Europe closer to its citizens by promoting Europe's values and achievements, while preserving the memory of its past;
   - encouraging interaction between citizens and civil society organisations from all participating countries contributing to intercultural
     dialogue and bringing to the fore both Europe's diversity and unity, with particular attention to activities aimed at developing closer ties
     between citizens from Member States of the European Union as constituted on 30 April 2004 and those from Member States which have
     acceded since that date.

Action 1 - Active Citizens for Europe

Measure 1.1 Town Twinning citizens meetings

Town Twinning Citizens‟ Meetings consist in bringing together a wide range of citizens from  twinned towns, taking benefit of the partnership between the municipalities for strengthening  mutual knowledge and understanding between citizens and between cultures.

Type of organisation

   - The applicants and partners must be: towns/municipalities or their twinning committees or  other non profit organisations representing
     local authorities.

Budget

The project proposals must respect the criterion related to the minimum eligible grant to be awarded per project.

    - Minimum eligible grant for a project: 5 000 EUR
    - Maximum eligible grant for a project: 25 000 EUR

Measure 2.1: Citizens' projects

The measure “Citizen‟s projects” aims at exploring innovative methodologies and approaches to encourage citizens‟ active participation at European level and to stimulate the dialogue between European citizens and European institutions. Under this measure a variety of projects of a transnational and cross-sectoral dimension, directly involving citizens will be supported. Priority is given to projects aimed at encouraging local level participation.

Type of organisation

   - Civil society organisations or local authorities

The project proposals must respect the criterion related to the minimum eligible grant to be awarded per project.

   - Minimum eligible grant for a project: 100 000 EUR
   - Maximum eligible grant for a project: 250 000 EUR

Measure 2.2: Support measures

This measure aims at supporting the activities which may lead to the establishment of long-lasting partnerships and networks reaching a significant number of different stakeholders promoting active Europe citizenship, thus contributing to provide a better response to the programmes‟ objectives and maximizing the overall programme impact and effectiveness.

Type of organisation

    - Federations/associations of local authorities or other bodies with specific knowledge/ experience of citizenship.

The project proposals must respect the criterion related to the minimum eligible grant to be awarded per project.

    - Minimum eligible grant for a project: 30.000 EUR
    - Maximum eligible grant for a project: 100.000 EUR

Action 4 - Active European Remembrance aiming at preserving the sites and archives associated with de deportations as well as the commemorating of victims of Nazism and Stalinism.

The European Union is built on fundamental values such as freedom, democracy and respect for human rights. In order to fully appreciate their meaning, it is necessary to remember the breaches of those principles caused by Nazism and Stalinism in Europe. By commemorating the victims, by preserving the sites and archives associated with deportations, Europeans will preserve the memory of the past, including its dark sides. It is particularly important to do so now, as witnesses are progressively disappearing.

Type of organisation

    - Non-governmental organisations;
    - Survivors‟ associations;
    - Entities managing remembrance;
    - Museums;
    - Local and regional authorities;
    - Federations of general European interest.

The project proposals must respect the criterion related to the minimum eligible grant to be awarded per project.

   - Minimum eligible grant for a project: 10 000 EUR.
   - Maximum eligible grant for a project: 55 000 EUR.

Deadline: 1 June 2012

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