Background Max. Grant amount: 120.000 EUR
In the light of the importance of broadcast media, the Delegation of the European Union to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has launched a grant scheme to raise awareness and inform the local audiences about the process of EU accession. The present Call for Proposals aims at co-financing of television audiovisual productions and their broadcasting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Applicants are encouraged to propose innovative ideas for programmes aimed at engaging general and/or specific audiences in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This 2014 grant scheme is the continuation of the "Broadcasting the EU" calls for proposals launched in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 through which several grant contracts have been awarded for five years successfully. The current Guidelines refer to the fifth grant scheme "Broadcasting the EU". Some modifications have been introduced into the Guidelines in order to improve the framework of the scheme and incorporate lessons learned from the previous launches.
Objective
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to contribute to better information of the citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia about the European Union and the impact of the accession process on their daily lives.
The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are:
- to increase the number of quality TV programmes about what the European Union is doing in order to help the country meet the EU
standards and make progress in the accession process; and
- to stimulate an informed public debate in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia about the benefits and challenges of the EU
accession process.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicants must:
- be legal persons, and
- be public television broadcasters, private television broadcasters, independent television production houses or organisations which
perform television broadcasting and/or television production as one of their registered activities, and
- be established in a Member State of the European Union, a country that is a beneficiary of the IPA Regulation, a country that is a
beneficiary of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, or a Member State of the European Economic Area, and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not acting as an intermediary.
Budget
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: € 60,000
- maximum amount: € 120,000
Deadline: 07 April 2014
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