Background
The European Commission developed the Guidelines to support media freedom and media integrity in enlargement countries in the period 2014-2020. This strategic approach is supported by financial and technical assistance through the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance that will address three overarching areas:
a) the enabling environment for free expression and media;
b) strengthening journalists and media professionals as the key drivers of the needed change;
c) helping media outlets improve their internal governance, thus making them more resilient against external pressures and restoring audience’s confidence in them.
However there are concerns about deteriorating conditions for the full exercise of freedom of expression and growing trend of self-censorship which affect the development of professional and investigative journalism.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 90,000
- maximum amount: EUR 125,000
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person established in Montenegro and
- be either a media (print media, electronic media (radio or TV) including public broadcasters, on-line media, media production company),
- or a media professional association
- or a media training organisation
- or a journalist association
- or a university with a faculty for journalism and media studies
- or a civil society organisation and
- be registered as a legal entity for a minimum of two years and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
For British applicants: Please be aware that eligibility criteria must be complied with for the entire duration of the grant. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU during the grant period without concluding an agreement with the EU ensuring in particular that British applicants continue to be eligible, you will cease to receive EU funding (while continuing, where possible, to participate) or be required to leave the project on the basis of Article 12.2 e) of the General Conditions of the grant agreement.
Deadline: 17 October 2017
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