EUROPE FOR CITIZENS
Budget:
185,468,000 euros
Duration of the program:
01. January 2014 – December 31, 2020
Additional information:
The European Union program in the field of understanding the European Union, its history and diversity and active citizenship
Jovana Kontić
El. mail: kontic@vojvodinahouse.eu
Čarna Sokanović
El. mail: sokanovic@vojvodinahouse.eu
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
General objectives:
- Contribute to citizens’ understanding of the EU, its history and diversity;
- Foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level.
Specific objectives:
- Raise awareness of remembrance, common history and values and the Union's aim that is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples by stimulating debate, reflection and development of networks;
- Encourage democratic and civic participation of citizens at Union level, by developing citizens' understanding of the Union policy making-process and promoting opportunities for societal and intercultural engagement and volunteering at Union level.
Annual priorities of the "Europe for Citizens" Programme
In line with the general objectives of the Programme, annual priorities are defined by the European Commission after consultation of the Programme Committee. Applicants are encouraged to develop projects in line with the objectives of the Programme and targeting the annual priorities.
PRIORITIES FOR 2016-2020
Strand 1 – European remembrance
1.1 Commemorations of major historical turning points in recent European history
Year |
Eligible commemorations |
2016 |
1936 Beginning of the Spanish Civil War
1956 Political and social mobilisation in central Europe 1991 Beginning of the Yugoslav Wars 1951 Adoption of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in relation with the post WWII refugee situation in Europe |
2017 |
1917 The social and political revolutions, the fall of empires and their impact on Europe's political and historical landscape 1957 The Treaty of Rome and the beginning of European Economic Community |
2018 |
1918 The end of the WWI – the rise of nation states and the failure to create a European cooperation and peaceful coexistence 1938/1939 Beginning of WWII 1948 Beginning of the Cold War 1948 The Hague Congress and the integration of Europe 1968 Protest and civil rights movements, invasion to Czechoslovakia, student protests and anti-Semitic campaign in Poland |
2019 |
1979 European Parliament elections – also 40 years since the first directly elected EP in 1979 1989 Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin wall 2004 15 years of EU enlargement into central and Eastern Europe |
2020 |
1950 Robert Schuman Declaration
1990 German reunification 2000 Proclamation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights |
1.2 Civil society and civic participation under totalitarian regimes
1.3 Ostracism and loss of citizenship under totalitarian regimes: drawing the lessons for today
1.4 Democratic transition and accession to the European Union
Strand 2 – Democratic engagement and civic participation
2.1 Understanding and Debating Euroscepticism
2.2 Solidarity in times of crisis
2.3 Combatting stigmatisation of "immigrants" and building counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
2.4 Debate on the future of Europe
PRIORITIES AND MEASURES
The Programme is implemented through two Strands:
Strand 1: EUROPEAN REMEMBRANCE
This strand supports activities inviting reflection on European cultural diversity and on common values. It aims to finance projects reflecting on causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially, but not exclusively, Nazism that led to the Holocaust, Fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes. This strand also concerns other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. Preference will be given to projects encouraging tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation.
Strand 2: DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION
The strand includes three specific measures:
Town twinning – supporting projects bringing together citizens from twinned towns. By mobilising citizens at local and EU levels to debate on concrete issues from the European political agenda, this measure will seek to promote civic participation in the EU policy making process and develop opportunities for societal engagement and volunteering at EU level.
Networks of towns – providing funding to municipalities and associations working together on a common theme in a long term perspective, and wishing to develop networks of towns to make their cooperation more sustainable.
Civil society projects – supporting projects gathering citizens in activities directly linked to EU policies, providing an opportunity for direct participation in the policy making process. Funded activities may include: promotion of societal engagement and solidarity, gathering of opinions, volunteering.
OPERATING GRANTS support the permanent, usual and regular activities of organisations, with European outreach, contributing to the objectives of the programme, raising awareness of European remembrance or encouraging democratic and and civic participation.
COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM
- EU member states
- EU candidate and potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
- Serbia fully participates in all parts of the programme.
INSTITUTIONS THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
- Associations;
- Association networks;
- Educational institutions and research institutes;
- Local and regional authorities;
- European networks and umbrella organisations;
- European public policy research organisation (think-tanks);
- Civil society organisations;
- Youth organisations;
- NGOs;
- Trade Unions, etc.
COMPETENT BODIES FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Contact information can be found at the following link:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens/contacts_en
PROGRAM CONTACT POINTS IN SERBIA
Serbian Government
The Office for Cooperation with Civil Society
Palace of Serbia - east entrance
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia
DOCUMENTS
PROGRAMME DOCUMENTS
EU DOCUMENTS AND INITIATIVES
STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
- Education development strategy of the Republic of Serbia until 2020
- Action plan for the implementation of the Education Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia until 2020
STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA
EU invitations
Civil Society Projects 2020
01. September 2020. - deadline for submitting project proposals
Town Twinning 2020 - Round 2
01. September 2020. - deadline for submitting project proposals
Networks of Towns 2020 – Round 2
01. September 2020. - deadline for submitting project proposals
Networks of Towns 2020 – Round 1
03. March 2020. - deadline for submitting project proposals
Town Twinning 2020 - Round 1
04. February 2020. - deadline for submitting project proposals