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:

  • Contribution to a better understanding of the European Union, its history and diversity;
  • Promotion of European citizenship and improvement of civic and democratic participation at the level of the European Union.

Specific objectives:

  • Raising awareness of memories, shared history and values, and the Union’s aim to promote peace, its values ​​and the well-being of its peoples by encouraging discussion, reflection and the development of networks;
  • Encouraging democratic and civic participation at the Union level, developing civic understanding of the Union’s policy-making process and promoting opportunities for social and cross-cultural engagement and volunteering at the Union level.

Annual priorities of the Europe for citizens program

In accordance with the general objectives of the Program, the European Commission determines the annual priorities after consultation with the Program Committee. Project applicants are encouraged to develop projects in accordance with the objectives of the Program, focused on annual priorities.

PRIORITIES FOR THE PERIOD 2016-2020

Chapter 1 – European Memory

 

1.1 Commemoration of major historical turning points in the recent history of Europe

YearAcceptable Memorials
2016

1936. The beginning of the Spanish Civil War 

1956 Political and social mobilization in Central Europe

1991 Beginning of the Yugoslav wars

1951 Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees in relation to the refugee situation in Europe after World War II

2017

1917 Social and political revolutions, the fall of empires and their impact on the political and historical picture of Europe 

1957 The Treaty of Rome and the beginning of the European Economic Community

2018

1918. The end of World War I – the rise of nation states and the failure to establish cooperation and peaceful coexistence in Europe 

1938/1939.The beginning of World War II

1948 Beginning of the Cold War

1948 The Hague Congress and the integration of Europe

1968 Protest and civil rights movements, invasion of Czechoslovakia, student protests and anti-Semitic campaign in Poland

2019

1979 Elections for the European Parliament – also 40 years since the first direct elections for the European Parliament in 1979 

1989 Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin Wall

2004 15 years since the enlargement of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe

2020

1950 Declaration by Robert Schumann 

1990 Unification of Germany

2000 Proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

 

1.2 Civil society and civil participation under totalitarian regimes

1.3 Ostracism and loss of citizenship under totalitarian regimes: drawing lessons for today

1.4 Democratic transition and accession to the European Union

 

Chapter 2 – Democratic engagement and civic participation

 

2.1 Understanding and discussing Euroscepticism
2.2 Solidarity in times of crisis
2.3 Combating the stigmatization of “immigrants” and creating new stories to encourage intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
2.4 Discussion on the future of Europe

PRIORITIES AND MEASURES

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE


The program is implemented in two chapters:

Chapter 1: EUROPEAN MEMORY

This chapter supports activities that encourage reflection on European cultural diversity and shared values. The chapter aims to fund projects that reflect on the causes of totalitarian regimes in modern European history (especially, but not exclusively, Nazism that led to the Holocaust, fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes), as well as to honor the victims of their crimes. This chapter includes other key moments and reference points in recent European history. Preference will be given to projects that encourage tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation.

Chapter 2: DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION

This chapter covers three specific objectives:

Twinning of cities – support for projects that bring together citizens from twinned cities. By mobilizing citizens at local and EU level to consider specific issues on the European political agenda, this measure will seek to promote citizen participation in the EU policy-making process and the development of opportunities for social engagement and volunteering at EU level.

Networks of cities – providing funds to municipalities and associations that work together on a common theme in a long-term perspective, and that strive to develop networks of cities to make their cooperation as sustainable as possible.

Civil society projects – support for projects that bring together citizens through activities that are directly related to EU policies in order to get the opportunity to participate directly in the shaping of EU policies. Funded activities may include: promoting social engagement and solidarity, collecting opinions, volunteering.

OPERATIVE GRANTS encourage ongoing, regular and regular activities of organizations, reaching out to Europe, contributing to program objectives, raising awareness of European memory or encouraging democratic and civic participation.

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM

  • European Union member countries
  • Candidates and potential candidates for EU membership: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
  • Serbia fully participates in all parts of the program.

INSTITUTIONS THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM

  • Associations;
  • Association networks;
  • Educational and research institutions;
  • Local and regional administration;
  • European networks and umbrella organizations;
  • Organizations engaged in European public policy research (think-tanks);
  • Civil society organizations;
  • Youth organizations;
  • Non-governmental organizations;
  • Unions etc.


COMPETENT BODIES FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Education, Culture and Media Programs 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

The Government of the People’s Republic of Serbia
Office for cooperation with civil society
Palace of Serbia – eastern entrance
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2
11070 Belgrade, Serbia

Contact information can be found at the following link:
https://cutt.ly/rjA7XzP

DOCUMENTS

PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
  1. Guide through the Europe program for citizens ( valid from January 2017)
EU DOCUMENTS AND INITIATIVES
  1. Guidelines for EU support to civil society in countries in the process of accession 2014-2020
STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
  1. Strategy for the development of education in the Republic of Serbia until 2020
  2. .pdf”>Action plan for the implementation of the Education Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia until 2020
STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE VOJVODINE
  1. Development Program of AP Vojvodina 2014-2020.
  2. Action plan for the realization of the priorities of the Development Program of AP Vojvodina 2014-2020.</ a>

 

EU invitations

EUROPE FOR CITIZENS
Civil society projects 2020

01. September 2020– deadline for submitting project proposals

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Twinning of cities 2020 - Second deadline


01. September 2020 – deadline for submitting project proposals

Link

Network of cities 2020 - Second deadline


01. September 2020 – deadline for submitting project proposals

Link

Network of cities 2020 - First deadline


03. March 2020 – deadline for submitting project proposals

Link

Twinning of cities 2020 - First deadline


04. February 2020 – deadline for submitting project proposals

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