Europe for Citizens Programme 2014-2020 Luísa Rodrigues EACEA – Executive Agency for Audiovisual, Education and Culture Unit C1 Europe for Citizens

Europe for Citizens Programme Adopted by Council Regulation No. 390/2014 on 14/4/14 Continuance of the general objectives of previous Programme Simplified structure and procedures

Europe for Citizens Programme Budget 2014 – 2020 €185 Mio

Europe for Citizens Programme – Objectives Improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level Contribute to Citizen's understanding of the Union, its history and diversity

Democratic engagement and civic participation Civil Society Projects Strand 1 European Remembrance Remembrance Strand 2 Democratic engagement and civic participation Town Twinning Networks of Towns Civil Society Projects

Strand 1 – European Remembrance Aims to promote reflection on causes of totalitarian regimes and also on defining moments in recent European history Project length: 18 months Maximum grant: € 100.000

Strand 2 – Democratic Engagement & Civic Participation Town Twinning Aims at mobilizing citizens at local and Union levels to debate on concrete issues from the European political agenda. Partners: 2 countries Maximum grant: € 25.000 Project length: max. 21 days

Strand 2 – Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation Networks of Towns Aims to promote that Municipalities and associations to work together on a common theme in a long-term perspective – to develop networks among towns to make their cooperation more sustainable. Partners: 4 countries Maximum grant: € 150.000 Project length: 24 months

Strand 2 – Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation Civil Society Projects Aim to gather Citizens in activities directly linked to Union policies, with a view to give them an opportunity to concretely participate in the Union policy-making process in areas related to the objectives of the Programme. Partners: 3 countries Maximum grant: € 150.000 Project length: 18 months

Programme Priorities – Strand 1 3. Ostracism and loss of citizenship under totalitarian regimes – drawing lessons for today 1. Celebrations of major historical turning points in recent European history (Annual commemorations) REM 4. Democratic transition, accession to the European Union and Europeanization 2. Civil Society and civic participation under totalitarian regimes

Programme Priorities – Strand 2 3. Combating stigmatization of 'immigrants' and build counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding 1. Understanding and debating Euroscepticism Democratic engagement and civic participation 4. Debate on the future of Europe 2. Solidarity in times of crisis

Award Criteria Consistency with the objectives of the Programme and Programme Strand – 30% Quality of the activity plan of the project – 35% Dissemination – 15% Impact and citizens' involvement – 20%

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EACEA: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_fr.htm Eacea-c1-remembrance@ec.europa.eu Eacea-c1-civilsociety@ec.europa.eu  Eacea-c1@ec.europa.eu (Town twinning & Networks of Towns) EACEA: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_fr.htm

Submission deadlines & Eligibility period 1st March 2017 REM: 1st August 2017 to 31st January 2018 CSP: 1st August 2017 to 31st January 2018 TT: 1st July 2017 to 31st March 2018 NT: 1st July to 31st December 2017 1st September 2016 TT: 1st January to 30th September 2017 NT: 1st January to 30th June 2017