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

2. 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

3. Europe for Citizens Programme
Budget
2014 – 2020
€185 Mio

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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: €

7. 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: €
Project length: max. 21 days

8. 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: €
Project length: 24 months

9. 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: €
Project length: 18 months

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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%

16. EACEA: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_fr.htm
twinning & Networks of Towns)
EACEA:

17. 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