Submitted by DCSF Team on
The ‘Europe for Citizens’ call is now open for all interested persons and organisaitons from the 28 EUMember States.
The programme supports:
- European remembrance – raising awareness of remembrance, common history, values and the aim of the EU - Supported activities
- Democratic engagement and civic participation – encouraging democratic and civic participation of citizens at Union level - Supported activities
- Town Twinning
- Networks of towns
- Civil society projects
- Operating grants - Supported activities
For 2016-2020 the priorities of the programme are:
Specific priorities for European Remembrance (Strand 1)
- Commemorations of major historical turning points in recent European history
2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 - Civil society and civic participation under totalitarian regimes
- Ostracism and loss of citizenship under totalitarian regimes: drawing the lessons for today
- Democratic transition and accession to the European Union
Specific priorities for “Democratic engagement and civic participation” (Strand 2)
- Understanding and Debating Euroscepticism
- Solidarity in times of crisis
- Combatting stigmatisation of “immigrants” and building counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
- Debate on the future of Europe
For further information please follow: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en