Call for proposals
Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, "Improve the inclusion of mobile EU citizens and their political and societal participation” - REC-RCIT-CITI-AG-2017
Objectives and description
The
Directorate General for Justice has published a call for proposals
under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020, with the
specific topic to "Improve the inclusion of mobile EU citizens and
their political and societal participation” - REC-RCIT-CITI-AG-2017
The
REC programme contributes to the further development of an area where
equality and the rights of persons, as enshrined in the Treaty, the
Charter and international human rights conventions, are promoted and
protected.
The aim of this specific call is
to support Member States' efforts to address challenges arising from
intra-EU mobility whilst also promoting and facilitating the effective
exercise of the free movement rights by EU citizens and their family
members.
Project
activities should foster the successful inclusion and participation of
mobile EU citizens and their family members in the host EU country's
civic and political life and their participation in the democratic life
of the EU,
particularly with a view to the 2019 European elections. Action grants
will complement the work the Commission is funding in this domain
following the publication of the 2017 Citizenship report, and of the
work being funded through the European Parliament's pilot projects on
e-voting and e-democracy.
Expected results
- increased
capacity of national, regional and local experts to enable and
facilitate the participation of mobile EU citizens in their host Member
State;
- increased capacity of national, regional and local experts to promote and welcome EU mobile citizens;
- strengthened
cooperation and exchange of information between competent national,
regional and local authorities in relation to enabling mobile EU
citizens' participation in the host MS, including in democratic life
(e.g. voting and standing as candidates) and challenges related thereto
(e.g. eliminating dual voting);
- improved
knowledge on the legislation and administrative practices related to
enabling democratic participation for mobile EU citizens;
- alignment of the administrative practices in relation to the applicable EU rules in different Member States;
- improvement
in the information provided to support the participation of EU citizens
in the political and social life of their host communities.
Eligible activities
Possible activities include:
· Development, exchanges and dissemination of best practices amongst national/regional/local authorities and civil society organisations.
· Support understanding of relevant national/regional/local rules and their interaction with EU citizenship rights.
· Direct support for the participation of mobile EU citizens through information and advice.
Eligible participants - Minimum conditions
Types of Entities
- Applicants and co-applicants must be public entities or private organisations,
duly established in one of the countries participating in the Programme
(EU Member States, including their overseas departments, and Iceland),
or international organisations. Organisations which are profit-oriented
must submit applications in partnership with public entities or private
non-profit organisations.
- The application must be transnational and involve organisations from at least two participating countries.
Budget and duration
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at EUR 1,000,000 EUR.
The grant applied for cannot be lower than 75,000 EUR.
Maximum rate of co-financing is 80%.
The duration of the project should not exceed 24 months.
Deadline of proposals' submission
The deadline for submission is 29 June 2017.
Further information
Please find attached the call documents.
For questions regarding this call please email: EC-REC-CALLS@ec.europa.eu
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/rec/topics/rec-rcit-citi-ag-2017.html
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000, Brussels
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