Improve the awareness on EU citizenship rights and inclusion of mobile EU citizens and to support coordination among national authorities competent in electoral matters

Call: Improve the awareness on EU citizenship rights and inclusion of mobile EU citizens and to support coordination among national authorities competent in electoral matters

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Programme

Rights, Equality and Citizenship

Acronym

REC

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Rights, Equality and Citizenship"

The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute, in accordance with Article 4 of the Treaty on the EU (TEU), to the further development of an area where equality and the rights of persons as enshrined in the TEU, in the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), in the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU and in the international human rights conventions to which the Union has acceded, are promoted, protected and effectively implemented. The Programme follows 9 Specific objectives:

Promote non–discrimination
Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance
Promote rights of persons with disabilities
Promote equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming
Prevent violence against children, young people, women and other groups at risk (Daphne)
Promote the rights of the child
Ensure the highest level of data protection
Promote the rights deriving from Union citizenship
Enforce consumer rights

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Call

Improve the awareness on EU citizenship rights and inclusion of mobile EU citizens and to support coordination among national authorities competent in electoral matters

Description of call
"Improve the awareness on EU citizenship rights and inclusion of mobile EU citizens and to support coordination among national authorities competent in electoral matters"

This call focus on the following priorities:

• Priority 1: To enhance and develop citizenship of the Union.

More specifically, to promote awareness, gather data and build knowledge concerning EU citizenship rights and associated European common values and common democratic standards; foster the inclusion and provision of information to mobile EU citizens and their family members; encourage democratic participation of mobile EU citizens and under-represented groups

• Priority 2: Support national cooperation networks responsible for bringing together the national authorities and bodies involved in elections.

More specifically, to support the integrity of free and fair elections in Europe, preserving the democratic institutions and citizens’ participation in them. Coordination within and among such networks could lead in particular to the establishment of common working methods to detect and address threats to elections (potentially setting up alert systems), best practices and guidelines.

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Thematic Focus

European Citizenship, Social affairs, Equal Rights

Funding area

EU Member States
Iceland / Ísland
Serbia / Сpбија

Origin of Applicant

EU Member States
Iceland / Ísland
Serbia / Сpбија

Eligible applicants

Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

The application must be submitted by a partnership, including at least two organisations

Call opens

15.01.2020

Call closes

01.04.2020

Project duration max

24 months

Type of Funding

Grant