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EUROPE FOR CITIZENS LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND Hannah Peschel - Senate Chancellery Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg September 2016

Europe for Citizens at a glance Key information about the programme LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 2

Europe for Citizens at a glance Main information Implementation: Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture ▶ (EACEA) Budget: 185 Mio. € ▶ Goal: ▶ Better understanding of the EU • Foster European Citizenship • European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 3

Europe for Citizens at a glance A much needed programme 43% not satisfied with the functioning of the EU 56% not confident in the EU 69% not well-informed of European issues 52% consider that their voice is not heard European Elections 2014: turnout of 42 % Source: Eurobarometer Spring / Autumn 2014 LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 4

Europe for Citizens at a glance Two levels of action: • European • Democratic remembrance engagement & civic participation Strand 1 Strand 2 European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 5

European remembrance For a better understanding of the European Union LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 6

Strand 1: European remembrance Main information Specific goal: Raise awareness of the common history and values of the EU ▶ Budget: max. 100 000 € / project ▶ Length: max. 18 months ▶ Number of countries: at least one ▶ European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 7

Strand 1: European remembrance Priorities Totalitarian Commemorations European Union regimes 2016, 2017 Loss of Democratic etc. citizenship transition Civic society Accession to and the EU participation European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 8

Democratic engagement and civic participation Foster European citizenship LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 9

Strand 2: Democratic engagement and civic participation Type of projects: Town Networks of Civil society twinning towns projects Max. 21 Max. 24 Max. 18 days months months Max. Max. Max. 25 000 € 150 000 € 150 000 € Min. 2 Min. 4 Min. 3 countries European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 10

Democratic engagement and civic participation Priorities Understanding and debating euroscepticism Solidarity in times of crisis Combatting stigmatization of "immigrants" Debate on the future of Europe European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 11

Summary Europe for Citizens, a unique approach LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 12 12

Summary Europe for Citizens, a unique approach ▶ Bottom-up: focus on citizens • EU: not only a funding instrument • A small programme ▶ Europe for Citizens: max.150 000 € / project • H2020: max. 25 Mio/ project. • LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 13

Next step: do it ! European 01.03.2017 01.08.2017 31.01.2018 remembrance 01.03.2017 01.07.2017 31.03.2018 Town twinning Network of 01.03.2017 01.07.2017 31.12.2017 towns 01.03.2017 01.08.2017 31.08.2018 Civil society European Commission, EU citizenship portal LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 14

Next step : do it ! Link : http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en#2017 Nennung von Bild-/Text-/Datenquellen LIFT OFF : STARTING FROM THE GROUND 15

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