EuropeforCitizens”Programme.ppt

Structure of the programme: four actions Active Citizens for Europe Active Civil Society in Europe Together for Europe Active European Remembrance General objectives of the programme: Participation European identity Sense of belonging/ownership Tolerance and mutual understanding European RemembranceMemory of victims of Nazism and Stalinism Preservation Commemoration Reflection Networking approximately 4% of total programme budget Areas of support Projects that: Preserve individual and collective memory of Holocaust, Nazism and Stalinism Commemorate victims of mass deportation and other large-scale martyrdom of Nazism and Stalinism Encourage reflection on the origins and the context of European integration Promote reconciliation, tolerance and pluralism Deadline for submission of projects 2012: 1 June Statistics 2007 : allocated budget : € 1,1 mio (36 projects) 2008 : allocated budget : € 1,7 mio (49 projects) 2009 : allocated budget : € 2,1 mio (56 projects) : allocated budget: € 1, 9 mio (64 projects) 2011 : allocated budget: € 1,8 mio (49 projects) : foreseen budget: € 2,4 mio (44 projects) Other than Action 4 means of funding Action 2 : operating grants : max. 250.000 € per project Civil society organisations dedicated to Rememberance of the origins of the European integration In 2011 two organisations: Yahad in Unum, Mémorial de la Shoah Action 1 : networking of twinned towns : max. 150.00 € per project Remembrance projects of twinned towns Latest developments Since 2010 coopeartion with the Fundemental Rights Agency (FRA) on “Holocaust and Human Rights Education” October 2010 conference in Terezin October 2011 conference in Amsterdam (hosted by Anne Frank House) Launch of networking process May 2011 first meeting held in Brussels and Mechelen Latest developments Support to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum “Preserving Authenticity – nine tasks for years 2012-2015” € 4 million provided fr