Priorities and funded actions
Objectives
- To promote exchanges between citizens of different countries;
- To give citizens the opportunity to discover the cultural diversity of the European Union and to make them aware that European values and cultural heritage constitute the foundation for a common future;
- To guarantee peaceful relations between Europeans and to ensure their active participation at the local level;
- To reinforce mutual understanding and friendship between European citizens;
- To encourage cooperation between municipalities and the exchange of best practices;
- To support good local governance and reinforce the role of local and regional authorities in the European integration process.
Priorities
- Priority 1: Strengthening the European and democratic dimension of the EU decision-making process;
- Priority 2: Supporting free and fair elections in Europe;
- Priority 3: Fostering a sense of belonging to Europe by promoting the debate on the future of Europe;
- Priority 4: Reflecting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local communities.
Among financed activities
- Workshops, seminars, conferences, training activities, expert meetings, webinars;
- Awareness-raising activities, data gathering and consultation;
- Exchanges and dissemination of good practices amongst public authorities and civil society organisations;
- Development of communication tools and the use of social media.
Additional information
- This call for proposals is an open call for proposals.
- Initial duration of the action: between 12 and 24 months.
Eligibility
- Be a public body or a non-profit organisation;
- The project must involve municipalities from at least five eligible countries of which at least three are EU Member States;
- Activities must take place in at least two different eligible programme countries.