Guide to European Funding for the Non-profit Sector

EUROPEAN CITIZEN ACTION SERVICE

Guide to European Funding for the Non-profit Sector

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 THE EU BUDGET AND FUNDING PERSPECTIVES 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.3 1.4

Introduction The Budget and how it works How is it adopted? How is it financed? How is it managed? How is it structured? Multiannual Financial Framework 2007-':2013

Europe 2020 Strategy 1.5 Useful sources of information 1.5.1 Additional Information on Budget Transparency,

Reform and the Role of Civil Society

CHAPTER2 HOW TO GAIN ACCESS TO EUROPEAN FUNDING 2.1 Introduction 2.2. Programmes run by the European Commission 2.2.1 Application Procedure 2.3 Programmes directed by national/local

authorities 2.4 Tips for Gaining European Funding 2.5 Useful sources of information

CHAPTER3 INTERNAL BUDGET LINES 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.4(a) 3.2.5

Introduction List of Internal Budget Lines Education, Training and Youth Culture and lntercultural Dialogue Citizenship, Civil Society and Communication Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Progress Microfinance Facility Environment and Climate Change

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10 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 17

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30 30 31 36 43 48 52 61 62

3.2.6 Health and Consumer Protection

3.2.7 Justice, Fundamental Rights and Home Affairs

3.2.8 Audiovisual, Information Society and Media

3.2.9 Research and Technological development

CHAPTER4 EXTERNAL BUDGET LINES

4.1 Introduction 4.2 List of External Budget Lines

4.3 Development and Cooperation

4.3.1 Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) 4.3.1(a) Geographic programmes 4.3.1(b) Thematic programmes:

Investing in people Environment and sustainable management of

natural resources Non state actors and Local authorities in development Food security Migration and asylum

4.3.2 European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights

4.3.3 Instrument for Stability 4.3.4 European Development Fund

4.4 Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection 4.4.1 Civil Protection and Financial Instrument

CHAPTER 5 ENLARGEMENT

5.1

5.2

5.2.1 5.2.2

5.3

5.4

5.4.1

Introduction Instrument for Pre-Accession IPA components IPA reform: List of IPA Budget Lines Transition and Institution Building Cross Border Cooperation

Regional Development Human Resources Development

Rural Development

Information on Countries covered by IPA Candidate Countries

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66 70 84 88

101 101 102 105 106 107 112 112 117

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122 123 124

127 129 131 137

140 141 142 143 143 145 147 150 150 151 152 152

5.4.2 Potential Candidate Countries

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EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY 6.1

6.2 6.3

6.4

6.5

Introduction Programming and Implementation European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument Neighbourhood Investment Facility List of Neighbourhood Budget Lines

CHAPTER 7

STRUCTURAL FUNDS AND COHESION POLICY 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Structural Funds at a Glance 7.3 Structural Funds 2014-2020 7.3.1 Europe 2020 Strategy 7.3.2 Conditionalities 7.3.3 Partnership 7.3.4 Simplification 7.3.5 Social Innovation 7.3.6 Local action groups 7.3.7 Conclusions 7.4 Tips 7.5 Useful sources

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LOOKING FOR CO-FUNDING 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Foundation Funds 8.3 List of Foundations

Glossary

Alphabetic index of Budget Lines and Foundations

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INTRODUCTION

There is a new interest in funding from the European Union budget

which stems from the fall-out of the banking crisis of autumn 2008 and

then the sovereign debt crisis which have resulted in often sudden and

savage cuts to voluntary sector activity at home. The European Union

budget represents a relatively safe haven . There are however a number

of myths about the European budget which should be dispelled at the

outset. One misunderstanding is that it is somehow caught up with the

Euro crisis and bailouts. lt is not and follows a different set of rules and

decision-making processes. Another is that the rules for European

funding are so complex that it is a job for 'insiders'. The rules are tough,

but they are not impossible. Simplification is now very much on the

agenda, for example: a constant complaint in Brussels is the need to get

away from acquired rights and open up the budget to more newcomers.

After all, for practically any social innovation which could work in a

European dimension, there is a corresponding budget. In the early days,

ECAS and other European associations put energy in lobbying the

European Parliament to create new budgets and fill gaps. This activity

continues but is less necessary as practically every sector- civil liberties,

consumers, culture, development, environment, health, human rights,

migrants, anti-discrimination and social policy- all have a corresponding

programme and budget.

This book aims to familiarise the reader with EU funding opportunities

available to the non-profit sector. Accordingly this guide gathers

information and contact details that are otherwise scattered across

different websites of the Commission. lt should be used as your first port

of call when identifying programmes of interest and potential funding

opportunities available to your organisation.

We hope to encourage more interaction between civil society

organisations and the EU institutions, in the interests of both. lt is

important not just to see the Commission as a source of cash, but to get

involved with Europe and understand the policies behind it. This means

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talking to people, not just asking the technical questions - in other

words it means putting a face to EU funding.

WHO ARE WE?

European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), the publisher of this guide, is an

international non-profit association, established in 1991. lt is

independent of political parties, commercial interests and of the

European Institutions. Our mission is to enable NGOs and individuals to

make their voices heard by the European Union, by providing advice on

how to lobby, fund raise and defend European citizenship rights.

We are a large cross-sectoral European association bringing together members from different areas of activity: civil liberties, culture, development, health and social welfare, as well as general civil society development agencies.

For more information:

http://www.ecas-citizens.eu/content/view/259/213/

WHAT ARE OUR GOALS?

ECAS' objectives are described under 3 C's:

Cl. Civil Society- ECAS can take credit for enlarging NGO representation

at European level, but the Institutions still appear remote, complex and

provide little guidance on the way they want to inter-relate with

members of civil society. Our priorities are therefore to:

• Enlarge access to European funding by offering members a

free annual guide to EU funding with monthly updates of call

for proposals;

• Organise training and study visits for CSO's from EU and

neighbouring countries in order to encourage cross-border

networking and participation in EU cohesion and other

policies;

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• Promote a framework agreement between the EU and civil

society which is open and operates at different geographical

levels.

C2. Citizens free movement rights - ECAS is an advice service for

individuals as well as NGOs. We run hotlines and our team of legal

experts have handled over 50, 000 complaints. There is a gap between

the fine principles of European law and the application on the ground.

Our priorities are therefore to:

• Run YourEuropeAdvice to a high standard of efficiency in order

to solve cross-border complaints;

• Campaign for enforcement of European citizens rights to free

movement;

• Create a network of European migrants rights advisors and

develop cross border training and mentoring.

C3. Citizenship and governance- ECAS's first two objectives cannot be

achieved without a third: a real change in the administrative culture of

the Institutions to make them open and accountable to citizens. Our

priorities are therefore to:

• Campaign for a more inclusive and meaningful European

citizenship;

• Analyse freedom of information in the EU institutions and

policies on communication and citizen participation;

• Support users in their right to submit to the Commission a

European Citizens' Initiative. ECAS organised a conference on

the 20th March 2012 'European Citizens' Initiatives- On the

Starting Line' along with eo-organising three events in

Barcelona, Paris and Vienna aimed at ensuring citizens are

equipped with the right skills to use this new transnational

democratic tool.

For more information see:


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EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY HOUSE

The European Civil Society House (ECSH) is an ambitious project,

developed by ECAS, to bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens, in

the interest of both.

This one- stop shop is the first stage in what will be both a virtual and physical house accessible from anywhere in the Union and beyond. The virtual part- web platform should be interactive and user friendly aiming to be fully launched in March 2012. The main goal is to help enforce European citizens' rights and to provide a platform for the new right of citizens· initiative. In the second stage (2012 - 2013) a physical house near EU institutions is going to be set up. The focal point is to bring together civil society organisations working in the areas of democracy and human rights. In the beginning, it will concentrate on providing advice on funding for cross-border civil society · projects, as well as on opportunities for consultation . The main interest is, of course, to bring both houses together and to create complimentary services.

The ECSH is formulated around '3Cs':

Cl. Civil Society -to foster networking activities and cross fertilisation of projects and structured dialogue to find solutions to common problems, it is broadly defined and it means not only organisations but also individuals; C2. Citizens' rights - via creation of a single access point and help desk for various mechanisms available for citizens to make their voice heard with the EU - complaints, access to documents, petitions to the European Parliament, requests to the European Ombudsman and the new right of initiative, that enables citizens to influence the decisionmaking process of the EU; C3. Citizen Participation - the house is also to be a dialogue centre between citizens and the EU Institutions, a virtual and physical European public space. For more information see the ECSH website:

http://www.citizenhouse.eu/index.php

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ARE YOU CONVINCED?

Does ECAS correspond to your needs? Are you thinking of joining our

collective effort in the name of a European civil society? We would then

like to invite you to look at our membership offers for NGOs.

Contact us via email: [email protected]

Visit our website: www.ecas-citizens.eu

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CHAPTER 1

THE EU BUDGET AND FUNDING PERSPECTIVES

l.liNTRODUCTION

Actions and projects funded by the European Commission are set yearly in the annual budget, grouped under broad spending categories (known as headings) and reflect the priorities set by the EU countries at a given time and according to the Community Method. The annual spending plans are negotiated between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on a basis of a proposal by the Commission. The budget fixes income and expenditure for the year, lists all the activities that are to be funded and sets out the total amounts of money and staff available for each. lt also cites the authorising acts for each action.

The operating principles and basic rules governing the establishment and the implementation of the EU budget are fixed in the Financial Regulation. lt has a horizontal nature, being applicable to all areas of expenditure and all revenue. The Implementing Regulation contains detailed and more technical rules, essential for the day to day application of the Financial Regulation.

A review of the financial rules is required at least every three years. In the current economic context it is even more important that the delivery mechanisms of the budget operates in the most efficient way and facilitates the implementation of EU policies, while securing sound treatment of European taxpayers' money. In particular it is crucial that

these mechanisms are simple and transparent especially for those who are the final recipients of EU funds.

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/regulations/regulations en.cfm

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1.2 THE BUDGET AND HOW IT WORKS

1.2.1 How is it adopted?

The annual budgetary procedure as established by the Treaty of Lisbon starts from the 1 September and ends 31 December.

All EU institutions and bodies draw up their estimates for the draft budget according to their internal procedures before 1 July. The Commission then consolidates these estimates and establishes the annual 'draft budget' which is submitted to the Council and then to the European Parliament by 1 September. Both institutions adopt their position on the draft budget including amendments, if any. If the Council does not accept the Parliament's amendments a Conciliation Committee is set up, composed of the members of the Council or their representatives and an equal number of members representing the European Parliament. The Conciliation Committee is assigned to come up with a joint text within 21 days. If the conciliatory procedure fails, the Commission has to come up with a new draft budget.

Once a joint text is agreed upon by the Conciliation Committee in early November, the Council and the Parliament have 14 days to approve or reject it. The European Parliament may adopt the budget even if the Council rejects the joint text - it has the last word on the Budget according to the eo-decision procedure. In case the Council and the Parliament both reject the joint draft or fail to decide, the budget is rejected and the Commission has to submit a new draft budget.

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/management/deciding/decide e n.cfm

1.2.2 How is it financed?

The EU budget is largely (99%) financed by EU's own resources and supplemented (1%) by other sources of revenue.

There are 3 sorts of own resources, which broken down for 2012 are:

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• Traditional Own Resources (TOR) - mainly customs duties on imports from outside the EU and sugar levies 15%

• Value Added Tax (VAT) 1- a standard percentage is levied on

the harmonized VAT base of each country 11%

• Gross National Income (GNI) 2 - a standard percentage is

levied on the GNI of each EU country. lt is used to balance revenue and expenditure, i.e. to fund the part of the budget not covered by other resources of income 73%

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/financing/financing en.c fm

1.2.3 How is it managed?

EU programmes and activities are managed by the staff of the Commission's policy department (Directorate Generals) . In practice, however, 76% of the budget is spent under what is known as 'shared management' with individual EU countries actually distributing fundings and managing expenditure.

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/explained/management/managt who/who en.cfm

1.2.4 How is it structured?

The Commission budget for 2012 is divided into:

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• Titles (33 in total) - one for each policy area, e.g. '15 Education and Culture'

V AT is an indirect tax , expressed as a percentage applied to the selling price of most ~nods and services.

GNI at market prices represents total primary income receivable by insti tutional units: w mpensation of employees, taxes on production and imports less subsidies, property income (receivable less payable) , operating surplus and mixed income.

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• Chapters- one for each activity e.g. '15 02 Lifelong learning, including multilinguism'

• and Articles/Budget Lines- one for each project/ training/ pilot projects/ preparatory action etc e.g. '15 02 03 Cooperation with third countries on education and vocational training.'

For more information see: http://ec.europa .eu/budget/explained /budg system/structure/struct en.cf

m

What are Pilot Projects? Pilot projects are launched by the European Parliament on an experimental basis. They remain in place for a maximum of 3 years. The purpose of pilot projects is to be carried out by the Commission and to be experimented with sporadically in practice, in order to develop new general programmes in the future.

1.3 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2007-2013

The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) translates in financial terms the Union's political priorities for 2007-2013. Established by an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament, Council and Commission it provides the general framework that must be respected by the annual budgets. For 2007-2013 the expenditure is structured within the following 6 categories, which correspond to the priorities and objectives of the European policies :

• Sustainable growth • Preservation and management of natural resources

• Citizenship, freedom, security and justice • The European Union as a global player

• Administration

• Compensations

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Percentage of Budget given to each objective for 2007-2013

Understanding the present priorities of the EU and showing how you can ontribute to reaching these objectives will strongly increase your hances of succeeding in obtaining funding. lt is therefore advised that

you look closely at the current Multiannual Fina11cial Framework, which an be found here:

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/fin fwk0713/fin fwk071 3 en.cfm

However, it is just as important to be aware of future EU priorities in order to guarantee a successful application for European funding in the present. Financial planning of the EU does not occur in a vacuum without any care for future goals and policies- on the contrary. With the next Multiannual Financial Framework soon to come into force, policy priorities and therefore funding opportunities are molded in a way to help make the transition a smooth one.

For example, in presenting the 7 year financial perspective after 2013, 'A budget for Europe 2020' (COM(2011) 500 final) at the end of June 2011, the Commission stressed how in the future all European funding should be linked together towards serving agreed European targets, rather than divided up among member states. 'A euro can strengthen cohesion, boost energy efficiency and the fight against climate change, and promote social targets, increase employment and reduce poverty at the ame time.' Yet we can already see this 'joint-up approach' to project

funding.

We therefore recommend that you already familiarise yourself with the Commission's proposals for the Multi Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020, which can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/reform/

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Reforms are also proposed for redesigning programmes and budgetary mechanisms that will have implications for EU funding. The intention is to focus on resu lts, simplification and stricter conditions for achieving common European policies - particularly for achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

1.4 EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY

The key objective of the 2012 Budget is to fully support the European

economy and EU citizens in the present difficult times. At the same time

the budget has to cover bills that are pending to finance programmes

which have started in previous years and cannot be completed without

further contributions from the EU. Most importantly, the 2012 EU

budget strives towards the future by reflecting the goals of the EU 2020

strategy.

The EU 2020 strategy can be seen as the EU's comprehensive plan for

the coming decade to respond to the crisis and speed up Europe's

economic growth. lt aims at achieving a European economy that is :

Smart which means improving the EU's performance in:

• Education (encouraging people to learn, study and update

their skills);

• Research/innovation (creating new products/services that

generate growth and jobs and help address social challenges);

• Digital society (using information and communication

technologies).

Sustainable which means:

• building a more competitive low-carbon economy that makes

efficient sustainable use of resources;

• protecting the environment, reducing emissions and

preventing biodiversity loss;

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• capitalising on Europe's leadership in developing new green

technologies and production methods;

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introducing efficient smart electricity grids;

harnessing EU-scale networks to give our

(especially small manufacturing firms) an

competitive advantage;

businesses

additional

• improving the business environment, in particular for SMEs;

• helping consumers make well-informed choices.

... nd Inclusive which means:

• raising Europe's employment rate ('more and better jobs',

especially for women young people and older workers);

• helping people of all ages anticipate" and manage change

through investment in skills & training;

• modernising labour markets and welfare systems;

• ensuring the benefits of growth reach all parts of the EU.

hese 3 mutally reinforcing priorities, are supported by 7 Flagship

Initiatives that act as engines for boosting growth and jobs. The table

b low illustrates how each flagship in itiative intends to facilitate the

, chievement of 'smart, sustainable and inclusive' growth:

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SMART SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE

Digital Agenda for Resource efficient Agenda for new skills Europe Europe and jobs

(2.4 billion) (22.1 billion) (9.5 billion)

Innovation Union An industrial policy European platform (23.0 billion) for the globalisation against poverty and

era social exclusion (1.8 billion) (2.0 billion)

Youth on the Move (1.4 billion)

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You should make time to fully acquaint yourself with the Europe 2020

strategy and its Flagship Initiatives. Although the implications of the EU

2020 strategy, for the allocation of funds, will become more apparent

with the adoption of the new multi-annual financial framework in 2013,

its influence is already well underway, with 62.2 billion euros (about

42.3%) of the 2012 budget linked to the Europe 2020 strategy.

Therefore understanding how your project could help contribute to

achieving its ambitious goals will be key, in many instances, to opening

the door to EU funding.

In general, targeting EU funding towards the achievement of the Europe

2020 strategy, implies 'concentrating programmes on a limited number

of high profile priorities and actions that achieve a critical mass' . Civil

society organisations should support this approach as it should increase

the visibility of programmes and their results but also be aware that this

trend towards merged programmes could lead to pressures for even

larger projects in which, as niche players and idea carriers, access could

become increasingly difficult.

Certainly, it reinforces the advice given in the next Chapter Tips for

European Funding, namely tip 1 & 6, that coalition building and

partnership could be key to your success. At the same time, larger

programmes still have to be broken down into components and small

projects launched to test new ideas before they can be scaled up.

Clearly, the major drive is to improve conditions for more growth in the

European economy and to gather together programmes behind that

objective.

1.5 USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• For more information on the Europe 2020 strategy see:

http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index en.htm

• And for the Flagship Initiatives see:

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http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/tools/flagship

initiatives/index en.htm

• 2012 EU Budget:

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/2012/2012 en.

cfm

• Inter-institutional agreement between the European

Parliament, the European Council and the European

Commission regarding budgetary discipline and good financial

management:

http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri5erv.do?uri=OJ:C:20

06:139:0001:0001:EN:PDF

• Publications by the Commission on issues concerning the

Budget

http://ec.europa .eu/budget/biblio/publications/publications

en.cfm

• Executive agencies are organisations are established with the

view to being entrusted with certain tasks relating to the

management of one or more Community Programme. For

more information see:

http://europa.eu/agencies/executive agencies/

1.5.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BUDGET

TRANSPARENCY, REFORM AND THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY

In an effort to give a further boost to the transparency of the EU's

decis ion-making process, the European Parliament and the European

C mmission in 2010 launched a joint, public Transparency Register

whi ch provides more information than ever before on those who seek to

Influence European policy.

l t provides citizens with a direct and single access point to information

bout who is engaged in activities aiming at influencing the EU decision

making process, which interests are being pursued and what level of

r ources are invested in these activities.

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mol lm fld nctlons mechanism ensures the enforcement of the

r~W · nd to ddress suspected breaches ofthe code.

At present, registration is based on a

voluntary action. Registering is

encouraged as a way of showing that

your organisation accepts to 'play by the

rules' and to interact with the European

institutions in full transparency.

Furthermore, it will make open the fact

that you are active in contributing to the

EU process, thus ensuring that your

views, your interests or those which you

represent are made known to the EU

decision-makers.


http:// e uropa .eu/tra nspa re ncy

register/index en.htm

The new transparency register replaces the one set up by the Commission

in 2008, which already contained more than 4000 organisations. These have

been graduanv tramferred to the new register. It also extends its coverage well

beyond traditional lobbyists to include law

.firms, NGOs, think tanks indeed any organisation or self employed individual

engaged in influencing EU policy and implementation.

A Civil Society Working Group has been set up, as part of the European Commission's Structured Dialogue to make recommendations on how funding rules can be improved for a better return on investment for both the EU and civil society. Considering the financial rules govern all European grants and contracts the Regulation is the place to start if civil society wants to see reforms made to European funding.


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CHAPTER 2

HOW TO GAIN ACCESS TO EUROPEAN FUNDING

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The non-profit sector is a natural target group eligible for a large part of

EU funding. lt is actually quite difficult to even find an EU programme

which would not in one way or another include ~ funding opportunity

for the non-profit sector. Funding is available both under Commission

run programmes and programmes run by national and local authorities

which are financed through cohesion and structural funds.

The table below illustrates some of the differences between the

structural funds and the direct access programmes:

Direct Access Programmes Structural Funds Funded by the Commission and Funded by the Commission but granted directly to those carrying managed by national authorities out the projects (without a and territorial communities. national or regional intermediary)

Funds from the different Funds: ERDF AND ESF Directorate-Generals of the (+Cohesion Funds) Commission (who also manage the programmes)

Covers a wide range of fields 3 goals: convergence, regional (e.g. education, culture, competitiveness and environment, cooperation, employment. European development, etc) Territorial cooperation

The funding usually covers no The rate of funding is decided by more than 50-75% of the budget. the entity that manages the Consequently there is a need for budget

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eo-funding

2.2 PROGRAMMES DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION

lt is estimated that over 1 000 million euro a year is allocated to NGO

projects directly by the Commission. This type of funding is essentially

thematic and has specific objectives. From the point of view of the

Commission there are a number of advantages to project funding.

Firstly, project funding supports a greater level of oversight. As funding

is allocated to a specific set of activities, the DG responsible can agree

with the NGO a set of outputs, outcomes and indicators and can keep

close control over how the funds are spent. The short term nature of

project funding also means that NGOs need to regularly re-apply for

funding and demonstrate their effectiveness.

In practical terms it is possible to receive two types of funding from the

Commission :

• You can submit a proposal for a concrete project under an EU

programme which covers your area of activity and, if

successful, this particular project will be eo-financed by the EU

through an action grant;

• Or under some programmes the EU may directly subsidise

your organisation through an operating grant - providing an

aim of general European interest is pursued or has an

objective forming part of a European Union policy. For

example, under the Health Programme, the European Union

can offer support to finance some of the core operating costs

for organisations that promote a health agenda in line with the

2008-2013 Programme.

The criteria and procedures for applying to both types of grants are

usually set out in call for proposals. These calls invite interested

candidates to formulate, before a given deadline, a proposal for action

that fits in with the outlined objectives and conditions.

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THE DIRECT ACCESS PROGRAMMES

Advantages Disadvantages

Flexible compared to other The budget and the procedure are funding lines. complex with a high administrative

burden. Large scope of f ields covered. There is a need for eo-funding. Open to all (without preliminary The activities of the applicant must distinctions made between already span 3 years (and the regions). applicant must be able to prove

this).

The high requirements push The strict rules (including those on applicants towards having very eo-funding) make it quite difficult for good quality projects. small organi6ations and/or risk-

taking projects to be accepted. The applicants are often The Commission prefers to have a encouraged to form smaller number of larger projects partnerships, which combine rather than vice-versa in order to different interest groups, ease administration; this may countries and areas of expertise. therefore be easier to achieve by

larger organisations/projects.

lt is also possible to apply to call for tenders, however these are more

commercial in nature and broadly speaking refer to the provision of

services. A number of offers are sent in by the various service providers

and the best offer is accepted. The accepted offer will then be the basis

for a new public contract for the provision of the relevant services. The

advantage here is that the Commission will fund these 100% therefore

eliminating the need for eo-funding.

2.2.1 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All the relevant information regarding the application procedure can be

found in the relevant Guideline for Applicants, which is published

together with the Call for Proposals. The Guidelines explain clearly the

purpose ofthe Calls, including eligibility and evaluation criteria as well as

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the types of action and costs that are eligible for financing. lt also

includes the application form and the detailed explanation about how to

fill it in.

The application form generally includes the following parts:

• Concept note

• Information about the action proposed, including its budget

• Information about the applicant

• Information about any partners

The Guidelines are proper to each call for proposals. Yet they are based

on and sometimes add to the provisions set out in the legal basis of the

financial Instrument through which the call is financed. Additions

usually consist in special criteria of eligibility (of applicants and costs)

and conditions applicable to implementation.

2.3 PROGRAMMES DIRECTED BY NATIONAL/LOCAL

AUTHORITIES

EU Programmes that are directed by national/local authorities are largely those related to the Cohesion Policy.

Aimed at reducing regional disparities and promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU Cohesion policy consists of three main parts: the Structural Funds the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Policy.

The Structural Funds have progressed in numbers over the years and now include:

• The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF} -contributing mainly to assisting the regions whose development is lagging behind and those undergoing economic conversion or experiencing structural difficulties;

• The European Social Fund (ESF)- devoted to promoting employment in the EU with the view to reducing differences in prosperity and living standards across EU Member States and regions, and therefore to promoting economic and social

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cohesion . For further information you can contact: [email protected];

• The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF} - helping both the development and adjustment of rural areas that are falling behind in terms of improvements in efficiency of their production, processing and marketing structures for agricultural and forest products;

• The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG} -supporting the restrictions in the fisheries sector.

The Cohesion Fund is separate from the Structural Funds, though it has similar objectives. lt aims to reduce the economic and social shortfall of those member states whose Gross National Income per inhabitant is less than 90% of the Union average. it finances activities under the headings of 'trans-European transport networks' and the '~nvironment' which can include supporting projects related to energy or transport.

Organisations that can access regional funding include public bodies, some private sector organisations, university associations, NGOs and voluntary organisations.

Before applying for a grant, it is important to check the European operational programmes in your region which present the priorities selected by the national/regional authorities for the programme period in effect. You can do this by going to the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/country/prordn/index en.cfm

In most cases funding is granted to projects. Applications should be made to the authority managing the relevant regional programme. Some have an ongoing procedure, whereas others accept applications at a certain time only. To find the relevant managing authority in your country see: http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/manage/authority/authority en.cf

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More details are given in Chapter 7 Structural Funds and Cohesion Policy.

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2.4 TIPS FOR GAINING EUROPEAN FUNDING

When applying for EU funding it is important that you take time to develop a good strategy this is why in this next section of the Chapter we present to you some handy and important tips to improve your

chances of success!

1. Don't talk about money but ideas!

The European Commission is not a funding organisation and the budget

is there to further the objectives of European integration: "Smart,

sustainable and inclusive growth" laid down in the Europe 2020

Strategy. Reading the action plans and programmes, getting involved

with Europe at training sessions, conferences, playing an active part in

the life of a European association or network - all this preliminary

investment is important. Then you need to think how the activities of

your organisation could meet and help implement the objectives of the

European programmes: Reducing the gap with the citizens? Fighting

discrimination and social exclusion? Reaching parts of the world and

society remote from the machinery of big institutions? Having a

particular and proven formula to offer? Remember, almost any good

innovative European idea can find a corresponding European budget

line or programme somewhere.

2. Don't rush in, review all the options!

Take your time to find the necessary information on European funding

this is available on the Commission's website but widely scattered. This

guide is a good place to start! lt is worth adopting a medium term,

comprehensive and strategic approach, even if this requires resources

and time. Carefully study the different programmes that are likely to

correspond to the activities of your association.

There is generally a programme which can be the obvious counterpart to

the activities of your organisation: for example, you are fighting

trafficking in persons and there is a programme against violence called

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'Daphne' -however it may be oversubscribed and there are no calls at

the moment. What are the alternatives under the heading of migration?

The obvious labels are often small, oversubscribed European

programmes, so you need to look behind them in the larger

programmes for example, related to IT, research or cohesion policy. For

example, a cultural organisation rushes to Brussels for funds to do up a

disused theatre having heard about the culture programme, whereas

back home the European regional development fund could be a more

appropriate option.

3. Distinguish between different geographical levels of

operation!

As the European programme above shows, there is a tendency to

compete for small amounts when there are millions of unspent funds

back home. There are three different levels of operations of European

programmes.

The first is the tip of the iceberg with European programmes managed

by the Commission with grants for projects covering partners in a

number of countries (3-7). Even such programmes like Europe for

citizens now have contact points in most member states, so you can find

out more from European Commission offices, info points etc.

The second level are larger European programmes like Leonardo for

training, or the European voluntary service where there are not only

national contact points but projects are submitted to national agencies.

On the third level are the funds de-centrally managed by member

states: the regional and social funds, agriculture and rural development.

For funding of projects outside the EU, your contact points will be the

Commission delegations in the relevant country.

4. Weigh up the conditions and your chances of success!

it is probably worth reviewing a number of calls for proposals or tender

before attempting to respond! The process is demanding but

increasingly transparent. There is an indication of the total amount

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available, the minimum and maximum amount of each grant and how

many are likely to be awarded and when. The Commission publicises the

criteria such as sound financial management, quality of the project,

experience and qualifications of the staff involved, outreach activities

and sustainability. The percentage score to be allocated by the selection

committee to each category is announced. There is also guidance as to

what expenditure is eligible and what is not as well as overheads

(generally 7%).

lt takes the equivalent of one month's work for one person to respond

to a call. You will need to employ different skills : someone who knows

how to draft the project proposal well adapted to the constraints of the

form, another staff member to work on the budget and negotiate with

partners, a senior staff and your accountant should check the contents

and budget. Then clear the desk and allow one day to put the

application together within the deadline and with all the papers and

send it off either by post (often 3 copies in double-sealed envelopes or

electronically) before the deadline. There is usually a checklist to help

you make sure that you have enclosed all the documents required such

as statutes, accounts, declarations or certificates - in case of doubt,

question the contact person at the Commission by e-mail. With

increasingly stiff competition, the rule is for the Commission to simply

reject projects which fail to meet one or other of the criteria or arrive

too late or with missing annexes.

5. Watch out for eo-funding!- i.e. the contribution you and

your partners have to make

If you are responding to a call for tender for a service contract the

Commission contribution will be 100% of the total cost, but if it is a call

for proposals for a grant it will be 90% in exceptional circumstances but

more generally 80% or even 60%. For this reason, it is often difficult to

find partners especially among smaller organisations. The rules

unfortunately make voluntary work or in-kind contributions ineligible as

eo-funding. Obviously it is easier if you respond to a call with a pre

existing partnership which will find a solution: putting a partnership

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together and securing eo-funding only when the call is published is a

tall order indeed! Because of the requirement to find matching funding

to the European grant, ECAS included a chapter in this guide on

foundations interested in European projects. (See Chapter 9 Looking for

Co-Funding)

6. Don't go it alone -look for partners!

If you are a member of a network or European association, finding the

right partner for a project may not be difficult. Advice can also be sought

from such networks, ECAS or national services and umbrella bodies. lt is

important to show in your application the track record and qualities of

the partners, their respective roles and which organisation is the lead

partner. To find the right partners you really do have to look behind

the labels of more general purpose or single issue organisations since

in many areas there is no clear equivalence. Think carefully, the lead

partner as contractor may gain more but also has to be the sole

interlocutor for the Commission, and deal with the responsibility of

project management and reporting. The way to approach EU funding for

many organisations may be to start as a partner or sub-contractor.

Partnerships are not only transnational. For structural fund operations

within one's own countries, you do not need partners from other

European countries because structural funds are linked to Regional

policies.

However what is often involved is working in a cross-sectoral consortium

with public authorities, private contractors, or universities.

7. If you win the project, build in project management and

contract compliance

European projects should, where possible, be coordinated by

specialised project managers for which courses, training and guidelines

do exist. lt is often difficult to argue about the contract which is more

protective of the European Union' s financial interests than those of the

users. Your own application is annexed and forms part of the contract.

Therefore do not offer more than you can deliver, however tempting

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that is in order to secure the grant. Despite r igid contractual

arrangements, the European Commission or agencies acting on their

behalf do recognise within certain limits that change is often necessary

but always set this out in writing to get authorisation before

implementation or the resulting expenditure may be found ineligible. Do

not start before the official date for the same reason, and be aware that

it is generally possible to seek an extension of a contract if there are

delays in executing the activities. Normally there is a pre-payment, an

interim report and payment and a final report and payment. lt will be

necessary for you and your partners to keep time sheets and a

documented "narrative" of the project. In the final report to be

submitted, normally three months after the end of the project, there

should be an explanation of how the project was executed, any changes,

results and follow-up with links to internal documents, then time sheets,

invoices and "products" (published reports, conference programmes,

etc.). The Commission can, at any time, send a reviser of accounts; for

this reason it is advised to preserve all the evidence of expenditures.

Finally, if you do not succeed try again! Failure the first time round will

not be held against you.

2.5 USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• The Commission's portal on grants: http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index en.htm

• The Commission's portal on public contracts : http://ec.europa.eu/public contracts/index en.htm

• EU grants available from Commission departments, offices and agencies around Europe: http://ec.europa.eu/contracts grants/grants en.htm

• For EU helpdesk: http://europa.eu/europedirect/

• EU Funding Helpdesk: http://www.euclidnetwork.eu/eufund ing-and-policy/eu-funding.html

• EU's Publications Office: http://publications.europa.eu/index en.htm

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• EU Glossary: http://europa.eu/legislation summaries/glossary/

• EURLEX (Access to European Law): http://eurlex.europa .eu/en/index.htm

• Latest EU legislation and Information and Notices: http:// e u r-lex. e u ropa .eu(JO I ndex.do ?i h m la ng- en

• Summaries of EU legislation:

http://europa.eu/legislation summaries/index en.htm

• Evaluation of Projects and Programmes:

http:// ec. europa .eu/ dgs/secreta riat genera 1/ evaluation/index

en.htm

• Secretariat General of the Commission :

http://ec.europa .eu/dgs/secreta riat ge~eral/index en.htm

• National Centres for Information about the EU :

http://europa.eu/europedirect/index en.htm

• The External Service ofthe Commission:

http://www.eeas.europa.eu/index en.htm

• European Commission Delegations in third countries:

http://ec.europa .eu/external relations/repdel/edelhrm/index.

cfm

European Commission representatives in Member states:

• http://ec.europa.eu/represent en.htm

To find out more <lbout the EU Budget: A monthly newsletter and

periodic update service is provided by ECAS for its members:

As part of its membership package, ECAS offers a service which consists

of updating you, via monthly Newsletters, on call for proposals and calls

for tender as they are published as well as periodic updates in between

the Newsletters, to alert you of particularly important calls as they arise.

For more information, please visit our website: www.ecas-citizens.eu

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CHAPTER 3

INTERNAL BUDGET LINES

3.11NTRODUCTION

This section provides information on the Internal Budget Lines of the

Commission, including:

• The amount allocated to the Budget Line, along with indicating

whether a Budget Line has been given more or less money

compared to 2011 or if it is a new Budget Line entirely. This is

to get a rough idea of what the priorities are of the EU for

2012.

• The aim of the Budget Line outlining the main priorities that

the Union hopes to achieve with the amount allocated.

• The eligibility criteria for accessing the funds, i.e. if only local

authorities/NGOs can apply.

• The funding area e.g. European Union, EEA/EFTA countries

and candidate countries.

• The contact details of those responsible for the Budget Lines.

Often there is more than one member of the Commission

responsible. We have therefore tried to provide the details of

those most relevant or will be able

to point you in the right direction.

To stress, information on the Budget Lines

are provided in the guide rather than more

specific details on call for proposals to

encourage a better understanding by the

non-profit sector of the needs and interests

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What is a Budget Line?

A Budget Line is simpzv the reference given to a ~pecific

action programme within the

Commission ' s Budget. (See

1.2.4 How is it structured?

page 7)

of the institutions rather than promoting the idea that the EU is there

purely as a source of cash. This information will then of course help

when applying for funding as you will have a better appreciation of the

motivations behind the calls.

For information on call for proposals regularly check the website of the

Directorate General responsible. New calls are continuously published

throughout the year with different deadlines for applications. Also

please not that we encourage you to use the functional email boxes

provided by the Commission when applying to a call and follow the

formal application procedures.

In addition ECAS provide a service to members with update information

on call for proposals published by the European Commission. To benefit

from this service please see:


3.2 LIST OF INTERNAL BUDGET LINES

The following list of Union Programmes is not exhaustive but rather we

present to you those that are most relevant for the non-profit sector

and have funds that are allocated to the corresponding Budget Line for

the Year 2012. We encourage you, to also look to the primary source

(i.e. 2012 Budget) to see if there are also other Budget Lines that might

be of interest to your organisation.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH

15 02 02 Erasmus Mundus 105 654 000 (more)

15 02 03 Cooperation with third 9 000 000 (same) countries on education and vocational training

15 02 22 Lifelong Learning 1110 476 000 (more)

15 os 55 Youth in Action 139 608 000 (more)

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15 os 20 Preparatory action 4 000 000 (more) 33 06 02 Gender Equality 12 458 000 (more)

European partnerships 04 0315 European Year for 2 700 000 (new) on sport Active Ageing and

Solidarity between Generations 2012

CULTURE AND INTERCULUTRAL DIALOGUE 04 0417 Preparatory action- 4 000 000 (new) Activation measures

15 04 44 Culture 58 503 000 targeting young people

Programme(2007-2013) (more) -implementing the

15 04 46 Preparatory action- 500 000 (new) 'Youth on the Move'

Culture in external Initiative

relations 04 03 14 Pilot project- Social 1 000 000 (same)

15 04 51 Pilot project- 1000 000 solidarity for social

Development of the (new) integration

European 'creative 04 0415 European Progress • 24 750 000 (same)

districts' Microfinance Facility

02 02 08 04 Preparatory action- 2 000 000 Promotion of European (new)

and Transnational ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE tourism products with special emphasis on 07 03 07 LIFE+ 316 255 000

cultural and industrial (more) product 07 03 27 Preparatory action- 2 000 000 (same)

BEST

CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIL SOCIETY

HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 16 os 0101 Europe for Citizens 28 220 000 (less)

16 os 07 01 Preparatory Action- 17 03 06 Union Action in the 48 300 000 (more) European Year of 28 220 000 (less) field of Health

Citizens 2013 17 02 02 Union Action in the 21 090 000 (more) field of Consumer policy

17 04 0102 Pilot project 48 300 000 (more) EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS coordinated European

{PROGRESS) animal welfare network 04 04 0101 Employment 20 558 000 (more)

04 04 0102 Social Protection and 28 485 000 (more) Inclusion JUSTICE, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND HOME AFFAIRS

04 04 0103 Working Conditions 8 525 000 (more) 33 02 04 I Fundamental Rights and I 15 300 000 (more)

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Citizenship

33 02 os Fighting Against 19 SOO 000 (less) Violence (Daphne)

33 04 01 Drug Prevention and

Information 3 000 000 (less)

33 06 01 Anti-discrimination and 21 000 000 (more) diversity

33 03 os Civil Justice 16 100 000 (more)

18 08 01 Prince: Area of freedom, 2 800 000 (less) security and justice

18 03 09 European Fund for the 162 soo 000 integration of third (more) country nationals

18 03 03 European Refugee Fund 102 S30 000 (more)

18 03 04 Emergency measures in 9 800 000 (same)

the event of mass influxes of refugees

18 os 09 Prevention of and fight 117 S70 000 against crime (more)

INFORMATION, SOCIETY AND MEDIA

09 02 02 Promoting safer use of 14 700 000 (less) the intern et and new on line technologies

1S 04 66 03 Preparatory action - 2 000 000 (new) circulation of

audiovisual works .in a digital agenda

16 03 04 Communicating Europe 10 700 000 (less) in Partnership

13 03 31 Technical assistance and 2 SOO 000 (same) dissemination of

information on the European Union

Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and an

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08 02 01

08 03 01

08 os 01

08 06 01

08 06 02

08 08 01

08 07 01

02 04 01

0810 01

1S 07 77

0814 01

0816 01

0817 01

improved knowledge of macro-regions strategy

RESEARCH

Cooperation in Health

Cooperation - Food, Agriculture, Fisheries

and Biotechnology

Cooperation Energy

Cooperation-Environment including

climate change

Cooperation-Environment Fuel Cells

and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

Cooperation-Socioeconomic sciences

and the humanities

Cooperation -transport

Security Research

Ideas

People- Programme for the Mobility of

Researchers

Capacities-Regions of Knowledge

Capacities -Science in Society

Capacities -International

Cooperation activities

3S

639 S33 8SS (less)

312 784 29S (more)

178 319 S21 (more)

280 840 3S9 (more)

4 433 600 (more)

92 39S 240 (more)

3 23 818 270 (more)

242 9S1 017 (more)

1S64 948 330 (more)

90S 662 068 (more)

20 078 078 (more)

44 828 2S9 (more)

32 102 471 (more)

3.2.1 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH

EU actions in education and training aim to improve the quality of

learning systems and provide greater opportunities for people at all

stages of their lives. Education and training pol icy has gained particular

momentum with the adoption of the Europe 2020 strategy. Education

and training have a fundamental role to play in achieving the 'Europe

2020' objectives of 'smart, sustainable and inclusive growth', notably by

equipping citizens with the skills and competences which the European

economy and European society need in order to remain competitive and

innovative, but also by helping to promote social cohesion and inclusion.

Two of the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives are of particular relevance to

education and training:

• 'Youth on the Move' - which aims to help young people achieve their full potential in training and education and thereby improve their employment prospects;

• 'Agenda for new skills and jobs; -which highlights the need to upgrade skills and to boost employability.

The EU member states and the European Commission have therefore strengthened their political cooperation through the strategic framework 'Education and Training 2020' . For more information see: http://ec.europa .eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc1120 en.htm

For information on the latest grants published see: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education culture/call s/grants en.html

EDUCATION, AUDIOVISUAL AND CULTURE EXECTUIVE AGENCY

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency implements certain elements of more

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Did you know ...

headline targets in and training are: -to reduce the share of early schoolleavers by 10 %; -to ensure at least 40% of year aids have completed level education.

than 15 Community funded programmes and actions in the fields of ducation and training, active citizenship, youth, audiovisual and ulture. The Agency implements the Lifelong learning, Erasmus Mundus nd Youth in Action programme. or full list see: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index en.php

/3 low details are given on some of the main Budget Lines relevant to ducation, Training and Youth .

15 02 02 Erasmus Mundus

Budget 105 654 000 (more)

&m To:

• foster structured cooperation between higher education

institutions and academic staff in Europe and third countries

with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing

highly trained human resources;

• contribute to the mutual enrichment of societies by

developing a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and

internationally experienced women and men through

promoting mobility in order for the most talented students

and academics from third countries to obtain qualifications

and/or experience in the Union and for the most talented

European students and academics to do the same in third

countries;

• contribute to the development of human resources and the

international cooperation capacity of higher education

institutions in third countries through increased mobility

streams between the Union and third countries;

• improve accessibility and enhance the profile and visibility of

European higher education in the world as well as its

attractiveness for third-country nationals.

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lt is advised that you see the Erasmus Mundus annual work programme:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education culture/documents/calls/c 2011 8

89S.pdf

Eligibility: EU and third-country higher education institutions, master

students, doctoral candidates, academics and other higher education

staff, research organisations and other organisations active in the field

of higher education and enterprises.

Geographic Focus: European Union and International

Contact: Mr. Joachim Fronia (Head of Unit)

Erasmus Mundus & External Cooperation

EACEA

Rue Colonel Bourg 135-139

BOUR 02/31

1140 Evere

W0032 2 29 59 692

'S oo32 2 29 21328

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/

15 02 03 Cooperation with third countries on education and vocational

training

Budget 9 000 000 (same)

Aim On the basis of the cooperation agreements between the

Union/Community and the United States of America and Canada, it is in

particular intended to cover:

• comparative studies on respective education policies,

qualifications and skills;

• the establishment of exchange programmes for students,

learners, teachers and administrators;

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• the promotion of inter-institutional cooperation;

• aid for the establishment of links between the industrial

sectors concerned and universities;

• the promotion of cooperation with the private sector in

developing and broadening the programmes;

• the development of policy dialogue.

F r more information see the annual work programme:

Jmn://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education culture/documents/calls/c 2011 8

~

llglbility: Higher education institutions, vocational training institutions,

tudents, staff and researchers.

G ographic Focus: EU member states, United States and Canada

Contact: Mr. B. Richter

(Policy Officer Cooperation

with Industrialised countries)

Unit 4 International cooperation

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2990067

[email protected] .eu

[email protected]

[email protected]

15 02 22 lifelong learning programme

Budget 1110 476 000 (more)

A!!!! To cover the following specific programmes and horizontal actions:

• Comenius: for general education activities concerning schools

up to and including upper-secondary level;

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• Erasmus: for education and advanced training activities at

higher education level, increase in the number of scholarships

and funding for them under the Erasmus programmes;

• Leonardo da Vinci: for all aspects of vocational education and

training;

• Grundtvig: for adult education;

• Jean Monnet: projects stimulating teaching, research and

debate on the European integration process at higher

education institutions and operating grants to certain key

institutions and associations;

• a cross-cutting programme: incorporating four key activities to

cover policy issues, to make specific provision for language

learning and activity related to information and

communication technologies where these fal l outside the

specific programmes, and to provide a better dissemination

service.

Special education needs for persons suffering from disabilities or 'dys'

conditions can be addressed in all the abovementioned sectoral

programmes.

For Official Documents on the Lifelong Learning Programme including

call for proposals see:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848 en.htm

For information and contact details of your national agency see:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning

programme/doc1208 en.htm

Eligibility: Educational institutions, students, teachers, individuals

seeking training, associations and organisations working in the relevant

areas.

Geographic Focus: European Union, EEA/EFTA countries and candidate

countries.

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15 05 55 Youth in Action


Contact: Mr. Luca Dalpozzo (Head of Unit)

EACEA

Unit 1 Coordination of the

Lifelong learning programme

B-1049 Bruxelles

Voo 32 2 2951771

:.00 32 2 2995325

[email protected]

Aim To cover the following measures:

• Youth for Europe: the aim of this action is to support

exchanges between young people in order to increase their

mobility and youth initiatives, projects and activities

concerning participation in democratic life, in order to develop

young people's citizenship and mutual understanding;

• European Voluntary Service: the aim of this action is to boost

young people's participation in various forms of voluntary

activities, both within and outside the Union;

• Youth of the World: the aim of this action is to support

projects with the partner countries, in particular exchanges of

young people and youth workers, and to support initiatives

that reinforce young people's mutual understanding, sense of

solidarity and the development of cooperation in the field of

youth and civil society in these countries;

• youth workers and support systems: the aim of this action is to

support bodies active at European level in the field of youth, in

particular the operation of youth non-governmental

organisations, their networking, the exchange, training and

networking of youth workers, encouraging innovation and

quality in the action undertaken, providing young people with

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information and developing the structures and activities

needed for the programme to meet these goals;

• support for policy cooperation: the aim of this action is to

organise dialogue between the various actors in the field of

youth, in particular the young people themselves, youth

workers and policymakers, to contribute to the development

of policy cooperation in the youth field and to take the

necessary steps and establish the networks necessary to

better understand youth.

The Youth in Action Programme is intended for people aged between 15

and 28, although certain Actions are open to people aged as young as 15

or up to the age of 30.

If you would like to participate in the Youth in Action Programme, it is advised that you read the Programme Guide to help understand the objectives and criteria more fully and to identify the types of projects that can be supported by the Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/programmeguide en.htm

For information and contact details for your national agency see: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth/doc152 en.htm . Also here you can find information on SALTO which is a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas within the youth field.

Eligibility: non-profit, NGOs, a local or regional public body, an informal group of young people, a non-proft body active at European level in the youth field, an international governmental non-profit organisation, a profit-making organisation organising an event in the area of youth, sport or culture.


countries.

Contact: Mr. Pascal Lejeune (Head of Unit)

EACEA

Unit E2: Youth in Action Programme

B-1049 Bruxelles

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ii'oo 32 2 2950883

[email protected]

15 OS 20 Preparatory action- European Partnership on Sport


AJ.n:LThe main objective of the Preparatory Actions is to prepare future

U actions in this field, on the basis of priorities set in the 2007 White

Pa per on Sport and the 2011 Communication on Developing the

European Dimension in Sport.

Eligibility: Public bodies or not-for-profit organis<jtions that put forward

transnational projects in order to identify and test suitable networks and

good practices in the field of sport.


countries

Contact: Mr. Michal Krejza (Head of Unit)

EACEA

Unit of Sport

Directorate General (EAC) Education and Culture

Address B-1049 Bruxelles

ii'0032 2 2987423

S oo32 2 2957747

[email protected]

3.2.2 CULTURE AND INTERCUL TURAL DIALOGUE

The unit 'Culture policy and intercultural dialogue' sets out new approaches for cultural involvement with a view to giving culture a more prominent role in the European Union. The Treaty of Maastricht (1993) enabled the EU to take action in the field of culture. The EU's role is however limited to promoting cooperation between the cultural operators of the different EU countries or to complementing their

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activities so that the cultures of EU countries blossom. With this aim in mind, the EU implements measures in support of cultural initiatives such as the Culture Programme and the European Capital of Culture initiative. The current Culture programme runs from 2007 to 2013 with a total budget for the period of around 400 million euros. (See also the 3.2.3 Citizenship and Civil Society for more on intercultural dialogue p.48}

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/who-we-are/our-mission en.htm

For culture programmes in other Departments see: http:// ec.e uropa. eu/ culture/ eu-fu ndi ng/ cuI tu re-i n-other-euprogrammes en.htm

For Cultural Contact points visit:

http://eacea .ec.europa .eu/cultu re/tools/ccp en.php

Below you can find the corresponding Budget Line along with other

available funding aimed at promoting cultural activities

15 04 44 Culture Programme (2007 to 2013)


Aim To cover the following measures:

• support for cultural cooperation projects in all artistic and

cultural fields including those by young people (performing

arts, plastic and visual arts, literature, heritage, cultural

history);

• support for projects in the area of intercultural dialogue;

• support for work to analyse, collect and disseminate

information in the field of cultural cooperation.

Eligibility: Public or private organisations with legal personality, whose principal activity is in the cultural field (cultural and creative sectors).

Funding area: EU member states, EFTA countries which are members of the EEA, candidate countries benefiting from pre-accession strategy in

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view of their accession to the EU: Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina can take part. The negotiations with Albania for its participation in the Programme are ongoing.

For more information see the annual work programme: http ://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education culture/documents/calls/c 2011 5 544.pdf

Contact: Mr. Vladimir Sucha (Director)

Education, Audio-visual &

Culture Executive Agency

Directorate D Culture and media

tir0032 2 299 55 48

'iloo32 2 299 480

[email protected]

15 04 46 Preparatory action -Culture in external relations

Budget 500 000 (new)

8.i.m. Prepare a proposal of a strategy of actions for culture in European

external relations involving higher level of stakeholders in Europe and

representatives of third countries, involving cultural institutes and

NGOs. The intention is to open new opportunities for revisiting

concepts of cultural co-operation, diplomacy, trade in cultural goods and

services or culture in development.

Eligibility: The preparatory action is currently under elaboration

therefore it is not yet clear what the eligibility requirements are.

Contact: Ms M.Conte (Policy Officer)

Culture- External dimension,

EAC D 1001

B-1049 Bruxelles

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Woo 32 o229 666 184

[email protected]

15 04 51 Pilot project- Development of the European 'creative

districts'

Budget 1 000 000 (new)

Aim To promote the development and strengthening of the European 'Creative districts': this will be realised through the creation of a special network able to increase the value of these various experiences within the member states. lt aims to increase the cultural identity of 'Creative districts' in order to rediscover and develop the European 'crafts of beauty'. The pilot project points at the realisation of a set of coordinated actions:

• the definition of common parameters valuable in showing a specific culture and the common features of Creative districts' products or services, through the research and the analysis of all experiences;

• the creation of a network between European Creative districts, in order to pattern the exchange of information and best practices;

• the elaboration of a common brand able to represent and communicate the originality of the Creative districts and their 'crafts of beauty';

• the development of innovative interventions plans focused on the protection of Creative districts' products and services against the risk of counterfeiting;

• the promotion of the partnership between Creative districts in order to develop the exchange of young trainees within the member states to mix experiences and to value differences;

• the growth of social cohesion and know-how communication between generations through vocational training programs and mentoring;

• the strengthening of network building capability of Creative districts, through the development of synergies between

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companies, institutions and social bodies of their working area.

For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item id=S 782&1ang=en

Eligibility: regional organisations that are either responsible for or Involved in the funding and/or implementation of a horizontal or specific Innovation programme from which creative industries companies could benefit. This refers to regional public authorities themselves as well as to organisations mandated by national and/or regional public authorities to implement innovation support programmes such as innovation or regional development agencies or cluster organisations.

Contact: Lisbeth Bahl Poulsen DG Enterprise and Industry

Support for Industrial Innovation BREY 06/045

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium Woo 32 2 299 54 47

[email protected]

02 02 08 04 Preparatory action - Promotion of European and

transnational tourism products with special emphasis on cultural and

Industrial product


aim The development and reinforcement of thematic transnational

tourism products; promotion of tourism in regions in crisis or

undergoing reconversion and therefore a contribution to growth and

mployment in European regions; networking of stakeholders in cultural

or industrial tourism fields; vertical integration of tourism-related and

creative SMEs; creation of business clusters around new thematic

transnational products; a higher profile for cultural and sustainable

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European cross border tourism products on the markets of third

countries.

Eligibility: Authorities in charge of tourism at local, national and

European level; tourist offices and their associations/federations; but

also cultural, creative, pilgrimage or cycling associations or those in

charge of organising thematic tourism products in other areas.

Contact: Jo De Cock (Budget Team Leader)

DG Enterprise and Industry

Unit R1 Financial Resources

BREY 04/234

B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

iroo 32 2 299 ss 62

[email protected]

3.2.3 CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIL SOCIETY

Projects and actions promoting citizenship and civil society are mainly

funded through the Europe for Citizens Programme (see also 3.2:7

Justice, Fundamental Rights and Home Affairs). The aim of the

programme is to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them

to participate fully in the European construction . For 2012 two priorities

have been outlined:

1. Citizens and the EU: values, democratic life and institutional

issues - The active involvement of citizens in dialogue and

reflection on the EU, its policy objectives and its values are crucial

in fostering a sense of ownership and of European identity

amongst citizens. The Europe for Citizens Programme therefore

aims to make a valuable contribution to increasing awareness,

understanding and enjoyment of the values and principles

enshrined in EU Treaties.

The Treaty also introduces important changes in the functioning of

the EU institutions, national parliaments and citizens. The

programme should therefore help empower citizens to play a full

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part in the democratic life of the EU, particularly by fostering

participation through volunteering, intercultural dialogue and

promoting equal opportunities for all.

2. Citizens' interests and EU policies - Citizens' engagement with

issues which constitute the European Union's political priorities is

a key element of civic participation. The Europe for Citizens'

programme therefore aims to raise awareness amongst citizens

and encourage them to share their views on the political

programme. Particular effort should be made to encourage

reflection on the relevance and implications of EU policies on

citizens daily lives, in particular, the flagship initiatives and

objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

The Europe for Citizens programme guide provides detailed information

to all those interested in developing projects. lt helps to understand

both the objectives and the actions of the Programme and therefore the

types of activities that can be supported. For more information see :

http: //ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/programme guide 2011 en.pdf

By following the link below it is possible to increase the

visibility of your project by sharing your experience

which will then be published on the Commission's

website: http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/sharinq-

experiences/send-us-vour-projectfindex en.htm

Europe for Citizens Points (ECPs) have also been set up to facilitate

participation in the Europe for Citizens Programme. ECPs give advice and

guidance on all aspects of this programme, including how to develop a

project, prepare funding applications and build international

pa rtnerships. For more information see:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/tools/ecp en.php

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This sub-chapter is divided into two Budget Lines, the details of which can be found below.

16 OS 01 01 Europe for citizens

Budget 28 220 000 (less)

Aim The main aim is to recommend and actively promote the progress

of citizenship and civil society towards achieving a culturally enriched

and diverse Europe and the rooting of a European identity. Through this

programme, citizens have the opportunity to be involved in

transnational exchanges and cooperation activities, contributing to

developing a sense of belonging to common European ideals and

encouraging the process of European integration.

In accordance with the programme 'Europe for citizens 2007-2013' this

appropriation is intended to cover the following measures:

•

•

•

Active citizens for Europe, consisting of town-twinning and

citizens' projects and support measures;

Active civil society in Europe, consisting of structural support

for European public policy research organisations (think

tanks), structural support for civil society organisations at

European level and support for projects initiated by civil

society organisations;

Together for Europe, consisting of high-visibility events such as

commemorations, awards and Europe-wide conferences,

studies, surveys and opinion polls, information and

dissemination tools;

• Active European Remembrance, consisting of the

commemoration of the victims of mass exterminations and

mass deportations associated with Nazism and Stalinism, as

well as the preservation of the related memorials.

Eligibility: Local authorities and organisations, European public policy

research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups, civil society

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organisations, NGOs, trade unions, educational institutions,

organisations active in the field of voluntary work, organisations active

in the field of amateur sport etc.

Geographic focus: The Programme is open to the Member States of the

European Union. The Programme can also be opened to other countries,

namely the EFTA countries which are parties to the EEA Agreement, the

candidate countries and countries from the Western Balkans, provided

that certain legal and financial obligations are fulfilled.

For deadlines of calls for proposals see:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/funding/2012/index en.php

Contact: Cecile Le Clercqe

DG Communication

Policy Officer 'Europe for Citizens'

Programme Manager : civil society

Rue de la loi 200 B-1049 Bruxelles

Bureau :Tour Madou,

1 Place Madou B-1000 Bruxelles

iroo 32 2 2950026

[email protected]

16 OS 07 01 Preparatory action- European Year of Citizens 2013


Aim To cover the following measures at the European level:

• an information and communication campaign to disseminate

the key messages of the foreseen European Year of Citizens;

• the elaboration of horizontal and group specific

communication strategies;

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• the production of print, AV and web-based materials to sustain

the political key messages of the foreseen European Year of

Citizens;

• conferences and seminars to mobilise the institutional actors

and stakeholders.

Eligibility: Local authorities and organisations, European public policy

research organisations (think-tanks), citizens' groups, civil society

organisations, non-governmental organisations, trade unions,

educational institutions, organisations active in the field of voluntary

work, organisations active in the field of amateur sport etc.

Contact: Ms. A. Agerblad (policy officer)

DG Communication

Unit 2 Citizens' policy

B-1049 Bruxelles

'ii'oo 32 2 2958290

Annika [email protected]

Eacea-p 7 @ec.europa.eu

3.2.4 EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION

The main responsibility for employment policy and social affairs lies with

Member states. Nevertheless, the European Union has a duty under the

Lisbon Treaty to promote: a high level of employment; social inclusion

and social protection; better working conditions; anti discrimination;

and gender equality.

PROGRESS

Against this backdrop, PROGRESS was established to financially support

these responsibilities by bringing together previous Union programmes

and budget lines under an integrated framework.

PROGRESS financially supports activities with a strong European-wide

dimension and of an appropriate scale to ensure EU added value. lt is

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op n to all member states, candidate and potential candidate countries

rmd EFTA/EEA countries to participate. In response to a call for proposals

r n ca ll for tender, the following can apply:

• National, local and regional authorities

• Public employment services

• National statistics offices

• Specialised bodies, universities and research institutes

• Employer/employee organisations and NGOs

1 h programme cannot support individuals' private projects on a case

by case basis, however, such projects may be able to find funding

pportunities from the European Social Fund (see page 175) or the

uropean Progress Microfinance Facility (see page' 60).

Th ultimate objective of PROGRESS is to help achieve the goals of the

Europe 2020 Strategy related to employment, social affairs and inclusion

ond this is therefore reflected in the Programmes and Budget Lines. In

porticular, it is geared towards meeting the following targets:

• 75% of 20-64 year olds will be in employment by 2020;

• School drop-out rates below 10% and at least 40% of 30-34

year olds completing third level education;

• At least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and

social exclusion.

gship initiatives 'Youth on the Move' and 'An Agenda for new skills

11nd jobs' which outline actions necessary to meet the abovementioned

t rgets, have also been developed in the Europe 2020 strategy.

Below are the corresponding Budget Lines for PROGRESS and other Budget Lines relevant to employment.

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04 04 01 01 Employment (PROGRESS)


Aim To support the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs and the

implementation of the European Employment Strategy (EES) and

contributing to reaching the Europe 2020 objectives by:

• improving understanding of the employment situation and

prospects, in particular through analysis and studies and the

development of statistics and common indicators in the

framework ofthe EES;

• raising awareness, disseminating information and promoting

the debate about employment challenges, policies, and the

implementation of national reform programmes, including

among regional and local actors, social partners, civil society

and other sta keholders;

•

B-1049 Bruxelles

ii'oo 32 2 2961964

ii'oo 32 2 2955236

:a :oo 32 2 2994218

[email protected]

04 04 01 02 Social Protection and Inclusion (PROGRESS)

Aim. To support the implementation of the open method of coordination

(OM C) in the field of social protection and inclusion by:

• improving the understanding of issues and policies concerning

poverty and social exclusion, pensions, healthcare and long

term care, in the context of the OMC in the field of social

protection and inclusion;

• monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the OMC in

the field of social protection and inclusion and its impact at

coherence of internal and external policy of the Union in this national and Union level and analysing the interaction field . between this OMC and other policy areas;

setting up and organising networks and regular exchange with

international organisations active in the area of employment

and social affairs, like the OECD and ILO, to ensure the

• organising exchanges on policies, good practice and innovative

Eligibility: Public authorities or semi-state agencies at central, regional approaches, mainstreaming the needs of vulnerable groups,

or local level, non-profit organisations and higher education institutions such as people with disabilities and informal carers, and

and research institutes active mainly in the area of employment policy,

quality of work or social inclusion are also eligible. These organisations

are encouraged to establish partnerships with other stakeholders

including public authorities or semi-state agencies.

Geographic Focus: Stakeholders from all PROGRESS participating countries, including EFTA/EEA countries, the candidate countries and pre-candidate countries.

Contact: Mr. Jean-Louis De Brouwer

Directorate C Europe 2020:

Employment policies

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promoting mutual learning in the context of the social

protection and inclusion strategy;


debate about the key challenges and policy issues raised in the

context of the Union coordination process in the field of social

protection and social inclusion;

• strengthening the capacity of key Union networks to support

and further enhance the development, implementation and

coherence of the Union's internal and external policy goals

and strategies on social protection and inclusion, also in

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cooperation with international actors like the OECD, ILO and

WTO.

Eligibility: Applicants may include public bodies, regional and local authorities, NGOs, service provides tee.

Geographic Focus: Stakeholders from all PROGRESS participating countries, including EFTA/EEA countries, the candidate countries and pre-candidate countries.

Contact: Ms. Lieve Fransen

Employment and Social Affairs

Directorate 0

Europe 2020: Social Policies

Woo 32 2 2963698

Woo 32 2 2991111

S :oo 32 2 2998074

[email protected]

04 04 01 03 Working Conditions (PROGRESS)


Aim To support the improvement of the working environment and

conditions, including adaptability to change, health and safety at work,

provision of reasonable accommodation for disabled workers and

reconciling work and family life, by:

• improving the understanding of the situation in relation to working conditions,;

• supporting the implementation of Union labour law through effective monitoring, holding seminars for those working in the field, developing guides and networking among specialised bodies and legal experts, including social partners,

• initiating preventive actions and fostering health and safety at work, in particular with regard to an ageing workforce;

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•

•

•

raising awareness, exchanging good practice, disseminating information and promoting the debate on the key challenges and policy issues in relation to working conditions;

strengthening the cooperation between actors of the internal and external dimension of employment and social policy in and outside the Union institutions to ensure better coherence of the internal and external policy of the Union in this field;

establishing international cooperation networks for the dissemination of information on workers' rights to governments workers' and employers' organisations and citizens to improve the implementation of the core ILO conventions and the decent work agenda.

llgibility: Social partners, public authorities, international organisations, non-profit organisations, research centres and institutes, universities llnd civil society organisations.

ographic Focus: Stakeholders from all PROGRESS participating ountries, including EFTA/EEA countries, the candidate countries and

pr -candidate countries.

Contact: Information not disclosed,

Please check regularly the website of

DG Employment and Social affairs

for funding opportunities.

06 02 Gender equality (PROGRESS)

11 placement of 04 04 01 05

d et 12 458 000 (more)

To support the effective implementation of the principle of gender

quality and promote gender mainstreaming in all Union policies by:

• improving the understanding of the situation in relation to

gender issues and gender mainstreaming;

• supporting the implementation of Union gender equality legislation through effective monitoring, holding seminars for those working in the field and networking amongst specialised equality bodies;

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• raising awareness, disseminating information, strengthening communication and promoting the debate on the key challenges and policy issues in relation to gender equality, including the importance of reconciling work and family life (e.g. for informal carers), and gender mainstreaming in

policies; • developing the capacity of key Union networks to support and

further develop Union policy goals and strategies on gender

equality.

Eligibility: national, local authorities, social partners, universities/research institutions, NGOs at EU level in particular.

Geographic Focus: Stakeholders from all PROGRESS participating

countries, including EFTA/EEA countries, the candidate countries and

pre-candidate countries.

Contact: Sylvie Finne DG JUSTICE

Gender equality unit 1/126, Rue de Luxembourg, 46.

B- 1049 Bruxelles

u 00 32 2 296 54 86

a oo 32 2 296 35 62 [email protected]

04 03 15 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between

Generations 2012 (new)


Aim The European Union and the member countries will implement a ~ber of activities to promote active ageing. 2012 will be the lOth Anniversary of the United Nations Action Plan on Ageing. In response to the demographic challenge all EU member states are facing the EY2012

will seek to :

• Promote active ageing in employment;

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• Promote active ageing in the community through volunteering and caring;

• Promote healthy ageing and independent living;

• Enhance solidarity between generations in order to create a society for all ages;

·or more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/social/ey2012.jsp

http://www.age-platform.eu/en/call-for-proposals

llglbility: regional, local authorities, social partners and civil society

Geographic Focus: European Union

Contact: [email protected]

lnfo'rmation not disclosed,



for funding opportunities .

04 04 17 Preparatory action - Activation measures targeting young people- implementing the EU 2020 'Youth on the Move' Initiative


61!!1 Youth on the Move is the EU's flagship initiative to respond to the ha llenges young people face and to help them succeed in the

knowledge economy. lt is a framework agenda announcing key new ct ions, reinforcing existing activities and ensuring the implementation

of others at EU and national levels, while respecting the subsidiarity principle. On the request of the European Parliament, the Commission launched this preparatory action to support the goal of ensuring that young people are either in a job, education or (re-)training within four months of leaving school, especially for early leavers from education and tra ining and other vulnerable youth.

Eligibility: public, private or thi rd sector employment organisation with a I ga l profit or non-profit status, whose main mission is the provision of general employment services to all types of jobseekers, job changers

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and employers covering a variety of occupations and jobs in different

economic sectors.

Geographic Focus: European Union

Contact: http:// ec.europa .eu/youthonthemove/

[email protected]

Information not disclosed,



for funding opportunities.

04 03 14 Pilot project- Social solidarity for social integration


Aim To support and promote the strengthening of an active inclusion Union strategy, ensuring that all people have the resources necessary to lead a life that is compatible with human dignity, in all Member States. This pilot project should finance the creation of a network to facilitate the exchange of best practices between Member States, local and territorial administrations, trade unions and associations on national minimum income schemes. The information collected and exchanged should also facilitate the drawing up of a study on possible common

measures for a minimum income.

Eligibility: National, regional and local administrations, trade unions and

associations, including non-governmental organisations.

Contact: Mr. lstvan Vanyolos

Employment and Social Affairs

Active Inclusion of disadvantaged groups Fight against Poverty J-27 01/122,

Rue Joseph 11 27, 1000 Brussels, Woo 32 22990509

[email protected]

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.2.4 (a) EUROPEAN PROGRESS MICROFINANCE FACILITY 'fh European Progress Microfinance facility increases the availability of 'mlcrocredit' (loans below 25 000 euro) for setting up or developing a m 11 business.

lt does not directly finance entrepreneurs, but enables selected ml rocredit providers in the EU to increase lending, by:

• issuing guarantees, thereby sharing the providers' potential risk of loss;

• providing funding to increase microcredit lending.

Th Progress micro finance is useful for those that are:

• wanting to become self-employed or set up/develop a microenterprise (fewer than ten employees), particularly a social enterprise;

• are unemployed;

• have taken time out of the labour market; • have difficulty getting conventional credit (because you are

female, considered too young or too old, a member of a minority group, or you have a disability, etc).

'fo apply it is best to see if there are already microcredit providers in

your country by the following website:

http://ec.europa.eu/social(main.jsp?catld=983&1angld=en

04 04 15 European Progress Microfinance Facility

Jb1s1n! 24. 75 million (same)

The objective is to release the means necessary for the creation of a

uropean instrument of micro financing, in order to benefit employment

Jnd Inclusion, making it possible to give the unemployed the possibility

f new start and to make entrepreneurship accessible to those coming

m the most underprivileged groups in Europe, such as young people

nnd the Roma .

r more information see:

Ll.t.to ://www.eif.org/what we do/microfinance/progress/index.htm

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Eligibility: private or public banks, non-bank microfinance institutions

and not-for-profit microcredit providers.

Contact: Richard Geoffreys

ElF Communications

96, boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L-2968 Luxembourg

Tel.: +352 2485 1

Fax: +352 2485 81301

[email protected]

3.2.5 ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

Environmental financing for the funding period 2007-2013 relies heavily

on the Financial Instrument for Environment (LIFE+). Otherwise reliance

is held on integrating environmental aspects into other major areas. lt is

therefore always useful to become familiar with funding options in other

proposed funding areas and instruments. For example, in the field of

rural development and agriculture or energy.

Organisations that w ish to apply for funding under the LIFE+ programme must be non-profit making and independent envi ronmental nongovernmental organisations. They must also be active at European level (have activities and members in at least three EU Member States) . National NGOs are not targeted by this programme.

lt is important that LIFE+ funds are received by organisations that can contribute to EU policy development and implementation in the priority areas of the 6th Environmental Action Plan. These areas are climate change, nature and biodiversity, environment and health, natural resources and waste and horizontal issues. Although the 6th EAP is in its final year, the Commission continues to pursue actions in these prioritised areas as they also form an integral part of the Europe 2020 Strategy for 'smart, sustainable and inclusive growth' .

For more information on the 6'h EAP see: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/newprg/index.htm

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C lis for proposals for the LIFE+ programme will be published here: http: //ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus2012/index.htm

0 >low are the corresponding Budget Lines far the LIFE+ programme and other Budget Lines relevant to the environment.

07 03 07 LIFE+ (Financial Instrument for the Environment - 2007 to

2013)

~ 316 255 000 (more)

The general objective of the LIFE+ PROGRAMME is to contribute to

th implementation, updating and development of the European

Union's environmental policy and legislation, including the integration of

tl1 environment into other policies, thereby contributing to sustainable

d velopment.

In particular LIFE+ supports the implementation of the Sixth

nvironmental Action Programme, including the thematic strategies,

ond finances measures and projects with European added value in

M mber States.

The ca ll for proposals, under this Budget Line will cover all three strands

f the programme:

•

•

•

LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity , which supports the Union

network of protected areas (Natura 2000) and aim at halting

the loss of biodiversity, including diversity of genetic

resources;

LIFE+ Environment policy and governance, which will

contribute directly to the implementation of Europe 2020. the

EU's growth strategy;

LIFE+ Information and communication, which will ensure

regular and effective information flow among the relevant

target groups partly to provide accessible and user-friendly

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information on the state and trends of the environment to the

citizens.

Eligibility: Independent and non-profit-making legal person primarily

active in the field of environmental protection. Special regard will be

given to transnational projects when transnational cooperation is

essential to guarantee environmental protection, in particular species

protection.

NATURA 2000, from which most Outermost Regions and Overseas

Countries and Territories are excluded. Specific objectives are to:

•

•

promote the establishment and effective management of

marine and terrestrial protected areas (PAs) in the EU

Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories,

also taking into account already existing PAs;

implement sustainable management of marine and terrestrial

resources, which contribute to protecting important species,

Funding Area: European Union habitats and ecosystem functions outside PAs;

Mr. Angelo Salsi(Head of Unit)

DG Environment

Unit 3 LIFE- Nature

ENV E 3

B-1049 Bruxelles

iroo 32 2 2969376

[email protected]

[email protected]

Contact: Mr. Herve Martin (Head of Unit) Unit 4 LIFE- Environment and Eco-innovation

ENV E 4 B-1049 Bruxelles

iroo 32 2 2965444 [email protected]

07 03 27 Preparatory action - BEST (Voluntary scheme for Biodiversity

and Ecosystem Services in Territories of the EU Outermost Regions and

Overseas Countries and Territories)


Aim To promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

and ecosystem services in European overseas entities, drawing on the

experience gained with EU nature conservation programmes such as

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• strengthen conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

and ecosystem services in the EU Outermost Regions and

Overseas Countries and Territories by: addressing the wider

ecosystem challenge of climate, strengthening capacities at a

local and regional scale, strengthening existing nature

conservation programmes and related efforts within and

outside conservation areas and broadening the knowledge

base and filling the knowledge gaps;

• develop mechanisms to lever resources including 'payments

for ecosystem-services' (PES).

llgibility: public or private bodies, actors and institutions, registered in on EU Member State or in an EU Overseas Country and Territory or be on International organisation. Partners from Third Countries are also

llgible. Contact: Ms K. Zaunberger

(Policy Officer- Biodiversity Protection)

Unit 2 Bio-diversity

B-1049 BRUXELLES

Woo 32 2 2962172

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[email protected]

3.2.6 HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 1. a high level of consumer protection

• through improved information on consumer-related

HEALTH data, better consultation and better representation The EU Health Programme is the main instrument of the European

Commission for implementing the EU Health Strategy. The total budget

for the current programme (2008-13) is 321 500 000 euros. The

Programme is implemented by means of annual work plans which set

out priority areas and the criteria for funding actions.

The current programme has three main objectives:

1. improve citizens' health security • by developing the capacity of the EU community to

respond to communicable and non communicable diseases and health threats from physical, chemical and biological sources;

• by promoting actions related to patient safety through high quality and safe healthcare, scientific advice and risk assessment, safety and quality of organs, substances of human origin and blood.

2. promote health and reduce health inequalities • by increasing health life years and promoting health

ageing.

3. generate and disseminate health information and knowledge • by exchanging knowledge and best practice on

health issues.

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Consumer Programme is the main instrument of the European

Commission for implementing Consumer Policy. The total budget for the

current programme (2007-2013) is 156.8 million euro. The Programme

is implemented by means of annual work plans which set out priority

areas and the criteria for funding actions.

of consumers' interests.

2. effective application of consumer protection rules

• through cooperation between authorities and

organisations responsible for the implementation of

consumer legislation, information, education and

dispute resolution.

EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND CONSUMERS

The Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) are entrusted

with the task of implementing the EU Health and Consumer programmes

and the Better Training for Safer Food initiative by' managing grants and

· · rvice contracts, and by providing other support to the European

ommission. The Agency aims to attract the best proposals in the field

of public health, consumer affairs and food safety to promote the

objectives of the European Union.

or more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/index.html

For EAHC contact points see:

http:// ec.e uropa. eu/ ea he/contacts/ contacts. htm I

Below are the corresponding Budget Lines for Health and Consumer

protection.

17 03 06 Union action in the field of health


8l!n This is the second programme of public health and its duration

spans from 2008-2013. The programme focuses on three pillars:

• Health information -the objective of this pillar is to strengthen

The current programme (2007- 2013) has two main objectives: the collection, analysis, exchange and dissemination of health-

related information in the Union (including on disabilities and

'dys' conditions) which is necessary to provide a solid

foundation for health policymaking and is also needed by

professionals for their work and by citizens to enable them to

make healthy lifestyle choices.

• Health security - the overall objective is to protect citizens

against health threats. An effective rapid response capability is

needed to avoid threats to public health, for example, arising

from communicable diseases or chemical or biological attacks.

• Promote health to improve prosperity and solidarity - the

overall objective is to contribute to the prosperity of the Union

by fostering healthy ageing and bridging inequalities as well as

to enhance solidarity between national health systems.

Actions will include initiatives to increase healthy life years and

promote healthy ageing, to explore health's impact on

productivity and labour participation, and to support the

reduction of inequalities between Member States and

investment in health, thus contributing to the Europe 2020

strategy, and to productivity and growth.

For more information on funding opportunities see:

http://ec.europa.eu/health/programme/how does it work/call for pr

oposals/index en.htm

Eligibility: Local government, development agencies, small and medium

sized enterprises and Non-governmental organisations. NGOS are seen

to be key players in the implementation of the programme and will

therefore be allocated funds accordingly.

Geographic focus: European Union countries, EFTA/EEA countries and

Croatia

Contact: Mr J. Remade

DG Health and Consumer Affairs (SANCO)

Directorate C Public health

Title Head of scientific Unit

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B-1049 BRUXELLES

Woo 352 430137237

[email protected]

17 02 02 Union action in the field of consumer policy


8!m To:

• Ensure a high level of consumer protection, notably through

improved evidence, better consultation and better

representation of consumers' interests; •

• Ensure the effective application of consumer protection rules

notably through enforcement, cooperation, information,

education and redress.

For more information see the annual work programme for 2012:

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/tenders/information/index en.htm

Eligibility: European level consumer organisations. This framework

provides the possibility to award operating grants to European level

consumer organisations which are active in a wide range of consumer

Issues and representing at least half of the EU Member states and

European Level consumer organisations working in the area of

standardisation and representing at least% ofthe EU member states.

Geographic focus: European Union countries, EFTA/EEA countries,

Candidate countries and third countries.

Contact: Mrs. Carina Toernblom (Head of Unit)

European Commission

SANCO/B.6

Consumer Strategy, representation

and international relations

B-1949 Brussels

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Boo 32 2 2950726

[email protected]

17 04 01 02 Pilot Project - Coordinated European animal welfare

network


Aim The setting up of a coordinated network for animal welfare as called for by the Paulsen report on the evaluation and assessment of the

Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010. The Animal Welfare Network should provide assistance and information to the Commission, Member States, food chain actors and citizens regarding training and education, best practices and consumer communication. lt should collect and store data which would provide input to future impact assessments and policy decisions, as well as to

the upcoming EU Strategy for Animal Welfare.

Eligibility: The pilot project is still under elaboration and therefore this

information is not yet available. Contact: Andrea Gavinelli (Head of Unit)

SANCO DDG2 G 3

Unit 3 Animal Welfare

Address B-1049 BRUXELLES

Boo 32 2 2966426

Andrea [email protected]

3.2.7 JUSTICE, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND HOME AFFAIRS

In 2010 the European Commission split DG Justice, Freedom and

Security into two new departments- DG Justice responsible for civil and

criminal justice, fundamental rights and citizenship and DG Home Affairs

responsible for issues including immigration and asylum policy,

migration, borders and security.

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Despite this distinction there still remains an overlap, particularly when

referring to the management of programmes and Budget Lines. For

xa mple, programme funding for Prevention of and fight against crime

{!SEC} comes from the budget of DG Justice but is largely managed by

DG Home Affairs under the General Programme 'Security and

safeguarding liberties'.

JUSTICE In total 93 039 200 euros will be made available for DG Justice to upport the EU efforts to improve European cooperation on civil and

criminal law, allow people to better exercise their rights as EU citizens and promote equality. Projects will also be supported which reinforce the EU's efforts to control drugs demand and supply and combat violence against women and children and at-risk groups.

lt is strongly advised that the Guide for Applicants is read before responding to Calls for proposals from DG Justice. Find here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/files/guide for applicants actio n grants 2011-2012 en.pdf

HOME The share of Home Affairs in the EU budget is relatively small although it has been growing steadily in recent years, in parallel with the Union's nhanced competences in this field, which are reflected in the tockholm Programme and the Lisbon Treaty.

About 4 billion euros {62% of the budget) of Home Affairs funding is channeled through SOLID (the General Programme 'Solidarity and management of migration flows) which is comprised of four funds:

• European Refugee Fund • European Fund for the Integration of non-EU nationals

• External Borders Fund • Return Fund

For more information see: t1ttp://ec.europa .eu/home-affairs/funding/intro/funding i ntro en.htm

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PRIAMOS (Programme Information and Activity Management Operational System) is the DG JUSTICE and DG Home Affairs system for operationally managing direct grants. it includes a component which is open for applicants, where they can register, download application forms and submit an application for a grant.

Below are the corresponding Budget Lines for Justice, Fundamental

Rights and Home Affairs.

33 02 04 Fundamental Rights and citizenship

Replacing 18 04 06


Aim Actions funded under this budget line are for the development of a

society based on respect for fundamental rights, as set out in the

Charter for Fundamental Rights. it aims to strengthen civil society and

fight against racism and xenophobia . it covers transnational projects and

support to NGOs or other entities pursuing aims of general European

interest in this area, including networking of NGOs working on children's

rights.

In particular it is intended to cover the following actions:

• specific actions taken by the Commission, such as, studies and

research, opinion polls and surveys;

• specific transnational projects of Union interest presented by

at least three Member States under the conditions set out in

the annual work programmes;

• support to the activities of non-governmental organisations or

other entities pursuing an aim of general European interest

including activities related to networking of non-governmental

organisations promoting children's rights;

• an awareness campaign concerning Union anti -discrimination

legislation;

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• promote and support Union action on detention cond itions, in

response to the dilapidated state of many prisons in the

Member States.

For the Annual Work Programme 2012 see here:

http://ec.europa .eu/justice/newsroom/files/frcwp2012.en.pdf

Eligibility: private or public organisations and institutions (national, regional or local authorities, university departments and research centres) working in one of the fields covered by the objectives.

Funding Areas: European Union, EEA/EFTA countries and candidate

countries. Projects may include associates from other countries.

Contact: Mr. Emmanuel Crabit

(Head of Unit)

DG Justice

Unit 1 Fundamental rights

and rights of the child

B-1049 BRUXELLES

'iL'oo 32 2 2958114

[email protected]

33 02 OS Fighting Against Violence- Daphne

Replacement of budget line 18 04 07


Aim The general objective of the Daphne Ill Programme is to contr ibute

to the protection of children, young people and women against all forms

of violence and to attain a high level of health protection, well being and

social cohesion.

In particular, this budget line is intended to cover the following actions:

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• prevention of, and protection of children, adolescents and women from, all kinds of violence and commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking and other forms of abuse, violence at school and juvenile delinquency, and promoting the rehabilitation of victims of such abuse;

• conducting information campaigns aimed at combating paedophilia, trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation, forced abortion, female genital mutilation, or coerced sterilisation and forced marriage, and at preventing juvenile delinquency;

• promoting the introduction of instruments designed to encourage reporting of violence against women, children and adolescents and of forms of trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation;

• pilot projects and grants targeted at organisations which, as part of action to protect children and combat paedophilia on the Internet, are involved in devising and/or adopting measures to prevent material and images that involve child pornography or constitute an offence against human dignity from being carried on the Internet;

• exchange of best practices regarding action in response to violence at school, measures to prevent and combat juvenile delinquency, support for relevant non-governmental organisation initiatives and cross-borde~ cooperation, pilot projects at local and regional level and the networking of the authorities responsible for dealing with cases of juvenile delinquency.

For more information see the Annual Work Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/files/daphnewp2012.en.pdf

Eligibility: Authorities, public or private organisations (nongovernmental organisations, local authorities at the relevant level, university departments and research centres) .

Funding Area: EU or the EFTA States that are parties to the EEA Agreement.

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Contact: Ms. M . Parmantier (Programme Manager)

DG Justice Sector 003 Programmes

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2989306 [email protected]

33 04 01 Drug Prevention and Information


8.!.m._ This Programme is the only EU programme which is solely

dedicated to funding projects on illicit drugs. The Programme provides

fina ncial support for projects which aim to exchange and transfer best

practice across the EU to improve the quality of prevention and

treatment services, to reduce drug-related health damage and to

prevent drug use. A specific programme Drug prevention and

Information" {DPIP) for the period 2007-2013 has been developed as a

part of the general Programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' . lt aims

to:

• prevent and reduce drug use, dependence and drug-related

harm;

• contribute to the improvement of information on drug use;

• support the implementation of the Union drugs strategy.

The Annual Work Programme 2012 can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/files/awp 2012 dpip en.pdf

Eligibility: public or private organisations and institutions established in the EU Member States, Norway, Iceland or Lichtenstein (local authorities at the relevant level, university departments and research centres) working in the area of information on and prevention of drug use Including the reduction and treatment of drug-related harm.

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Funding Area: EU or the EFTA States that are parties to the EEA Agreement

Ms. Dana Spinant (Head of Unit) DG Justice

Unit 3 Anti-drugs policy B-1049 Bruxelles

Voo 32 2 2990150 [email protected]

[email protected]

33 06 01 Anti-discrimination and diversity

Replacement of 04 04 01 04


Aim To support the effective implementation of the principle of non

discrimination and promote its mainstreaming in all Union policies by:

• improving the understanding of the situation in relation to

discrimination in relation to all vulnerable groups, in

particular through analyses and studies and, where

appropriate, the development of statistics and indicators as

well as assessing the effectiveness and impact of existing

legislation, policies and practices;

• supporting the implementation of Union anti-discrimination

legislation through effective monitoring, holding seminars for

those working in the field and networking amongst

specialised bodies dealing with anti-discrimination as well as

public information campaigns on the Union anti

discrimination Directives 2000/43/EC, 2000/78 and

2004/113/EC;


the debate about the key challenges and policy issues in

relation to discrimination and the mainstreaming of anti

discrimination in all Union policies, including among

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nongovernmental organisations in the field of anti

discrimination, regional and local actors, social partners and

other stake holders;

• developing the capacity of key Union networks to promote

and further develop Union policy goals and strategies.

Eligibility: National authorities, EU level network NGOs. Individual NGOs

cannot apply.


33 03 OS Civil Justice


Aim To:

Contact: Ms. Lina Papamichalopoulou (Head of Unit

DG Justice (JUST) Unit 4 Non discrimination policies

and Roma coordination

Voo 32 2 2986493 [email protected]

• promote judicial cooperation with the aim of contributing to the creation of a genuine European area of justice in civil matters based on mutual recognition and mutual confidence;

• promoting the elimination of obstacles to the good functioning of cross-border civil proceedings in the Member States;

• improving the daily lives of individuals and businesses by enabling them to assert their rights throughout the Union, notably by fostering access to justice;

• improving the contacts, exchange of information and networking between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions, including by way of support for judicial training, with the aim of better mutual understanding among such authorities and professionals.

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For the annual work programme 2012 see:

http://ec.europa .eu/justice/newsroom/files/jciv awp 2012 en.pdf

Eligibility: public or private organisations including professional organisations, universities, research institutes, legal and judicial training institutes for legal practitioners, research institutes, national regional and local authorities, and other organisations established in one of the Member States of the European Union or international organisations.


Contact: Salla Saastamoinen (Head of Unit) JUSTA.1 Civil justice policy

Directorate General Justice iroo 32 2 29 69463

[email protected] [email protected]

18 08 01 Prince- Area of freedom, security and justice


Aim To cover the funding of priority information measures in the field of

justice and home affairs in relation to the establishment of an area of

freedom, security and justice (internal web sites, public events,

communication products, Eurobarometer surveys, etc.). These measures

are designed to be an effective channel of communication and dialogue

between the people of the Union, stakeholders, and the Union

institutions and take account of specific national, regional and local

characteristics, in close cooperation with the Member State authorities.

This appropriation is intended to cover the funding of an awareness

rais ing campaign by the Commission, in cooperation with civil society,

on Union citizens' rights and to cover the funding of the information

campaigns with regards to new transparency measures.

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Eligibility: Primarily public authorities at the national, regional and local

level.

Funding Area: EU or the EFTA States that are parties to the EEA

Agreement

Contact: Ms. Catherine Wendt (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 2 Information and Communication

B-1049 BRUXELLES

Woo 32 2998257


18 03 09 European Fund for the Integration of thirtl-country nationals


Aim To:

•

•

•

•

facilitate the development and implementation of admission

procedures relevant to and supportive of the integration

process of third-country nationals;

develop and implementing the integration process for third

country nationals in Member States;

increase the capacity of Member States to develop,

implement, monitor and evaluate policies and measures for

the integration of third-country nationals;

exchange information, best practice and cooperation in and

between Member States in developing, implementing,

monitoring and evaluating policies and measures for the

integration of third-country nationals that will help, inter alia,

to reduce the employment gap between immigrants and

others, improve immigrant participation and performance in

education, advance the education and employment prospects

of immigrant women, language and introductory programmes,

health, housing and urban living and enhancing civic

participation by immigrants.

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http://ec.europa.eu/home-

affa i rs/fu nd i ng/i ntegration/fu nd i ng integration en. htm

Eligibility: EU States and civil society that seek to enhance their capacity to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate integration strategies, policies and measures, as well as their exchanges of information and best practices and cooperation on integration issues.

Funding Area: All EU States except for Denmark participate in the ElF.

18 03 03 European Refugee Fund


Contact for actions at national level:

Ms. N. Monnot (Programme Manager)

DG Home Affairs

Unit 4 Financial support

Immigration and asylum

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2952035

[email protected]

For actions at transnationallevel:

Ms Z. Czikai (Programme Manager)

Unit 4 Financial support

Immigration and asylum

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2984896

[email protected]

[email protected]

Aim To integrate refugees and other persons granted supplementary

support, and to allow displaced persons to lead a life for which they

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themselves are responsible, through measures taken chiefly in the

following areas:

• facilitating access to employment, including vocational

training;

• acquisition of knowledge of the language, society, culture and

institutions of the host country;

• facilitating access to housing and to the medical and social

infrastructure of the host country;

• support for persons in particular need of protection, such as

women refugees, unaccompanied minors and torture victims

including victims of forced abortion, female genital mutilation

or coerced sterilisation and rape victims;

• integration into local structures and activities;

• improvement in public awareness and understanding of

refugees' situation;

• analysis of the situation of refugees in the Union;

• training on gender issues and child protection for officials,

healthcare workers and police officers at reception centres;

• separate accommodation for single women and girls.

The focus will be on the most vulnerable groups and cases where other durable solutions are regarded as having been ruled out. Particular attention will be given to when the appropriation can be used to demonstrate a significant and tangible act of solidarity at European level which can produce added value as part of a broader approach on delivery of humanitarian support to a country or region.

Eligibility: National, regional and local authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), public or private bodies, university departments, research centres and international organisations.

Funding area: All EU States except for Denmark participate in the ElF.

Contact: Mr.Patrick Lefevre

(Coordinator European Refugee Fund)

DG HOME Unit B4: Financial support

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Immigration and Asylum

LX46 02/135


Woo 32 2 296 83 14

[email protected]

[email protected]

18 03 04 Emergency measures in the event of mass influxes of refugees


Aim These funds cover costs which may be incurred in the event of mass

influxes of refugees or displaced persons. Emergency measures in the

following areas can be taken under this article:

• reception and accommodation;

• provision of subsistence fund;

• medical, psychological and other assistance, aimed in particular at

minors and including specialised assistance to women and girls

who have fallen victim to harassment in any form or to criminal

acts (rape, violence or specific forms of torture such as forced

abortion, female genital mutilation or coerced sterilisation) or have

suffered because of poor conditions as refugees;

• necessary staffing and administrative costs in connection with

reception and carrying out the measures;

• expert missions and ancillary technical assistance for the

identification of displaced persons;

• logistical and transport costs.

Additionally, this provision also applies for emergency measures taken

to address situations of particular pressure, characterized by the sudden

arrival at the borders of a large number of third country nationals who

may be in need of international protection.

Eligibility: Member states, NGOs and those involved in the community

action of emergency states.

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Funding area: EU member states.

Contact: Ms. Chiara Gariazzo

DG Home Unit 4 Financial support

Migration and borders

Title Head of Unit

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2999255

[email protected]

18 OS 09 Prevention of and fight against crime


81!!!. To:

• promote and develop co-ordination, cooperation and mutual

understanding among law enforcement agencies, and other

institutions (in particular organisations active in preventing

violence and crime), other national authorities and related

Union bodies;

• stimulate, promote and develop horizontal methods and tools

necessary for strategically preventing and fighting crime and

cybercrime, such as prevention of urban violence, in particular

urban violence affecting minors, or measures to prevent and

combat juvenile delinquency through exchanges of best

practice, networking of the authorities responsible and the

implementation of pilot projects, public-private partnerships,

best practices in crime prevention, comparable statistics and

applied criminology;

• promote and develop best practices for the protection of

crime victims and witnesses.

llgibility: Any organisation/body with legal personality established in the EU can apply.

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Funding area: EU member states

Contact: Mr. Wiktor Wojtas Programme Manager

Prevention of and Fight against Crime Directorate-General Home Affairs

Directorate A: Internal Security Unit A4: Financial support- Internal Security

Woo 32 2 2971744 [email protected]

3.2.8 AUDIOVISUAL, INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA

The main role of DG Information Society and Media (DG INFSO) is to

deliver on the objectives and actions of the Europe 2020 flagship

initiative - Digital Agenda for Europe. The overall aim of the Digital

Agenda is to maximize the social and economic potential of ICT so as to

contribute to the achievement of sustainable, inclusive and especially

smart growth.

Funding opportunities made available for the non-profit sector, with

regards to information society and media, are quite limited. (See also

3.2.9 Research and Technological Development, page 88)

For information on call for proposals and tender see:

http://ec.europa.eu/information society/newsroom/cf/news.cfm?item

type=fo

For details on information society national contact points see:

http://ec.europa.eu/information society/activities/ict psp/contacts/nc

p/index en.htm

Below are some of the Budget Lines in relation to audiovisual, media and

information society.

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09 02 02 Promoting safer use of the internet and new on line

technologies


A!m This action is geared, in a balanced manner, to the implementation

of operational and technical measures designed to promote safer use of

the Internet and other communication technologies, particularly for

children, and to fight against illegal content and harmful content online.

In line with this, the programme will focus on practical help for the end

user and in particular children, parents, carers, teachers and educators.

The specific objectives are:

• tackling illegal content and harmful conduct online by

supporting actions aiming at reducing the amount of illegal

content circulated online and dealing adequately with harmful

conduct online, with particular focus on online distribution of

child sexual abuse material, grooming and bullying;

• promoting a safer online environment by bringing together

stakeholders to find ways to promote a safer online

environment and to protect children from content and

conduct that may be harmful for them;

• ensuring public awareness by providing contact points where

the public and in particular children, parents, carers, teachers

and educators can be informed about opportunities and risks

related to the use of online technologies and means of staying

safe online;

• establishing a knowledge base in order to set up and continue

to develop a base for dealing adequately both with existing

and emerging uses, risks and consequences, and mapping both

quantitative and qualitative aspects in this context. The

acquired knowledge will feed into the implementation of the

proposed programme as well as into designing adequate and

proportional actions for ensuring online safety for all users.

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Eligibility: public/private organisations

Geographic focus: European Union, EEA/EFTA countries and Candidate

countries

Contact: Ms Patricia Manson (Head of Unit)

Unit eContent and Safer Internet

1ii'00352 430133261

:lfoo 352 430130269

[email protected]

15 04 66 03 Preparatory action- Circulation of audiovisual works in a

digital environment


Aim To:

• improve the circulation of European audiovisual works by

ensuring that the European audiovisual sector has access to

European and international professional markets;

• improve the European and international public's access to

European audiovisual works;

• encourage the promotion of Europe's cinematographic and

audiovisual heritage and the improvement of the public's

access to it at both European and international level.

Audiovisual festivals will be financed under this programme and will

screen a minimum of 70% European films from at least 10 States

participating in the MEDIA Programme.

For information on the Executive Agency (Media Unit of EACEA) please

visit:http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/programme/overview/who/age

ncy/index en.htm

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Eligibility: European organisations (private companies, non-profit

organisations, associations, charities, foundations, municipalities/Town

Councils etc

Contact: Mr. Constantin Daskalakis EACEA

Unit MEDIA Programme- P8 BOUR 04/61

Avenue du Bourget 1 B-1140 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 296 35 96

il·oo 32 2 299 92 14 [email protected]

EACEA-M [email protected] .eu

16 03 04 Communicating Europe in Partnership

Budget: 10 700 000 (less)

Aim: To cover the provision of information to citizens, as far as possible

in their mother tongue, about the Union's present and future options

and involving them in a debate on this subject. lt covers in particular

activities such as:

• communication operations linked to specific annual or

multiannual communication priorities;

• ad hoc communication operations on a national or

international scale that fit in with the communication

priorities;

• Communication operations organised in partnership with the

European Parliament and/or the Member States in order to

create synergies between the means of each partner and to

coordinate their information and communication activities on

the European Union.

Eligibility: national, regional but especially local authorities and NGOs

providing communication between the EU and its citizens.

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Geographic focus: European Union, EEA/EFTA countries, Candidate

countries.

Contact: Mr. M. Romano (Policy Analyst)

DG Communication

Sector 003 Inter-Institutional Relations

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2968377

:i,lloo 32 2 2962759

[email protected]

3.2.9 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

To maintain leadership in the global

knowledge economy, the European

Union has given special emphasis to

the importance of Research and

therefore dedicated over 50 billion

euro of the Budget to be spent on

grants to research actors, in order to

eo-finance research, technological

development and demonstration

projects.

The research subsidised by the European Union is organised around multiannual framework programmes. Currently, the EU operates within the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) .

Il interested in the f unding nnr>n r tu mtlt:o.l

available for research it is worth about COST. COST intergovernmental

meetings, conferences, short-term . · exchanges and outreach activities. A continuous Open Call for proposals used to attract the best p roposals f or COST actions. For more information http://www. cost. eu/participate/open call

Activities funded under the FP7 must have a 'European added value' -

i.e. the research projects must be carried out over a number of different

European and non European states. Indeed it is worth keeping in mind

when choosing other researchers/organisations to collaborate with that

cooperation with 'third countries' is explicitly encouraged in FP7.

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The European Research Executive Agency manages a large part of the fp7. By establishing close contact with final beneficiaries and providing a high visibility of the European Union, the REA acts as promoter of the European Research Area (ERA). For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/rea/index en.htm

Cordis (Community Research and Development Information Service), is

an information space devoted to European Research and Development

(R&D) activities and technological transfer. Cord is offer a free on line tool

designed to help organisations locate suitable partners for participation

in EU-funded research projects or private collaboration. We recommend

that you look at the Cordis website to see what tools and facilities they

offe r. For further information see:

http://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest/home

In all EU Member states, there are National Contact Points at hand,

there to give advice to potential participators.

Contact: www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support en.html

FP7 is divided into four sections:

COOPERATION IDEAS

CAPACITIES PEOPLE

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The corresponding Budget lines are below.

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COOPERATION

08 02 OlCooperation in Health


Aim Actions carried out in the area of health are intended to improve

the health of the European public and boost the competitiveness of

industries and companies linked to the health sector in Europe, while at

the same time addressing world health problems, including new

epidemics. The emphasis will be on translational research (transposing

basic findings into clinical applications), developing and validating new

treatments, identifying ways of promoting health and preventing illness,

diagnostic tools and technologies for making diagnoses, as well as

sustainable and effective healthcare systems. Special attention will be

given to communicating research findings and to the initiation of a

dialogue with civil society, in particular patient groups, at as early a

stage as possible in new developments produced by biomedical and

genetics research.

Eligibility: Research groups at universities or research institutes,

companies intending to innovate. Funding will be given to clinical

research on a wide range of diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, malaria,

tuberculosis, diabetes and other chronic diseases (e.g. arthritis,

rheumatic diseases and muscular-skeletal diseases, as well as respiratory

diseases, or rare diseases). An increased share of funding however is

intended to go on diseases related to ageing.

Funding area: European and non European states

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Contact: Ms Ruxandra Draghia-Akli

Director for Health,

DG Research and Innovation,

Bruxelles 1049

Woo 32 02 02953537

·~:oo 32 2 2967901

Ruxandra [email protected]

For technical concerns contact:

[email protected]

08 03 01 Cooperation-Food, agriculture and fisheries, and

biotechnology


Aim The actions carried out in this area are intended to help establish

the integrated scientific and technological bases needed to develop a

European 'knowledge-based bioeconomy' by bringing together science,

industry and other stakeholders.

Three pillars support this approach:

• sustainable production and management of biological

resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments;

• farm to fork: food, health and well being;

• life sciences and biotechnology for susta inable non-food

products.


companies intending to innovate.

Funding area: European and non European states.

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Contact: Renate Moeller

Process and Procedures

DG Research & Innovation

El

SOME 08/092


Woo 32 2 29 69565

[email protected]

http:// ec.eu ropa .eu/resea rch

08 OS 01 Cooperation - Energy


Aim To meet the following objectives-

• Renewable electricity generation (driving down the cost of

electricity production from renewable energy sources, and

demonstration of technologies adapted to different regional

conditions) ;

• Renewable fuel production (driving down the cost of fuels

produced from renewable energy sources, in particular those

fuels used for transport);

• C02 capture and storage technologies for near zero emission

power generation (reduce the environmental impact of fossil

fuel consumption);

• Clean coal technologies (Improve efficiency of plants,

reliability and costs);

• Smart energy networks (increase their safety reliabil ity and

their capability to manage the energy flows generated by the

markets);

• Energy efficiency and savings ( develop new concepts and

technologies to improve energy efficiency and savings for

buildings, services and industry).




Contact: Bruno Schmitz

DG Research and Innovation

New and Renewable Energy Sources

CDMA05/166

B-1049 Brussels

1i 00 32 229 50514

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[email protected]

08 06 01 Cooperation- Environment (including climate change)


Aim To promote sustainable management of the natural and human

environment and its resources by advancing our knowledge of the

interactions between the biosphere, ecosystems and human activities,

and developing new technologies, tools and services, in order to address

in an integrated way global environmental issues. Emphasis will be put

on prediction of climate, ecological, earth and ocean systems changes

and on tools and technologies, for monitoring, prevention and

mitigation of environmental pressures and risks including on human

health, and for the sustainability of the natural and man-made

environment.




Contact: Ms. Manuela Soares (Director)

DG Environment

RTD DDG3 I

B-1049 Bruxelles

troo 32 2 2962148

~loo 32 2 2991111

[email protected]

08 06 02 Cooperation- Environment- Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint

Undertaking


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Aim Placing Europe at the forefront of fuel cell and hydrogen

technologies worldwide and at enabling the market breakthrough of fuel

cell and hydrogen technologies, thereby allowing commercial market

forces to drive the substantial potential public benefits. The Budget Line

will help support research, technological development and

demonstration (RTD) in the Member States (and countries associated

with FP7) in a coordinated manner to overcome the market failure.

Ultimately the priority is to encourage increased public and private

research investment in fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.

For further information see: http://www.fch-ju.eu




Contact: Ms. Manuela Soares (Director)

DG Environment

RTD DDG3 I

B-1049 Bruxelles

itoo 32 2 2962148

l.l;oo 32 2 2991111

[email protected]

08 08 01 Cooperation- Socioeconomic sciences and the humanities


Aim To mobilise, as part of a coherent effort the wealth and diversity of

research capacities in the economic, political, social and human sciences

that are necessary to understand and manage issues relating to the

emergence of a knowledge-based society and new forms of

interpersonal relations and relations between individuals and

institutions.

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companies intending to innovate etc (as mentioned above) .


Contact: Mr. Robert Burmanjer (Head of Unit)

Unit 5 Social Sciences and Humanities

B-1049 Bruxelles

itoo 32 2 2968944

[email protected]

08 07 01 Cooperation -Transport (including aeronautics)


Aim In line with the White Paper on Transport and the updated versions

of the strategic research agendas of the four technology platforms in the

field of transport, the general objective is to develop integrated,

'greener', 'smarter' and safer pan-European Transport systems for the

benefit of citizens and society, the environment and also the

competitiveness of European industries in the global market.




Contact: Mr. Andras Siegler

(Director responsible for Transport)

Directorate H Transport

B-1049 Bruxelles

Boo 32 2 2980182

[email protected]

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02 04 01 Security Research


Aim The development of technologies and knowledge for building

capabilities with a civil application focus needed to ensure the security

of citizens from threats such as terrorism and crime as well as from the

impact and consequences of unintended incidents such as natural

disasters or industrial accidents; to ensure optimal and concerted use of

available and evolving technologies to the benefit of civil European

security; to stimulate the cooperation of providers and users for civil

security solutions, improving the competitiveness of the European

security industry and delivering mission orientated research results to

reduce security gaps.




IDEAS

08 10 011deas

Budget 1564 948 330 (more)

Contact: Mr. Marco Malacarne

(Head of Research Activities on Security)

DG Enterprise and Industry

Directorate H Space, security and GMES

Unit 3 Security Research and Development


Woo 32 2 2955277

[email protected]

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A!!!! Identify the best research teams in Europe and to stimulate research at the frontiers of knowledge by funding high-risk and multidisciplinary projects evaluated according to the sole criteria of

xcellence as judged by peers at European level.

The European Research Council Executive Agency was created in order to manage exclusively the Ideas programme and implements the call for proposals. For more information see: www.erc.europa.eu

For national contact points see: http://erc.europa.eu/national-contact

points

Eligibility: In contrast with the Cooperation programmes, there is no obligation for cross-border partnerships. Projects are implemented by individual teams around a principal investigator. There is however a European element, as the aim is to raise competition between scientists in fundamental 'frontier' research from the national to the European level. Research may be carried out in any area of science or technology, including engineering, socio-economic sciences and the humanities.

Funding area: European Union but with the possibility of third countries participating in certain projects.

PEOPLE

Contact:Pablo Amor (Director of ERCEA)

European Commission ERC Executive Agency

COV2 B-1049 Brussels

ii'oo 32 2 299 40 28

:iloo 32 2 292 19 75

[email protected]

15 07 77 People - Programme for the Mobility of Researchers


Aim To make Europe more attractive to researchers in order to increase

Europe's capacity and performance in research and technological

development and to consolidate and further develop the European

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Research Area. Against the background of growing competition at world

level, the development of an open and competitive European labour

market for researchers with diversified, attractive career prospects is

needed. What is specific about the 'People' programme is the

promotion of the international and intersectoral mobility researchers as

a key driver for European Innovation. lt is implemented via a set of

Marie Curie actions (see: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/ )

providing fellowships and other measures to help researchers build their

skills and competences throughout their careers.

For more information see the 'People Work Programme's here:

ftp ://ftp. cordis.e u ropa .eu/pu b/fp 7/ docs/wp/people/m -wp-

201201 en.pdf

Eligibility: The People Programme will be implemented through actions

under five headings: Initial Training; Life-long training; lndustry

academia; International Dimension'; and Specific Actions. For each, the

criteria for eligibility are slightly different. 'Initial Training is aimed at

young researcher' in both public and private sectors; Life-long training' is

aimed at experienced researchers; 'Industry academia' is aimed at co

operations between organisations from academia and industry, in

particular SMEs and including traditional manufacturing industries;

'International dimension' is aimed at researchers outside Europe; and

'Specific Actions' depends on what is seen to be the main obstacles to

researcher mobility at the time.

Funding area: European Union but with the possibility of third countries

participating in certain projects.

Contact: Ms Alessandra Luchettie

EACC3

Unit 3 People programme;

Marie Curie actions

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2960874

[email protected]

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CAPACITIES

08 14 01 Capacities - Regions of Knowledge


Aim To strengthen the research potential of European regions, in

particular by encouraging and supporting the development, across

Europe, of regional 'research-driven clusters'.

Eligibility: Regional Authorities, universities, Research centres,

enterprises and other relevant stakeholders.



Contact: Dr. Dimitri Corpakis

Head of Unit CS

Regional Dimension of Innovation

Directorate C: Research and Innovation

Office: 8, Square de Meeus,

1050 Brussels

Woo 32 2 2968445

[email protected]

08 16 01 Capacities- Science in Society


Aim To stimulate the harmonious integration of scientific and

technological endeavour and associated research policies in the

European social web. Actions carried out under this heading will also

support the coordination of national research policies and the

monitoring and analysis of research related policies and industrial

strategies.

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companies intending to innovate etc (as mentioned above)



Contact: Niki Atzoulatou

Unit 7 Administration and finance

Title Deputy Head of Unit

Head of Unit- Administration and Finance acting

B-1049 Bruxelles

ir0032 2 2995992

[email protected]

08 17 01 Capacities-International cooperation activities


Aim To help create a strong and coherent science and technology policy

of the Union by developing strategic partnerships with third countries as

well as global ones.


companies intending to innovate etc (as mentioned above)

Funding area: EU, candidate countries, associated and industrialised

countries, as well as international cooperation partner countries (Asia,

Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, African, Caribbean and

Pacific countries, Mediterranean partner countries and countries in the

western Balkans).

Contact: Mr.Laurent Bochereau(Head of Unit)

International cooperation policy

Research and Development

B-1049 Bruxelles

[email protected]

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CHAPTER FOUR

EXTERNAL BUDGET LINES

4.11NTRODUCTION

The European Union continues to strengthen its role in the world

through a number of policy driven instruments. In 2012, these

instruments represent 6.4% of the EU budget, against 6.2% in 2011.

Through its European External

Action Service (EEAS) and its

delegations around the world,

supported by services of the

European Commission, the EU

focuses on tackling the challenges

facing Europe as well as the rest of

the world. Problems such as climate

change, terrorism, drugs, and energy

security.

With over 60% of world-wide

contributions to development

coming from the EU, it is the biggest

provider of humanitarian aid in the

world.

Its role on the world stage is mostly

felt through its actions of external

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What is the European External Action

Service (EEAS}?

The EEAS serves as a foreign ministry

and diplomatic force for the European

Union, implementing the EU's Common

Foreign and Security Policy along with

other areas of the EU's external

representation. Established by the

Lisbon Treaty, the EEAS is truly unique

merging both external relations

departments of the Council and the

Commission (former DG RELEX) but at

the same time it remains very much

independent from the institutions with

its own separate budget. For more

information:

http://eeas.europa.eu/backqround(inde

x en.htm

assistance - in the form of development and cooperation along with

humanitarian aid and civil protection. (Below more details are given

and the corresponding budget lines).

The EU, however, dedicates each year funding towards Budget Line 19

11 03 'The European Union in the World' to cover the cost of priority

information and communication activities directed towards the citizens

in order to address the weak public perception of external assistance as

well as raise awareness of the European Neighbourhood Policy and

Common Foreign Security Policy.

4.2 LIST OF EXTERNAL BUDGET LINES

The following list of External Budget lines is not exhaustive but rather

we present to you those that are most relevant for the non-profit sector

and have funds that are allocated to the corresponding Budget Line for

the Year 2012. We encourage you, to also look to the primary source

(i.e. 2012 Budget) to see if there are also other Budget Lines that might

be of interest to your organisation.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY

19 04 01 Democracy & Human 126 665 000 Rights (EIDHR) (more)

19 04 03 Electoral Observation 38 000 000 (same)

HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

21 os 0101 Health 38 190 000 (more) 21 os 0103 Other aspects of human 2 000 000 (new)

and social development 21 os 0104 Gender equality 0 21 os 0102 Education 0

21 os 02 Global Funds to fight SO 000 000 (less) Aids, Tuberculosis and

Malaria (GFATM)

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ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF

2104 01

191103

23 02 01

23 02 02

2102 01

19 02 01

23 02 03

RESOURCES

Environment and sustainable

management of natural resources, including

energy

COMMUNICATION

I The European Union in I

the World

HUMANITARIAN AID

Humanitarian Aid

Food Aid

FOOD SECURITY

I Food Security

I

MIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Cooperation with third countries in the areas of

migration and asylum

200 713 000 (more)

2 500 000 (less)

553 261000 (more)

251580 000 (more)

246 264 700 (more)

57 648 000 (more)

CRISIS AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

I Disaster Preparedness I 34 787 500 (more)

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23 02 04 Preparatory Action- 3 000 000 European Voluntary

Humanitarian Aid Corps

23 03 01 Civil protection within 18 000 000 the Union

23 03 06 Civil Protection 4 000 000 intervention in third

countries

NON STATE ACTORS IN DEVELOPMENT

2103 01 Non-state actors in 198 461980 development (more)

2103 02 Local authorities in 32 556 020 (less) development

AID TO AND COOPERATION WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICA

AREAS

2106 02 Relations with South 127 869 000 (less) Africa

19 09 01 Cooperation with 364 323 000 (less) developing countries in

Latin America

1910 0101 Cooperation with 520 903 500 (less) developing countries in

Asia 1910 03 Cooperation with Iraq, 52 651 000 (more)

Iran and Yemen 1910 0102 Aid for the 198 5 000

rehabilitation and reconstruction of

Afghanistan

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4.3 DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATOIN

EuropeAid Development and Cooperation (DEVCO) is a relatively new

Directorate General responsible for designing European development

policy and delivering aid throughout the world. EuropeAid delivers aid

through a set of financial instruments with a focus on ensuring the

quality of EU aid and its effectiveness. Focal areas of funding are

individuated by agreements between the EU and the authorities in

partner countries and regions, which then result in an agreed country

and regional strategy papers. In addition, programmes are run with a

specific thematic focus. They are implemented on the basis of thematic

strategy papers and annual action programmes.

Much of the work of EuropeAid is aimed at · achieving the goals,

principles and commitments in the 2005 policy statement 'European

Consensus on Development. What is more, the strategy is defined in line

with the United Nations Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce poverty

by 2015 and this is therefore reflected in the priorities of the

corresponding Budget Lines.

The multi-annual strategies and programmes for EU development

assistance are jointly prepared by the European External Action Service.

For more information on the European Consensus on Development

policy paper see:

http://ec.europa .eu/europeaid/what/development-policies/european

consensus/index en.htm

For more information on the MDGs see:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/millenium-development

goals/index en.htm)

For more information on the f inancial instruments see:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/finance/dci en.htm

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Financial Instruments The most relevant external assistance financial instruments for NGOs, in 2012, are:

• Development Cooperation Instrument

• European Instrument for Human Rights • Instrument for Stability

• European Development Fund

Further details and corresponding Budget Lines {where applicable) are given below.

To apply: PADOR

In order to help the funding applicants in their research, the European

Commission set up a system online: PADOR. This database, managed by

EuropeAid, contains information about organisations applying for grants

of the European Commission in the field of external assistance. PADOR

is the acronym of 'Potential Applicant Data On line Registration:

Signing up for PADOR is mandatory. Signing up is free. lt is therefore

simply a matter of creating a username and password.

See:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/index e

n.htm

lt is advised before starting, to look at the PADOR Quick Guide:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/documents/

pador applicants en.pdf

4.3.1 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION INSTRUMENT

The DCI covers three components:

1. Geographic Programmes supporting cooperation with 47 developing countries in Latin America, Asia and Central Asia, the Gulf region (Iran, Iraq and Yemen) and South Africa.

2. Thematic programmes benefiting all developing countries. These programmes support actions in four fields: investing in people; environment and sustainable management of natural

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resources including energy; non-state actors and local authorities in development; food security; migration and asylum.

3. Programme of accompanying measures for the 18 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Sugar Protocol countries, in order to help them adjust following the reform of the EU sugar regime. (Budget Lines under this component will not be presented in this guide)

The geographical zones covered by this instrument: all countries except

EU and industrialised countries.

4.3.1 (a) GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMMES:

19 09 01 Cooperation with developing countries in Latin America


Aim To help, in developing countries in Latin America, consolidate

democracy, human rights and the rule of law; to promote social

cohesion, combat poverty and social exclusion; promote an SME-friendly

business climate; support regional integration; improve the standard of

education and health; promote the increased use of information and

communication technologies; support capacity-building; encourage the

transfer of know-how and promote contact and collaboration between

business players on both sides; promote a more favourable climate for

economic expansion and hence development in the countries

concerned; promote the sustainable use of natural resources,

sustainable energy and the combating of climate change; support

disaster prevention and risk reduction, including climate-change-related

hazards; support trade unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

and local initiatives to monitor the impact of European investments on

the national economy; foster the development of civil society,

encourage less well represented groups to gain a voice and participate in

civil society and the political system; combat all forms of discrimination.

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Eligibility: NGOs and International Organisations. Part of this

appropriation is intended to be used, for operations carried out by

senior volunteer experts from the Union who come under the European

Senior Services Network (ESSN).

Funding Area: Developing countries in Latin America

Contact: Ekaterina Yakovlena (Programme Manager)

EuropeAid Unit G2 Regional Programmes Latin America and Carribean,

Rue Jose ph 11, 54, Office: J-54 03/56 B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 296 20 08 [email protected]

19 10 01 01 Cooperation with developing countries in Asia


Aim Improving human and social development as well as tackling

macroeconomic and sectoral problems in Asian developing countries,

particularly the poorest. Emphasis is placed on operations influencing

economic organisation and institutional development, the strengthening

of civil society, universal access for children of both sexes and women as

well as children with disabilities to primary and secondary education,

the environment, and the sustainable management of natural resources,

regional cooperation, disaster prevention and risk reduction, including

climate-change related hazards, and reconstruction measures, as well as

the promotion of sustainable energy, the fight against climate change

and information and communications technology.

Eligibility: International organisations and NGOs, for example,

promoting and defending the rights of vulnerable groups, such as

women, children, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.

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Funding area: Developing countries in Asia

Contact: Ms. Beata Kolecka (Head of Unit)

DEVCO H 1

Unit 1 Geographical Coordination

Asia and Pacific

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2967371

!Moo 32 2 2998184

[email protected]

19 10 01 02 Aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of

Afghanistan

Budget 198 915 000

Aim To support basic social services and economic development in

Afghanistan. it is also intended to support the Afghanistan national drug

control strategy, including halting the production of opium in

Afghanistan, and the disruption and destruction of the opium networks

and illegal export routes to European countries. lt is also intended to

support the Union contribution to the processes for the return of Afghan

refugees and displaced persons to their country and regions of origin .

Eligibility: NGOs and International Organisations, for example, women's

organisations which have worked for a long time for Afghan women's

rights.

Funding area: Afghanistan

Contact: Mr. A Ghafari(Project Officer)

DEVCO H 1

DEL.Afghanistan.002

Social Protection and Refugees

B-1049 Bruxelles

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ttoo 93 7 99095004

[email protected]

19 10 03 Cooperation with Iraq, Iran and Yemen


Aim To cover actions in Iraq, Yemen and further to the Commission's

current analysis into the area, potentially, targeted actions concerning

human and social development in Iran. With regard to Iraq, this

appropriation is intended to cover Union operations in the framework of

the Iraqi reconstruction process. Concerning Yemen, actions will be

centered on promoting good governance and the fight against poverty

(support to social sectors and the private sector) .This appropriation also

covers capacity-building actions to assist agricultural producers in

developing countries to meet Union sanitary and phytosanitary

standards necessary for access to the Union market.

Eligibility: International organisations and NGOs

Funding Area: Iraq, Iran and Yemen

Contact

Cooperation with Iraq: M .E. Basile

(Programme Assistant)

DEVCO


Central Asia, Middle East/Gulf,

Asia Regional Programmes

B-1049 Bruxelles

ttoo 32 2 2984982

[email protected]

Cooperation with Yemen: Ms. A. Pavel

International Aid/Cooperation Officer

DEVCO

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B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2989495

Andreea [email protected]

Cooperation with Iran: Ms. M. Baum

DEVCO




B-1049 Bruxelles

'Woo 32 2 2950566

[email protected]

21 06 02 Relations with South Africa


Aim Primarily to cover the financing of development cooperation projects and programmes with South Africa, which contribute: to South Africa's harmonious and sustainable economic and social development through programmes and measures designed to reduce poverty and encourage economic growth which benefits the poor; to its continued integration into the world economy; to consolidate the foundations laid for a democratic society and a State governed by the rule of law in which human rights and fundamental freedoms are fully respected; to improving social services and helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Eligibility: partner countries and regions, and their institutions, decentralised bodies in the partner countries (municipalities, provinces, departments and regions), joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community, Non State Actors, international organisations, EU agencies.

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Funding area: South Africa

Contact: Benoit Chapas

International Relations Officer- South Africa

European External Action Service

Africa Department- Southern Africa Division

w 0032 2 29 88157

ilno32 2 29 67141

[email protected]

Marco Morettini

[email protected]

4.3.1 (b) THEMATIC PROGRAMMES:

INVESTING IN PEOPLE

'Investing in people' aims to support actions in the area of human and

social development and it is the only thematic programme which covers

nearly all of the Millennium Development Goals. The programme

supports activities under four main pillars:

Information of the programme and all calls for proposals can be found

on the EuropeAid's website:

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• Investing in People: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/finance/dci/investing en.

htm

• Calls for proposals: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1284977262222&do=publi.welc ome&user la nguage=en

• Annual Programme 2012 which will include information of all activities to be financed in 2012 as well as calls for proposals, will be published in the following site in May-June once it has

been adopted: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/ap/index en.htm

21 os 01 01 Health


Aim To provide financial support to actions in developing countries and in Europe's neighbouring countries under the 'Good health for all' component of Investing in People.

Good health for all focuses on the human resources crisis in health-care systems, poverty-related diseases, neglected or emerging diseases and the promotion if sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Four priority areas are identified. These are:

• combating poverty and neglected diseases, targeting communicable diseases and diseases that can be prevented by

vaccination;

• improving the capacity of health systems to ensure equitable access to health providers, commodities and health services;

• and keeping a balanced approach between prevention, treatment and care.

Eligibility: Usually non state actors, including NGOs, social partner organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutes, local authorities and international organisations. lt is intended

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to benefit the poorest and least developed and the most disadvantaged sections of the population

Contact: Ms Marianna Lipponen Unit 4 Education, Health, Research, Culture

DEVCO D 4 B-1049 Bruxelles

'R0032 2 29 55119 [email protected]

21 OS 02 Global Funds to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria


Aim To provide financial support for actions under the Global Fund to

Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM).

Eligibility: The Budget Line is exclusively dedicated to GFATM. GFTAM is

a financing institution, supporting low-and lower-middle-income

countries in their fight against the three listed diseases. Yet as a

financing institution, they do not implement or manage the programmes

themselves. Rather each country, through a stakeholder body known as

a 'Country Coordinating Mechanism', develops its own proposal to the

Global Fund. The grant is then implemented by a local organisation

known as a Principal Recipient who will take responsibility but also

disburse funds to other organisations as sub recipients.

For more information: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/application/


21 OS 01 02 Education

Budget: 0 (less)

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Aim: To provide financial support to actions in developing countries in Europe's neighbouring countries under the 'Education, knowledge and skills' component of Investing in People.

Education, knowledge and skills promotes universal access to quality primary education and access to vocational and skills training.

Seven priority areas are identified:

• the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015 and the Dakar Framework for Action on Education for all;

• basic , secondary and higher education plus vocational education and training, to improve access to education for all children and, increasingly, for women and men of all ages;

• promotion of high-quality basic education, with particular focus on access for girls, children in conflict affected areas and children from marginalized and more vulnerable social groups including children with disabilities;

• developing ways to measure learning outcomes in order to better assess the quality of education;

• promoting donor harmonization and alignment to promote universal, compulsory, free and high quality education through international or multi-country initiatives;

• Improving knowledge and innovation through science and technology together with the development of, and access to electronic communication networks;

• And high quality education through international or multicountry initiatives.

Eligibility: Usually non state actors, including NGOs, social partner organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutes, local authorities and international organisations. lt is intended to benefit the poorest and least developed and the most disadvantaged sections of the population.

Contact: Josick Van Dromme Unit 4 Education, Health, Research, Culture

DEVCO D 4

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Address B-1049 Woo 32 2 2995202

[email protected]

21 OS 01 03 Other aspects of human and social development

Budget 71440 000

Aim To provide financial support to actions in developing countries and in Europe's neighbouring countries under the 'Other aspects of human

and social development' component of Investing in People.

Three priority areas are identified: • Culture; • Employment and social cohesion; • Children and youth

lt is also intended to support Tibetan civil society in China and in exile and the revitalisation of Tibetan communities in exile.

Eligibility: Usually non state actors, including NGOs, social partner organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutes, local authorities and international organisations. lt is intended to benefit the poorest and least developed and the most disadvantaged sections of the population.

Contact: General: Ms. Josick [email protected]

W0032 2 29 95202 11t!oo32 2 29 60423

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For Culture: Cristina Torres [email protected]

For Children &Youth: Elena Volpi [email protected]

For decent work and employment: Henrik Huitfeldt

[email protected]

21 OS 01 04 Gender equality

Budget 0

Aim To provide financial support to actions in developing countries and in Europe's neighbouring countries under the 'Gender Equality' component of Investing in People.

The overall priority is to promote gender equality and women's rights and implementing global commitments as detailed in the European Union Gender Action Plan, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Actions and the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Eligibility: Usually non state actors, including NGOs, social partner organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutes, local authorities and international organisations. it is intended to benefit the poorest and least developed and the most disadvantaged sections of the population.

Contact: Josick Van Dromme Unit 4 Education, Health, Research, Culture

DEVCO D 4 Address B-1049

woo 32 2 2995202 [email protected]

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL

RESOURCES INCLUDING ENERGY

The thematic programme for Environment and Sustainable

Management of Natural Resources including Energy (ENRTP) helps

developing countries and partner organisations to address

environmental and natural resource management issues. Moreover, it

helps to meet their obligations under multilateral environmental

agreements and to take international policy leadership in such areas as

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fighting climate change, tackling land degradation and desertification,

biodiversity protection and proper management of chemicals and

wastes.

21 04 01 Environment and sustainable management of natural

resources, including energy


Aim To promote and implement the policy on the environment and on

the sustainable management of natural resources, including energy, as it

applies to the Union's relations with developing countries and with

Europe's neighbours.

Financial support is provided to actions in five priority areas:

• working towards Millennium Development Goal 7

'environmental sustainability';

• promoting implementation of Union initiatives and helping

developing countries to meet internationally agreed

commitments;

• improving expertise for integration and coherence;

• strengthening environmental governance and Union

leadership;

• supporting sustainable energy options in partner countries and

regions.

Support for climate change adaptation in partner countries and regions

include a contribution to further strengthen the implementation of the

European Union's Action Plan on Climate Change and Development

through the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA). The GCCA intends

to deepen dialogue, cooperation and enhance support on climate

change between the European and poor developing countries, the most

vulnerable to climate change, in particular Least Developed Countries

(LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

(http://www.gcca.eu/pages/14 2-Background-and-Objectives.html) .

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Eligibility: Partner countries and regions, and their institutions, decentralised bodies in the partner countries (municipalities, provinces, departments and regions), joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community, international organisations and EU agencies.

Funding area: all countries except EU and industrialised countries.

Contact: Louis Du Breil De Pontbriand

Unit 2 Climate Change,

Environment, Natural Resources, Water

DEVCO C 2

B-1049 Bruxelles

ir0032 2 2954516

[email protected]

NON STATE ACTORS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN DEVELOPMENT

The thematic programme "Non-state actors and local authorities in

development" aims at encouraging non-state actors and local

authorities, both from the EU and in developing countries, to get more

involved in development issues.

21 03 01 Non-state actors in development


Aim Support initiatives in developing countries carried out by civil

society organisations originating in the Union and partner countries in

the area of development, as well as to strengthen their capacity in

contributing to the policymaking process. The aims are to : promote an

inclusive and empowered society; increase Europeans' awareness of

development issues and mobilise active public support in the Union and

acceding countries for poverty reduction and sustainable development

strategies in partner countries and for fairer relations between

developed and developing countries, and reinforce civil society's role as

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a factor of progress and transformation; achieve more efficient

cooperation, foster synergies and ensuring a structured dialogue

between civil society networks, within their organisations and with

Union institutions.

Eligibility: partner countries and regions, and their institutions; decentralised bodies in the partner countries, such as municipalities, provinces, departments and regions; joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community; international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international and regional financial institutions and development banks; public, local authorities and consortia or representative associations; companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses; financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions; non-State actors; and natural persons.

Funding area: all countries (including EU), except third industrialized

countries

Contact: Mr. Angelo Baglio

Unit 2 Civil Society, Local Authorities

Title Head of Unit- Relations with Civil Society and Coordination DEVCO D 2


Voo32 2 2957276

[email protected]

21 03 02 Local Authorities in Development


Aim Support initiatives in developing countries carried out by local

authorities originating in the Union and partner countries in the area of

development as well as to strengthen their capacity in the policymaking

process, so as to: promote an inclusive and empowered society;

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increase Europeans' awareness of development issues and mobilise ·

active public support in the Union and acceding countries for poverty

reduction and sustainable development strategies in partner countries

and for fairer relations between developed and developing countries,

including raising awareness of North-South trading relations and Union

consumers' purchasing decisions and their impact on sustainable

development and poverty reduction, and reinforce the roles of local and

regional authorities for these purposes; achieve more efficient

cooperation, foster synergies and ensure structured dialogue among

local and regional authorities associations and with civil society, within

their organisations and with Union institutions.

Eligibility: partner countries and regions, and their institutions; decentralised bodies in the partner countries, SllCh as municipalities, provinces, departments and regions; joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community; international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international and regional financial institutions and development banks; public, local authorities and consortia or representative associations; companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses; financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions; non-State actors; and natural persons.

Funding area: all countries (including EU), except third industrialized

countries.

Contact: Mr. Angelo Baglio

Unit 2 Civil Society, Local Authorities

Title Head of Unit- Relations with Civil Society and Coordination

DEVCO D 2

B-1049 Bruxelles

Vo032 2 2957276

[email protected]

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FOOD SECURITY

The Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) aims to improve food security in favour of the poorest and the most vulnerable under a medium and longer term perspective and to lead to sustainable solutions.

21 02 01 Food Security


Aim Reducing poverty and food insecurity in chronic food-insecure

developing countries; to mitigate the effects of crisis on the most

vulnerable population. lt is intended to be a bridging instrument

between short-term (crisis situations) and the long-term (development).

More specifically, it intends to contribute to the strategic priorities of

the food security thematic programme (FSTP) through: research,

technology and innovation related to food security; research to collect

data on the impact of Fair Trade for marginalised producers and workers

in the South; research to advise policy-makers how best to ensure that

the specific interests of marginalised producers and poor workers in the

South are reflected across all policy areas; food security governance at

global, continental and regional levels; addressing food security in

exceptional situations of transition, and in fragile and failed states; and

supporting marginalised producers in developing countries to have

access to pre-financing to help fund inputs and grants to work towards

compliance with standards and regulations

(http ://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/finance/dci/food en.htm).

Eligibility: partner countries and regions, and their institutions,

decentralised bodies in the partner countries (municipalities, provinces,

departments and regions),joint bodies set up by the partner countries

and regions with the Community, international organisations, EU

agencies, bodies and entities of the Member States, partner countries

and regions and any other third country complying with the rules on

access to the Community's external assistance, this includes: public

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bodies, non-state actors, private bodies, financial institutions and

natural persons.


Contact: Mr. Jean-Pierre HALKIN

Unit 1 Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition

Title Head of Unit

B-1049 Bruxelles

110032 2 2957042

[email protected]

For more information on the FSTP contact: L. Gualdi Unit 1 Rural Development, FCilod Security, Nutrition

B-1049 BRUXELLES

110032 2 2965729

MIGRATION AND ASYLUM

The thematic programme for cooperation with third countries in the

areas of migration and asylum aims to support third countries in their

efforts to ensure better management of migratory flows in all their

dimensions.

19 02 01 Cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and

asylum


Aim Under the DCI the objective is to support third countries in their efforts to ensure better management of migratory flows in all their dimensions. The Union programme for the cooperation with third countries and regions of origin and transit has the objective of fostering the links between migration and development, as well as to mitigate the brain drain from south to north in the process, to promote wellmanaged labour migration, to fight illegal migration, to fight smuggling and the trafficking of human beings and facilitate re-admission, to

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protect migrants and to help third countries to improve their capacities to fulfill their international obligations in the field of asylum and migration This thematic programme will, in the context of its new strategy, also take into account migration that results from climate change. The respect of democratic principles and the rule of law, as well as of human rights and of fundamental freedoms, will constitute an essential element for the application of this instrument. If necessary, and as far as possible, the actions financed will be associated with measures aimed at strengthening democracy and the rule of law and compliance with international instruments in this field, including the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees.

For more information see multiannual strategy paper 2011-2013:

http://ec.eurooa.eu/europeaid/what/migration

asylum/documents/strategy 2011-2013 en.pdf

Eligibility: Regional and international organisations and agencies (in particular, United Nations agencies), non-governmental organisations or other non-State actors, federal, national, provincial and local governments of third countries, their departments and agencies, institutes, associations and public and private operators.


Contact: Mr. Geza Strammer

Head of Sector of DEVCO.D3 Migration and Asylum

Address B-1049 BRUXELLES

W0032 2 2990438

Mrs. Dirosa Roberta

Secretariat of Unit DEVCO 03, Operational Assistant

[email protected]

4.3.2 EUROPEAN INSTRUMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

19 04 01 European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights


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Aim The general objective will be to contribute to the development and

consolidation of democracy and respect for human rights, in accordance

with Union policies and guidelines.

Key areas of activity will include:

• enhancing respect for human rights and fundamental

freedoms in countries and regions where they are most at risk,

as well as promoting the rule of law;

• strengthening the role of civil society in promoting human

rights and democratic reform, while ensuring the protection of

human rights defenders and defenders of freedom of speech

and freedom of the press, in supporting the peaceful

conciliation of group interests and in mnsolidating political

participation and representation;

• supporting actions on human rights and democracy issues in

areas covered by Union guidelines, including on human rights

dialogues, on human rights defenders, on the death penalty,

on torture, including forced abortion, female genital

mutilation or coerced sterilisation and on childhood and

armed conflicts;

• strengthening the international framework for the protection

of human rights, the rule of law and the promotion of

democracy, in particular international criminal justice

mechanisms and core legal instruments, with part of this

support being provided to give legal advice and investigate the

murders of human rights defenders and defenders of freedom

of speech.

Eligibility: The EIDHR instrument can grant aid where no established

development cooperation exists, and can intervene without the

agreement of the governments of third countries. lt can support groups

or individuals within civil society defending democracy as well as

intergovernmental organisations that implement the international

mechanisms for the protection of human rights. Working with, for and

through civil society organisations gives to the EIDHR its critical profile.

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Contact: Patrice Lenormand

European Commission-Europe Aid

Deputy Head of Unit DevCo D1

Governance, Democracy, Gender and Human rights SC15 03/25

B-1049 Brussels

it0032 2 29 94709

[email protected]

19 04 03 Electoral Observation


Aim Election observation is a vital EU activity a1m1ng to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law worldwide. lt contributes to strengthening democratic institutions, building public confidence in electoral processes, helping to deter fraud, intimidation and violence. lt also reinforces other key EU foreign policy objectives, in particular peace-building. The EU is a leading global actor in providing and financing electoral assistance complementary to election observation.

Key areas of activity under this Budget Line will include building confidence in and enhancing the reliability and transparency of democratic electoral processes, through further development of Union electoral observation and support for observation capacity at regional

and national level.

Contact: Oliver Nette (Head of Unit)

Public diplomacy and Election Observation

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

European Commission

troo 32 2 2957402

[email protected]

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4.3.3 INSTRUMENT FOR STABILITY

The Instrument for Stability has two components: one short-term

(managed by European External Action Service) and the other long-term

(managed largely by EuropeAid).

The short-term component (Crisis response and preparedness) aims to

prevent conflict, support post-conflict political stabilization and to

ensure early recovery after a natural disaster. lt can only be triggered in

a situation of crisis or emerging crisis, in order to re-establish the

conditions necessary to the implementation of the Community's

development assistance under other long-term instruments.

For the long term component, three main priorities have been outlined:

• fighting and protecting against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

• strengthening response capacities of non-EU member countries to cross-border threats such as terrorism and organized crime, including the illicit trafficking of weapons, drugs and human beings;

• enhancing pre- and post-crisis preparedness capacity building.

The Peace Building Partnership is an innovative part of the Instrument and it has been set up to strengthen civilian expertise for peace-building. lt aims to strengthen dialogue between civil society and the EU institutions, addressing, in particular, civil society organisations and think tanks.

For more general information on the Instrument for Stability see: RELEX

[email protected]

19 06 01 Crisis response and preparedness (Instrument for Stability)


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Aim To address situations of urgency, crisis or emerging crisis, a

situation posing a threat to democracy, law and order, to the protection

of human rights and fundamental freedoms, to the security and safety

of individuals, situations threatening to escalate into armed conflict or

to destabilize the country concerned and where such situations are likely

to jeopardize the beneficial effects of assistance and cooperation

policies and programmes their effectiveness and/or conditions for their

proper implementation. lt is also intended to cover response measures

to prevent and reduce climate-change induced hazards.

Operations covered include:

• Technical and logistical support for actors promoting

confidence building, mediation, dialogue reconciliation;

• the relaunch of basic public services and economic activity;

• the initial physical and operational rehabilitation of basic

infrastructure

• social reintegration, particularly of refugees, displaced persons

and demobilized combatants;

• the restoration of the institutional capacities needed for good

governance and ensuring the rule of democracy and law;

• assisting the special needs of women and ch ildren affected by

armed conflict;

• support for international criminal tribunals and ad hoc

national tribunals, truth and reconciliation commissions, and

mechanisms for the legal settlement of human rights claims;

• support for measures to address, the impact on the civilian

population of the illicit use of and access to firearms;

• support for measures to promote and defend respect for

human rights;

• support for measures to support the development and

organisation of civil society.

Eligibility: Authorities of the Member States or of beneficiary countries

and their agencies, regional and international organisations and their

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agencies, non-governmental organisations, public and private operators

and individual organisations or operators (including staff seconded from

Member State administrations) with appropriate specialised expertise

and experience) .


Contact: Mr. Antonio Garcia Fragio

(Head of Unit)

DEVCO D 5

Unit- Instrument for Stability

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2993295

~Eoo 32 2 299 1111

4.3.4 EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The European Development Fund is the main instrument for providing EU Aid for development cooperation in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT).

The EDF supports actions mainly in three key areas: economic development; social and human development; and regional cooperation and integration.

The tenth EDF covers the period 2008-2013 and provides an overall budget of 22 682 million euros. Of this amount 21 966 million euros is allocated to the ACP countries, 286 million euros to the OCTs and 430 million euros to the Commission as support expenditure for programming and implementation of the EDF.

In comparison to the 91h EDF, an increased share of the budget is

devoted to regional programmes. lt also includes, for the first time, 'incentive amounts' meaning extra resources which countries can earn by improving their governance.

The EDF is not funded by the EU's Budget but by the member states. For this reason, the EDF is subject to its own financial regulation which imposes the preparation of financial statements for each individual EDF.

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This has been a cause of conflict between the Commission, European Parliament and civil society on the one hand and the national governments on the other. The former argue that it should be integrated into the general budget. However the European Council of 15-16 December 2005 when adopting the financial perspective for 2007-2013 decided that it would not be integrated but would continue to be funded intergovernmentally. Unlike the EU Budget that is decided yearly, the EDF is decided multi-annually. Each EDF is concluded through a partnership agreement between Member states and is associated with an overall fund to implement development cooperation during a period

of usually five years.

How is EDF managed? The European Commission is responsible for the financial implementation of the operations carried out with EDF resources and the European Investment Bank manages the Investment Facility. The Investment Facility supports private sector development in the ACP States by predominantly financing private investments. lt is designed as a renewable fund meaning that loan repayments can be reinvested in

other operations.

There are three ways in which EDF funds can be managed: 1. Decentralised management: this is when the Commission

delegates, to some extent depending on the local context, certain tasks for implementation of the budget to third

countries. 2. Centralised management: this is where the budget is

implemented either directly by Commission services or indirectly through bodies of EU law/national law, such as EU

agencies. 3. Joint management with international organisations: this is

when the Commission gives some implementation tasks to an

international organisation.

How is EDF implemented? Resources, usually in the form of grants, are allocated on the basis of each country's needs, taking into consideration the recipient country's own policies and development efforts. Each country develops a cooperation strategy, which sets out both the country's own mediumterm development strategies, an analysis of the political and socio

economic context, and the EU's own assessment.

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A National Indicative Programme (NIP) is then drawn up to implement the cooperation strategy. The NIP targets the sectors and fields which will receive the aid, explains how the aid will fulfill its objectives, gives a timetable for implementation, and specifies how other actors such as International Organisations or NGOs, will be involved in the programme.

How to get involved?

Call for proposals and call for tender are published on the EuropeAid

website which in some cases the non-profit sector are eligible to apply

for. (See PADOR on page 105)

4.4 HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION

The Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection depart~ent of the European

Commission (ECHO) formerly known as the European Community

Humanitarian Aid Office, overseas both humanitarian aid and civil

protection.

Its mandate is to provide emergency assistance and relief (in the forms

of goods and services) to victims of conflict and natural or man-made

disasters outside the EU. Its mandate also extends to disaster

preparedness and post-crisis operations. In 1996 ECHO launched a

specific programme, DIPECHO (Disaster Preparedness ECHO) dedicated

to disaster preparedness, which for 2012 has a budget of around 35

million.

As the budget is relatively modest so are ECHO's goals, supporting

projects with attainable goals. The aim is to encourage the replication of

such projects and scaling up by development actors or the communities

themselves. The emphasis and therefore funds are given to efforts of

training, awareness campaigns and building local capacity.

ECHO does not implement assistance programmes but funds operations

through humanitarian organisations, notably, European NGOs, UN

agencies and International organisations. it works via the medium of

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Framework Partnership Agreements and Financial and Administrative

Framework Agreements.

ECHO has in recent years tried to clarify what results need to be

achieved, as it was argued that there were too many topics covered in

different domains with a lack of consistency or cross fertilisation

between the different projects. Now it insists upon:

• a monitoring framework with concrete benchmarks and

indicators, defined by partners and donors together;

• prioritizing proposals that include civil society in design and

implementation;

• prioritising joint proposals of multiple partners;

• encouraging cooperation, coordination and networking among

non-governmental humanitarian organisations;

• actively encouraging NGOs to participate in the cluster

approach; and seek to ensure that capacity building through

International Organisations also benefits NGOs.

ECHO favours the implementation of pilot projects that have

demonstrative purposes and exit strategies.

23 02 01 Humanitarian Aid


Aim To help people in countries outside the Union who are the victims

of conflicts or disasters, both natural and man-made (wars, outbreaks of

fighting, etc.) or comparable emergencies, for as long as is necessary to

meet the humanitarian needs that such situations give rise to. The aid is

granted to victims without the discrimination on the grounds of race,

ethnic origin, religion, disability, sex, age, nationality or political

affiliation.

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Eligibility: Member or non member state, NGOs which have -signed

partnership agreements with ECHO, occasionally other NGOs.

23 02 02 Food Aid


Contact: Pierre Charlier

DG ECHO- Humanitarian Aid

Unit C2: Budget, Audit, IT

AN881/36

Woo 32 2 29 54537

iloo 32 2 29 57483

[email protected]

Aim To cover food aid operations of a humanitarian nature. The Union's

humanitarian aid provides assistance and relief on a non-discriminatory

basis to help people outside the European Union, particularly the most

vulnerable among them, and as a priority those in developing countries

who are the victims of natural disasters, man-made crises, such as wars

and outbreaks of fighting, or exceptional circumstances/circumstances

comparable to natural or man-made disasters. lt does so for as long as is

necessary to meet the humanitarian needs to which such situations give

rise.

lt is intended to cover the costs of urgent measures so that the needs of

the recipients are satisfied in a timely manner. Such measures include:

• the transport and distribution of aid, including any related

operations such as insurance, loading, unloading, coordination

etc;

• back-up measures that are essential for the programming,

coordination and optimum implementation of the aid, the

cost of which is not covered by other appropriations, e.g.

exceptional transport and storage operations, processing or

preparation of foodstuffs on the spot, disinfection,

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consultants' services, technical assistance and equipment

directly involved in providing the aid;

• the supervision and coordination of food aid operations,

notably the terms for the supply, delivery, distribution and use

of the products involved, including the use of counterpart

funds;

• pilot schemes concerning new forms of transport, packaging

or storage, studies of food aid operations, visibility operations

linked to the humanitarian operations, and information

campaigns to increase public awareness;

• the storage of food;

• the technical assistance necessary for the preparation and

implementation of humanitarian food aid projects.

Eligibility: Member or non member state, NGOs which have signed

partnership agreements with ECHO, occasionally other NGOs.

Funding area: Any country outside the EU affected by a humanitarian

crisis.

Contact: Mr. Jan-Artur Sienczewski (Head of Unit)

DG ECHO

Unit 4 Specific thematic Policies

B-1049 Bruxelles

jtoo 32 2 2961949

[email protected]

For Budget enquiries: Pierre Charlier



AN881/36

•oo 32 2 29 54537

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i.loo 32 2 29 57483

[email protected]

23 02 03 Disaster Preparedness


AimTo prepare for or prevent disasters or comparable emergencies and

ensure the development of early warning systems for all kind of natural

disaster (floods, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, (etc.), including the

purchase and transport of any equipment required for that purpose. lt

may also cover costs linked to disaster preparedness operations such as:

• the financing of scientific studies on the prevention of

disasters;

• the constitution of emergency stocks of goods and equipments

for use in connection with humanitarian •aid operations;

• the technical assistance necessary for the preparation and

implementation of disaster preparedness projects.

Eligibility: Authorities of the Member states or of beneficiary countries

and their agencies, regional and international organisations and their

agencies, NGOs, public and private operators with appropriate

specialized expertise and experience.

Funding area : Any country outside the EU affected by a humanitarian

crisis.

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Contact: Pierre Charlier



AN881/36

•ao 32 2 29 54537

lloo 32 2 29 57483

[email protected]

23 02 04 Preparatory action - European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid

Corps

Budget: 3 000 000

Aim: To cover a preparatory action on the establishment of a European

Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (EVHAC). The aim of EVHAC is to

create a framework for joint contributions from Europeans to

humanitarian aid operations of the Union. lt is a way of expressing EU

solidarity with people in need. lt will add visibility to Europe as a global

player having solidarity with the most vulnerable sections of the world

populations and ensuring involvement of a wide range of actors. The

initial review of the sector allowed identifying gaps and areas where the

EVHAC will add value. These include identification and selection of

volunteers, training through the development of common standards,

good practices and possibly modules and deployment. In addition to

giving a European form to the widely dispersed activities carried out by

volunteers, EVHAC will also lead to efficiencies from the coordination of

humanitarian activities, the standardisation of procedures and practices

applying to volunteers and of economies of scale.

Eligibility: non-governmental organisation, public sector operators, local authorities, international organisations. Except international organisations, all applicants must be nationals of a Member state of the European Union.

For information on call for proposals see:

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/funding/opportunities/calls/proposals evhac

2012 pilot projects en.htm

Contact: Ms. Henrike Trautmann European Commission

Head of Unit A3 "European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps

Call for Proposals 2012 for pilot projects Office AN88 04/25

B 1049 Bruxelles

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For Budget enquiries contact : Pierre Charlier


Unit C2 : Budget, Audit, IT

AN88 1/36

Voo 32 2 29 54537

8 oo 32 2 29 57483

[email protected]

4.4.1 CIVIL PROTECTION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT

The Civil Protection Financial Instrument is intended to support and

complement the efforts of Member States for the protection, primarily

of people, but also the environment and property, including cultural

heritage, in the event of natural and man-made disasters, acts of

terrorism and technological, radiological or environmental accidents. lt

also intends to facilitate reinforced co-operation between the Member

States in the field of civil protection.

The Civil Protection Financial Instrument builds on three main objectives: prevention, preparedness and response.

For more information on the budget of the Civil Protection Instrument

for 2012 see:

http://ec.europa .eu/echo/civil protection/civil/prote/pdfdocs/awp 201

2.pdf

23 03 01 Civil protection within the Union

Budget 18 000 000

Aim To support efforts on response, preparedness and prevention

actions with regard to natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism

and technological, radiological or environmental accidents.

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lt covers, in particular:

• the creation of stand-by capability for resources and

equipment to be made available to a Member State in the

event of an emergency;

• the identification of intervention experts, modules and other

support available in Member States for assistance

interventions in case of emergencies;

• the mobilisation of experts to assess assistance needs and

facilitate Union assistance in Member States or third countries

in the event of disasters, and the basic logistical support for

such experts;

• a programme of lessons learnt from civil protection

interventions and exercises in the framework of the

Community Civil Protection Mechanism;

• a training programme for intervention teams, external staff

and experts, to provide the knowledge and tools needed to

participate effectively in Union interventions and to develop a

common European intervention culture;

• command post exercises and full-scale exercises to test

interoperability, train civil protection officials and create a

common intervention culture;

• exchanges of experts to enhance understanding of Union civil

protection and to share information and experience;

• information and communication (ICT) systems, in particular

CECIS (Common Emergency Communication and Information

System), facilitating the exchange of information with Member

States during emergencies, to improve efficiency and to

enable the exchange of 'EU classified' information.

Eligibility: national administrations, regional and local authorities,

private sector, non-governmental organisations, academies, research

institutes

Contact: Ms. C. Yvan (Legal Assistant)

ECHO C 3 003

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Sector 003 Partner & Desk Support Coordination

B-1049 BRUXELLES

Woo 32 2 2966934

[email protected]

23 03 06 Civil protection interventions in third countries

Budget 4 000 000

Aim To cover the following expenditure related to civil protection

intervention in third countries under the Civil Protection Financial

Instrument and the Union Mechanism for Civil Protection:

• mobilisation of experts to assess assistance needs and facilitate European assistance in Member States or third countries in case of disasters;

• transportation of European civil protection assistance, including the prov1s1on of relevant information on transportation means, in the event of disaster as well as associated logistics.

Eligibility: Authorities of member states or of beneficiary countries and their agencies, regional and international organisations and their agencies, non-governmental organisations, public and private operators and individual organisations or operators with appropriate specialized expertise and experience.

Contact: Ms. C. Yvan (Legal Assistant)

ECHO C 3 003

Sector 003 Partner & Desk Support Coordination

B-1049 BRUXELLES

Woo 32 2 2966934

[email protected]

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CHAPTER 5

ENLARGEMENT

S.liNTRODUCTION

Enlarging the EU is the process of expansion through the accession of

new member states. For the past 50 years the EU has pursued both

integration and enlargement at the same time, increasing from 6 to the

present 27 Member states and from a population of less than 200

million to more than 500 million people. The justification mainly given

for continuing with enlargement of the EU is that it 'reinforces peace,

democracy and stability in Europe, serves the EU's strategic interests,

and helps the EU to better achieve its policy objectives in important

areas which are key to economic recovery and sustainable growth.'

Countries that apply to join the EU must adopt, what is called, the

Community acquis -the entire body of community law. As this can be

costly, not to mention time consuming, the EU offers support to pre

accession states, including financial assistance.

There are two categories which applicants fall into:

• Candidate countries are those which have received a European

Council decision (on the basis of an opinion from the

Commission) to open accession negotiations. Currently these

are: Croatia, Iceland, Turkey, Montenegro and the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (although accession

negotiations with Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia have not started.}

• Potential candidate countries are those countries which have

not received such a Council decision, but are progressing

towards that stage. Currently these are: Albania, Bosnia and

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Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo under UNSC Resolution

1244/99.

Membership, however, will only happen when the necessary criteria -

the so called Copenhagen Criteria - have been met, which is as follows:

• Stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law,

human rights and respect for and protection of minorities;

• A functioning market economy, as well as the ability to cope

with the pressure of competition and the market forces at

work inside the Union;

• The ability to take on the obligations of membership including

adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary

union.

Enlargement countries are also invited to consider the priorities of the

Europe 2020 strategy and adapt its main challenges in the national

context. The enlargement policy also supports the strategy by extending

the internal market and enhancing cooperation in areas where cross

border cooperation is key.

5.2 INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE

Both C<j!ndidate and potential candidates have received focused EU

funding and support through the single channel - the Instrument for

Pre-accession Assistance. The total funding, under this instrument, for

the current financial framework (2007-2012) is 11.5 billion euros.

With the exception of Iceland, socio-economic indicators show that

enlargement countries are still well below the EU average. This low level

of socio-economic development therefore calls for substantial

investments to bring these countries closer to EU standards and to take

on board the obligations of membership.

Each autumn the Commission adopts the so called 'Enlargement

Package' - that includes an annual strategy document offering an

updated overview of the Enlargement policy, progress reports by both

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actual and potential candidate countries and importantly the multi

annual indicative Financial Framework.

The Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF) provides

information on the Commission's intentions in terms of indicative

financial allocations by component, country and multi-country action -

providing the link between the political framework within the

enlargement package and the budgetary process. Multi-Annual

Indicative Planning Documents are also produced for each country

which integrates national priorities with European priorities. These

plans are drawn up in consultation with the national authorities, who

should consult multiple stakeholders, including representatives from

NGOs.

For candidate countries, assistance is usually based on the Accession

Partnerships, which set out the key priority areas in which the country

needs to make progress in order to achieve standards to meet the

Community acquis. For potential candidate countries, assistance is

based on the European Partnerships which lay down principles,

priorities and conditions of the relation between the EU and Western

Balkan countries.

5.2.1 IPA COMPONENTS

The IPA has developed five components (each with a corresponding

Budget Line) to achieve the objectives of each candidate and potential

candidate as effectively as possible. These are:

• Transition Assistance and Institution Building, which provides

financing for institution-building and associated investments!!

is open to all candidate and potential candidate countries;

• Cross border cooperation, which supports the cooperation

between candidate and potential candidate countries and with

EU member states. it may also fund participation in

transnational cooperation programmes (under the Structural

Funds) and Sea Basin programmes (under the European

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Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument). it is open to all

candidate and potential candidate countries and is managed

by DG Enlargement and DG Regional Policy;

• Regional Development, which finances investments and

associated technical assistance in areas such as transport,

environment and economic cohesion. it is open to candidate

countries only and is managed by DG Regional Policy;

• Human Resources Development, which aims to strengthen

human capital through education and training and to help

combat exclusion. it is open to candidate countries only and is

managed by DG Regional Policy;

• Rural Development, which provides assistance for the

restructuring of agriculture and its adaptation to EU standards

in areas of environmental protection, public health, animal

and plant health, animal welfare and occupational health and

safety. it is open to candidate countries and is managed by DG

Agriculture and Rural Development.

5.2.2 IPA REFORM

Revisions to the IPA are expected for 2014 onwards. it is expected that emphasis will be put on simplification and a sector approach to assistance taken so as to increase impact and to give greater focus to achievable results. This approach can already be seen in the latest Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Documents (mentioned above).

To apply: PADOR (see page 105}

5.3 LIST OF IPA BUDGET LINES

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AND INSTITUTION BUILDING

22 02 01

22 02 02

Transition and institution-building

assistance to candidate countries

Transition and

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323 026 643 (more)

442 833 982

institution-building assistance to potential

candidate countries

CROSS BORDER COOPERATION

22 02 04 01 Cross-border cooperation (CBC)

between IPA countries and participation in ERDF transnational I

interregional programmes and ENPI

sea basins programmes

13 os 03 01 Instrument for Pre accession (IPA)- Cross

border cooperation component (CBC)-Contribution from

Subheading 1-b

13 os 03 02 Cross-border cooperation (CBC) and

participation of candidate and potential candidate countries in

Structural Funds' transnational and

interregional cooperation programmes-

Contribution from Heading 4

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

13 os 02 I Regional Development I

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(more)

18 729 148 (less)

50 481 765 (less)

42 406 903 (more)

462 453 000 (more)

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

04 06 01

os os 02

22 02 09

Instrument for pre accession (IPA) -Human resources development

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Instrument for Preaccession Assista nee for

Rural Development (IPARD)

Preparatory action -Preserving and restoring

cultural heritage in conflict areas

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AND INSTITION BUILDING

112150 000 (more)

234 458 000 (more)

3 000 000 (less)

22 02 01 Transition and institution-building assistance to candidate

countries


Aim To cover the component 'transition and institution building' for

candidate countries. The main objective is to develop an effective

capacity to implement the acquis of the Union, in particular by means

of:

• strengthening democratic institutions, as well as the rule of

law, including its enforcement;

• the promotion and the protection of human rights and

fundamental freedoms and enhanced respect for minority

rights, the promotion of gender equality and non

discrimination;

• public administration reform, including the establishment of a

system enabling decentralisation of assistance management to

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•

the beneficiary country in accordance with the rules set down

in the Financial Regulation;

economic reform; the development of civil society and social inclusion,

encouraging less well represented groups to gain a voice and

participate in civil society, combating all forms of

discrimination, and strengthening the rights of women and

children and other particularly vulnerable groups, including

persons with disabilities and older persons;

reconciliation, confidence building measures and

reconstruction.

Contact: Mr. Adriano Zilhao (Head of Unit)

Unit 2 Institution Building ,TAl EX, Twinning B-1049 BRUXEllES

Woo 32 2 2993873


22 02 02 Transition and institution-building assistance to potential

candidate countries

Budget: 442 833 982 (more)

Aim: To cover the component 'transition and institution building' for

potential candidate countries. The main objective is to support the

participation of the potential candidate countries in the stabilization and

association process and their progression towards candidate country

status given their enhanced European perspective following the

Thessaloniki European Council (19 to 20 June 2003). This will involve

supporting the gradual introduction of the acquis of the Union for all

countries and the implementation of obligations under the Interim

Agreement 1 Stabilisation and Association Agreements, in particular by

means of:

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• strengthening democratic institutions, as well as the rule of

law, including its enforcement;

•

•

the promotion and the protection of human rights and

fundamental freedoms and enhanced respect for minority

rights, the e promotion of gender equality and non-

discrimination;

public administration reform, including the establishment of a

system enabling decentralisation of assistance management to

the beneficiary country in accordance with the rules set down

in the Financial Regulation;

• economic reform;

• the development of civil society and social inclusion in civil

society, combating all forms of discrimination, and

strengthening the rights of women and children and other

particularly vulnerable groups, including persons with

disabilities and older persons;

• reconciliation,

reconstruction .

confidence-building measures and

Contact: Mr. Adriano Zilhao (Head of Unit)

Unit 2 Institution Building ,TAl EX, Twinning

B-1049 BRUXEllES

Woo 32 2 2993873

[email protected]

CROSS BORDER COOPERATION

22 02 04 01 Cross-border cooperation (CBC) between IPA countries and

participation in ERDF transnational I interregional programmes and

ENPI sea basins programmes


Aim To support Cross-border cooperation programmes at borders

between IPA beneficiaries.

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it may also support, as appropriate, the participation of the eligible IPA

beneficiaries in the relevant transnational and interregional programmes

under the Structural Funds' European territorial cooperation objective

and in the relevant multilateral sea basins programmes under the

European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI).

Contact: Mr. Col in Wolfe (Head of Unit)

DG REGIO

Unit 1 European Transnational and lnterregional Cooperation

B-1049 BRUXELLES

iroo 32 2 2990516

Colin [email protected]

For Croatia's CBC programmes with

Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina contact:

Ms. Cecilia Jorgsen

[email protected]

For Croatia's regional CBC programmes

(Adriatic and SEE) contact:

Fausta Corda

Fausta [email protected]

13 OS 03 01 Instrument for Pre accession {IPA) - Cross border

cooperation component {CBC)- Contribution from Subheading 1-b


Aim To cover Union assistance to the candidate countries covered by

IPA in progressive alignment with Union standards and policies,

including where appropriate the acquis of the Union, with a view to

membership. The regional development component shall support

countries in policy development and preparation for the implementation

and management of Union cohesion policy, in particular in their

preparation for the Structural Funds.

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Contact: Mr. Colin Wolfe

Territorial Co-operation

Unit El

European Commission

B-149 Brussels

0032 2 299 0516

[email protected]

13 OS 03 02 Cross-border cooperation (CBC) and participation of

candidate and potential candidate countries in Structural Funds'

transnational and interregional cooperation programmes- Contribution

from Heading 4


Aim To provide the contribution from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) for cross-border cooperation projects and technical assistance provided outside the Commission which is required for implementation in the candidate and potential pre-candidate countries. This appropriation is also intended to provide the IPA contribution for the participation of candidate and potential candidate countries in the relevant transnational and interregional cooperation programmes.

Funding area: Candidate and potential candidate countries

Contact: Mr. Colin Wolfe

Territorial Co-operation

Unit El

European Commission

B-149 Brussels

W0032 2 299 0516

For South East Europe programme: lrina Cruceru

[email protected]

For Mediterranean programme: Fausta Corda

[email protected]

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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

13 OS 02 Regional Development


Aim To cover assistance to the candidate countries covered by IPA in

progressive alignment with Union standards and policies, including

where appropriate the acquis of the Union, with a view to membership.

The regional development component will support countries in policy

development and preparation for the implementation and management

of Union cohesion policy, in particular for the Structural Funds.

Eligibility: Candidate countries are responsible for the project's

selection and implementation and all procurement documents have to

be ex-ante approved by the EU Delegation in the Candidate Country.

All requests about funding opportunities should be directed to the

Operating Structures in the Candidate Countries being directly

responsible for the Operational Programmes implementation.

Addresses can be found here:

http:ljec.europa.eu/regional policy/thefunds/ipa/index en.cfm

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

04 06 01 Instrument for pre accession (IPA) - Human resources

development


Aim To cover assistance to the candidate countries covered by IPA in progressive alignment with Union standards and policies, including where appropriate the acqu is of the Union, with a view to membership. The Human Resources Development Component shall support countries in policy development as well as preparation for the implementation and management of the Union's cohesion policy, in particular in their preparation for the European Social Fund.

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Contact: Ms. J.Jakulj (Policy Officer) DG Employment and Social Affairs

External Relations, Neighbourhood Policy, Enlargement, IPA

B-1049 Bruxelles if 00 32 2 298 7042

S oo 32 2 2998084 [email protected]

OS OS 02 Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for Rural Development (IPARD)


Aim To cover the Union assistance to the candidate countries covered

by the IPA in progressive alignment with the standards and policies of

the Union, including where appropriate the acquis of the Union, with a

view to membership. The rural development component shall support

countries in their preparations for the implementation and management

of the common agricultural policy, alignment to Union structures and

post-accession Union-funded rural development programmes.

Mr. Mihail Dumitru (Director) DG Agriculture Unit El

Rural development programmes I B-1049 BRUXELLES

00 32 2 29S5666

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Aim To support the preservation and restoration projects for valuable

cultural and religious objects (churches, mosques, libraries, museums,

monuments, etc.) damaged or destroyed by war or other political

conflicts in the Western Balkans. Particular attention should be given to

projects that support the confidence-building process by involving

different ethnic and religious groups to take part in joint projects and

that support local education and development of restoration knowledge

and skills of high cultural quality.

Eligibility: Public organisations, NGOs conducting projects in the field.

Best restoration practice shall serve as a guideline when selecting

objects and, in the selection and evaluation of proposals and

contractors, restoration expertise shall be allowed to participate.

Contact: Mr. R. Nelson (Head of Section)

DG Enlargement

Unit 3 Regional Cooperation and Programmes

B-1049 Bruxelles

itoo 32 2 2954430

[email protected]

5.4 INFORMATION ON COUNTRIES COVERED BY THE IPA

5.4.1 CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

CROATIA

Funds allocated for 2012: 156.2 million euros

Assistance to Croatia is implemented according to the five components

of IPA (see page 142).

Croatia is technically an acceding country rather than a candidate

country since the signing of Croatia's EU Accession Treaty on 9

December 2011. Subject to ratification of the Treaty by all the Member

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States and Croatia, Croatia will become the EU's 28th Member State on 1

July 2013.

Throughout this interim period Croatia will have active observer status

in Council working groups and Commission committees. This is to allow

Croatia to become familiar with the working methods of the institutions.

Priorities selected for the period covered by Croatia's Multi-Annual

Indicative Planning Documents are:

• strengthening the rule of law;

• public administration reform;

• preparation for the implementation of the EU cohesion and

agriculture and rural development policies (with the aim of

supporting investments in infrastructures and boosting

competitiveness in order to alleviate the impact of the

financial crisis).

Contact: Mr. Dirk Lange (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 1 Croatia and Montenegro

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2952837

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/acceeding

country/croatia/index en.htm

Delegation: Ambassador Paul VANDOREN Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Croatia

Trg zrtava fasizma 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Woo 38S (O) 1 4896 5oo

;S.oo 385 (O) 1 4896 555 [email protected]

Website: http://www.delhrv.ec.europa.eu/?lang=en

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ICELAND

Funds allocated for 2012: 12 000 000 euros

Assistance to Iceland is implemented according to one component of IPA

-transition and institution building.

This is because Iceland, as a developed, high-income country having

transposed an important part of the acquis in the context of the

European Economic Area Agreement (EEA), should focus on adoption

and implementation of the remaining acquis. Assistance needs to

therefore be targeted at supporting a wide range of institution building

measures.

Contact: Mr. Marten Jung (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 4 Iceland

B-1049 Bruxelles

ifoo 32 2 2991999

Website : http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/candidate

countries/iceland/index en.htm

Delegation: Ambassador Paul VANDOREN Head of the Delegation of the EU

to the Republic of Croatia Aoalstr<Eti 6,

101 Reykjavik Iceland Woo 354 520 3399

Moo 354 520 3398 [email protected]

Website: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/iceland/index en.htm

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Assistance to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be

implemented according to the five components of IPA (see page 142)

Priorities selected for the period covered by The Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia's Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Documents

are:

• support the economic and social development of the country;

• improve good governance and reduce corruption;

• ensure non-discrimination and respect of human rights.

With the following envisaged objectives:

• continuation of reforms in the field of Puplic Administration;

• fight against organised crime and corruption, training,

strengthened rule of law, cooperation among police bodies

and other law enforcement agencies;

• promoting investment and low-carbon development,

enhancing competitiveness, enhancing research and

innovation capacity, improving statistics, as well as supporting

the good functioning of the regulatory bodies;

• reinforce the ability of the agricultural sector to compete in

the integrated regional markets of the EU and South-Eastern

Europe;

• improvement of the connectivity (transport) to neighbouring

countries and to the EU;

• Improvement of the quality of life in the country in those areas

key to sustainable development and are proving to be

problems, e.g. water and waste management;

• Social development in order to bring the country close to the

EU policies and parameters of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

Contact: Mr. M. DAWSON (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 2 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

B-1049 Bruxelles

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Woo 32 2 2985010

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/candidate

countries/the former yugoslav republic of macedonia/index en.htm

Delegation:

Mito Hadzivasilev Jasmin 52v

1000 Skopje

Woo 389 2 3248 5oo

!B oo 389 2 3248 501

[email protected]

Website:http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/the former yugoslav repu

blic of macedonia/index en.htm

MONTENEGRO

Funds allocated for 2012: 16, 346, 471

Assistance to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is

implemented under a decentralized management according to the five

components of IPA (see page 142 )

Priorities selected for the period covered by Montenegro's Multi-Annual


• Strengthen rule of law; improve the anti-corruption legal framework and strengthen the fight against organised crime;

• Implement effectively the acquis throughout the programme, and specifically through strengthening the administration capacity, since Montenegro received the status of candidate country;

• Prepare Montenegro for the management of Structural Funds for the future EU cohesion policy, namely the European Regional Fund and Cohesion Fund regarding the environmental and transport sectors (in the areas of railways and maritime) and the European Social Fund (in the areas of

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human resources development, i.e. employment, education and social inclusion);

• Strengthen the environmental administration including for EIAs, for the management of protected areas, for climate change and to identify sustainable funding for implementation;

• Strengthen the administrative capacity in the sector of agriculture and rural development, including food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary issues, and focus preparations on setting up basic instruments and institutions for managing the CAP.

Contact: Mr. Dirk Lange (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 1 Croatia and Montenegro

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2952837


countries/montenegro/index en.htm

Delegation: Ambassador Leopold Maurer

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro

Vuka Karadzica 12

81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Woo 382 (0)20 444 6oo

B oo 382 (0)20 444 666

[email protected]

Website: http://www .delmne.ec.europa.eu/code/navigate.php ?ld=1


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Priorities selected for the period covered by Turkey's Multi-Annual


• progress in the rule of law in order to tackle key reforms of the

judiciary and fundamental rights;

• to adopt the acquis in areas where there is complex legislation

or costly requirements to adopt EU standards in areas such as

transport, agriculture, food safety, environment, climate

change and energy;

• support its economic and social development to enhance

Priorities selected for the period covered by Albania 's Multi-Annual


• Strengthen the rule of law, ensuring independence, efficiency

and accountability of judicial institutions and enhance the fight

against organised crime;

• Support the public administration reform, with a view to

enhancing professionalism and de-politicisation of public

administration and to strengthening a transparent merit-based

approach to appointments and promotions and strengthen the

competitiveness. fight against corruption at all levels;

Contact: Mr. Jean-Christophe FILORI (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 3 Turkey

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2965660


countries/turkey/index en.htm

Delegation: Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey

Ugur Mumcu Cad. No:88, Kat: 4, Gaziosmanpa~a 06700 Ankara - Turkiye Woo 90 (312) 459 87 oo 'B oo 90 (312) 446 67 37

[email protected] Website: http://www.avrupa.info.tr

5.4.2 POTENTIAL CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

ALBANIA


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• Reinforce the protection of human rights, notably for women,

children and persons belonging to minorities, and to

effectively implement anti-discrimination policies.

Contact: Mr. V. MARAGOS (Acting Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 4 Albania

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2957198

Website: http://ec.europa .eu/enlargement/potential

candidates/albania/index en.htm

Delegation:

Ambassador Ettore Sequi

Head of the European Union Delegation to Albania

ABA Business Center, Rr. Papa Gjon Pali 11, 17th floor Tirana -Albania

Woo 355 4 223 0752

[email protected]

Website: http://eeas.europa .eu/delegations/albania/index en.htm

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA


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Priorities selected for the period covered by Bosnia and Herzegovina's

Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Documents are:

• Supporting the strengthening of the rule of law by assisting the country to reform its justice sector and to fight against organized crime and corruption;

• Improving the capacity and efficiency of the public administration and setting a professional civil service, so to support the country's efforts to improve the functioning of the institutions at all levels of governance;

• Supporting social and economic development, in particular assisting the country in its efforts to develop the SME sector, to alleviate unemployment and to reform the education system to help adapting the qualification framework with the requirements of the labour market, and to invest in transport and environment infrastructure.

Contact: Ms. Paola Pampaloni (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina

B-1049 Bruxelles

troo 32 2 2963825

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/potential

candidates/bosnia and herzegovina/index en.htm

Delegation: Peter S0rensen

Head of the Delegation of the European Union and EU Special

Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Skenderija 3a, 71000, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Woo 387 (0)33 25 47 oo; oo 387 (0)33 94 33 60

.1H oo 387 (0)33 66 60 37; oo 387 (0)33 94 36 31

[email protected]

Website: http://www.europa.ba/

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Priorities selected for the period covered by Serbia's Multi-Annual


• Strengthening the rule of law and public administration. These

are essential areas for the political criteria, as identified by the

2010 Progress Report on Serbia. Within the area of rule of law,

special attention is to be paid to judicial reform and the fight

against corruption and organised crime; •

• Overcoming the economic crisis and improving

competitiveness. Serbia was particularly hit by the crisis. At a

moment when it slowly starts to recover from the main impact

of the crisis, its economic development needs to be sustained.

A major objective here is to improve the business environment

in order to stimulate domestic growth and attract foreign

investment;

• Social inclusion and reconciliation . The integration of

vulnerable groups and minorities, including the Roma, as well

as refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees,

in accordance with the Readmission Agreement, is a major

challenge for Serbia. High levels of unemployment, especially

among the youth, low employment rates and widespread and

acute poverty throughout Serbia have been identified as a key

challenge in the enlargement strategy.

Contact: Ms. Myriam Ferran (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 2 Serbia

B-1049 Bruxelles

troo 32 2 2969119

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KOSOVO

Delegation: Ambassador Vincent Degert

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic

of Serbia

Delegacija Evropske unije u Republici Srbiji

Avenija 19a, Vladimira Popovica 40/V,

Novi Beograd, R. Srbija

Voo 38111 3083200

B oo 38 111 3083201

[email protected]

Website: http://www.europa .rs/en .html


Priorities selected for the period covered by Kosovo's Multi-Annual


• Support efforts towards further progress in establishing and

consolidating the rule of law and towards improving the

functioning and independence of its judiciary, including the

fight against corruption, as well as the fight against organised

crime, trafficking in human beings and drugs, smuggling and

money laundering. Efforts are to be aimed at supporting

Kosovo's progress in the implementation of its visa

liberalization;

• Support efforts to improve Kosovo's business environment, to

attract investment, stimulate growth and the creation of

formal jobs to ensure that Kosovo's socio-economic

development can continue. Efforts are to be primarily guided

by the requirements of a possible trade agreement with the

EU;

• Support Kosovo in ensuring the delivery of public services to

all people and establishing a professional, accountable,

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accessible, representative public administration free from

political interference.

Contact: Mr. Lawrence MEREDITH (Head of Unit)

DG ENLARGEMENT

Unit 3 Kosovo Issues

B-1049 Bruxelles

Woo 32 2 2957538

il!oo 32 2 2992198

Website: http://ec.europa .eu/enlargement/potential

candidates/kosovo/index en.htm

Delegation: Samuel ZBOGAR

Head of the European Union Office in Kosovo /European Union Special

Representative in Kosovo Kosovo Street 1,

P.O.Box 331, Pristina 10000

troo 38138 5131 200

a :oo 381 38 5131 304

[email protected]

Website: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/kosovo/index en.htm

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CHAPTER 6

EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP

FINANCIAL COOPERATION

6.11NTRODUCTION

2004 saw the creation of the European Neighbourhood Policy with the

purpose of preventing the emergence of dividing lines between the

enlarged EU and its neighbouring countries. lt intends to provide a

coherent approach and ensure that the whole of the EU is committed to

deeper relations with all its neighbours. Through the ENP, the EU offers

its neighbours a privileged relationship, building upon a mutual

commitment to common values- democracy and human rights, rule of

law, good governance, market economy principles and sustainable

development. The level of ambition of the relationship depends on the

extent to which these values are shared.

The countries covered by the ENP framework are the EU neighbours to

the East (Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova), the Southern Caucasus

countries (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) and the countries in the

East and South Mediterranean (Morrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt,

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territory).

The ENP remains distinct from the enlargement process but does not

necessarily prejudge how the relationship of these neighbours will

develop in the future.

Russia is not covered by the ENP because as of 2003, the EU has had a

strategic partnership with Russia with the intention of creating four

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'common spaces' in the fields of economic cooperation; freedom,

security and justice; external security; and research and education.

6.2 PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Agreements

The programming and implementation process of the ENP starts by

building upon existing Partnership and Cooperation agreements

(between the EU and its eastern neighbours) or Association Agreements

(with southern neighbours) . These set out common principles for

cooperation . At present, all countries covered by the ENP have an

agreement, with the exceptions of Belarus, Libya, Syria and Algeria.

Country reports

These are prepared by the Commission at the outset of the process;

they assess the political and economic situation as well as institutional

and sectorial aspects in order to determine when and how it will be

possible to further develop relations with that country. Country reports

are available for all countries except Belarus, Libya, Syria and Algeria.

Action Plans

These are the main instruments for implementing the objectives of the

ENP, and could be compared to a 3-5 year work programme. They are

country-specific, tailor-made political documents, which define an

agenda of reforms and set out short and medium term priorities.

They are drawn up jointly by the Commission and the partner states and

adopted by the Association or Cooperation Council between the EU and

the partner. The ENP is not yet fully activated for Belarus, Libya, Syria

and Algeria as they do not yet have agreed Action Plans.

The Action Plans are the most useful place to look for guidance on how

the money will be spent in the country in question, and thus are good

indicators for NGOs wishing to get involved. The structure of the Action

Plan is similar for each country, and outlines commitments to actions

furthering values and principles in the following areas:

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• Political dialogue and reform;

• Economic and social cooperation and development;

• Trade-related issues, market and regulatory reform;

• Cooperation in Justice, Freedom and Security issues;

• Sectorial issues e.g. transport, energy, information society,

environment, research and development etc;

• Human dimension: people to people contacts, civil society,

education and public health

Following the expiration of the first Action Plans succession documents

are being adopted. Action Plans and further information can be found

here:

http://ec.europa .eu/world/ enp/documents en. htm#2

Implementation

The implementation and monitoring of the mutual commitments and

objectives contained in the Action plans are carried out through

subcommittees - that involve members from both the EU and partner

country to ensure joint ownership of the process. The meetings of these

sub-committees also serve to agree on the sequence of implementation

steps to be taken in any given year.

6.3 THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP

INSTRUMENT (EN PI)

The implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy and

Strategic Partnership with the Russian Federation are financially

supported through the single instrument -the European Neighbourhood

and Partnership Instrument (EN PI) . The ENPI brings together the former

region based instruments (e.g. TACIS for Eastern Europe and Central

Asia, MEDA for Mediterranean countries) and has funds of around 11.2

billion euros available to support partners' reforms for the period 2007-

2013. lt is designed to target sustainable development and

approximation to EU policies and standards.

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The current budget is divided as follows:

• 95% for national and multi-country programmes;

• 5% for cross border cooperation programmes;

And Programmes implemented generally take the following form:

• multiannual programming papers (for national, multi-country and cross-border strategies) and multiannual indicative programmes;

• annual action programmes and joint programmes for crossborder cooperation.

(Please note that thematic programmes do not fall under the European

Neighbourhood Instrument as they are largely covered by the

Development Cooperation Instrument and the European Instrument for

Democracy and Human Rights, which are financial instruments ENP

countries are also eligible to access. See from p.104 for more

information and corresponding Budget Lines).

Funds allocated depend on their needs and absorption capacity as well

as their implementation of agreed reforms. The ENPI therefore finances

various sectors (e.g. regulatory trade and reforms, energy, transport

etc); however the Commission has identified 3 strategic objectives

relevant for all countries covered by ENP. These are:

• supporting democratic transition and promoting human rights;

• the transition towards the market economy;

• the promotion of sustainable development and policies of

common interests (anti-terrorism, the proliferation of

weapons of mass destruction, conflict resolution, the rule of

international law etc.)

Within this framework, the Commission and partners established four

principal axes of cooperation based on:

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• the implementation of a strengthened dialogue on priority

multi-sector reforms;

• the approximation of legislation;

• institutional support;

• the objectives of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.

Particularly innovative features of this instrument include the

abovementioned cross-border co-operation component, along with the

Governance Facility, the twinning instrument and TAIEX (Technical

Assistance and Information Exchange).

Cross-border Co-operation

Under the Cross-border co-operation component, the ENPI joint

programmes' bringing together regions of Member States and partner

countries sharing a common border. In doing so, the ENPI supports

cross-border contacts and cooperation between local and regional

actors and civil society (including NGOs). Cross-border cooperation is

seen as a particularly important tool by the Commission, to reduce the

side effects of the reinforced controls at the borders since enlargement,

and the perception of a 'Fortress Europe'.

The 15 ENPI cross-border cooperation (CBC) programmes, identified on

the external borders of the EU, are receiving financial support of 1:18

billion euro for the period 2007-2013.

CBC uses an approach largely modeled on 'Structural Funds' principles

such as:

• Partnership - between European and national, regional and

local actors and with all forms of civil society;

• Multi-annual programming, designed to ensure consistent

priorities;

• and eo-financing- in most cases, the EN PI will not provide all

of the eligible costs for a project. This requirement may,

however, be waived where it is necessary to support the

development of civil society and non-state actors in the

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promotion of human rights, fundamental freedom and

democratization. (The cross border cooperation component

of the ENPI will be eo-financed by the European Regional

Development Fund).

Governance Facility

The Governance Facility provides resources to creative partners which

show the will to carry forward essential reforms related to improving

good governance.

Twinning Instrument

The Twinning programme aims to help beneficiary countries to develop

modern and efficient administrations, with the structures, human

resources and management skills needed to' implement the EU

acquis.The Twinning Instrument brings together public sector expertise

from EU Member states and beneficiary countries with the aim of

enhancing co-operative activities.

TAl EX

TAIEX is the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument

managed by the Directorate-General Enlargement of the European

Commission. TAIEX supports partner countries with regard to the

approximation, application and enforcement of EU legislation. lt is

largely demand driven and facilitates the delivery of appropriate tailor

made expertise to address issues at short notice.

6.4 THE NEIGHBOURHOOD INVESTMENT FACILITY

The Neighbourhood Investment Facility aims at mobilising additional

funding to cover the investment needs of the EU Neighbouring region

for infrastructures in sectors such as transport, energy and environment.

An amount of 745 milion euros has been allocated for the period 2007-

2013 which are complemented by member states contributions, to

maximise the leverage of loans.

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To benefit from the NIF, a project has to be submitted by one of the

European Public Finance Institutions recognised by the NIF board as

eligible.

To see list go to:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional

cooperation/irc/investment en.htm

Aim Primarily at supporting the implementation of the Multi Annual

Indicative Programmes of the ENP Action Plans concluded with the

Union's Mediterranean neighbours.

lt will also cover the following areas of cooperation:

• promoting political dialogue and reform, promoting legislative

and regulatory approximation and encouraging the

6.5 LIST OF BUDGET LINES FOR EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND progressive participation of partner countries in the internal

PARTNERSHIP market and the intensification of trade;

EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP

19 08 0101 European 1243 861010 Neighbourhood and (more) Partnership financial

cooperation with Mediterranean

countries

19 08 0102 European 200 000 000 Neighbourhood and (Same) Partnership financial

assistance to Palestine, the peace process and

UNRWA 19 08 0103 European 728 385 000

Neighbourhood and (more) Partnership financial

cooperation with Eastern Europe

19 08 01 01 European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial

cooperation with Mediterranean countries

Budget 1 243 861 010 (more)

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• strengthening the national institutions responsible for the

elaboration and implementation of policies in the areas

covered by the association agreements;

• promoting respect for human rights, including women's and

children's rights, and good governance;

• promoting sustainable development and contributing to

poverty reduction;

• supporting the modernisation of the economy, promoting

investments in the region and strengthening small- and

medium sized enterprises

• establishing better transport and energy interconnections

between the Union and neighbouring countries and among

neighbouring countries themselves

• promoting actions contributing to conflict resolution;

• fostering the development of civil society, inter alia, to

promote social inclusion,

• promoting people-to-people contacts and exchanges in the

field of education, research and culture;

• contributing to the financing of the operations of the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

(UNRWA) in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, in particular its health,

education and social services programmes;

• supporting regional integration within the context of the Euro

Mediterranean Partnership and in particular the promotion of

regional cooperation, the creation of networks and

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partnerships of public and private not-for-profit organisations

with a view to exchanging knowledge and best practices in all

the relevant fields;

• supporting actions in the field of migration, designed inter

alia to promote links between migration and development, to

combat illegal immigration and to facilitate readmission.

Eligibility: Decentralised institutions and entities in partner countries and regions, mixed organisations, international and regional organisations, international financial institutions, European institutions and agencies to a certain extent, non-governmental players.

Contact: Mr. Andrew Jacobs (Head of Unit) DEVCO F 2

Geographical Coordination Neighbourhood South B-1049 Bruxelles

woo 32 2 2950929 [email protected]

19 08 01 02 European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial assistance to Palestine, the peace process and UNRWA


Aim To cover operations for the benefit of the Palestinian people and

the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,

in the context of the Middle East peace process. lt is intended to:

• supporting State building and institutional development;

• promoting social and economic development;

• mitigating the effects on the Palestinian population of the

deteriorating economic, fiscal and humanitarian conditions;

• through the provision of essential services and other support;

• contributing to reconstruction efforts in Gaza;

• contributing to the financing of the operation of the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

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(UNRWA) and in particular its health, education and social

services programmes;

• financing preparatory operations aimed at promoting

cooperation between Israel and its neighbours in the context

of the peace process, notably with regard to institutions,

economic matters, water, the environment and energy;

• financing activities designed to create a public opinion

favourable to the peace process;

• financing information, including in Arabic and Hebrew, and

disseminating information on Israeli-Palestinian cooperation;

• fostering the development of civil society, inter alia, to

promote social inclusion.

Eligibility: institutions and entities in partner countries and regions, mixed organisations, international and regional organisations, international financial institutions, European institutions and agencies to a certain extent, non-governmental players.

Contact: Mr. M. Docherty (Head of Sector for Occupied Palestinian Territory)

DEVCO F 2 Geographical Coordination Neighbourhood South

B-1049 Bruxelles woo 32 2 2957 851

Michael [email protected]

19 08 01 03 European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial

cooperation with Eastern Europe


Aim Primarily to support the implementation of the agreements and the

ENP Action Plans concluded with the Union's Eastern neighbours as well

as bilateral and multilateral actions in the framework of the Eastern

Partnership. lt will also be used to support the Strategic Partnership

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between the Union and Russia through implementation of the four

common spaces covering economic cooperation; freedom, security and

justice; external security; and research and education, including culture.

lt is also intended to: fund research on human health and the

sustainable development of Ukraine and Belarus, especially as regards

improving health conditions in the regions affected by the Chernobyl

disaster; finance confidence building measures in frozen conflict areas in

Georgia, Transnistria, the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South

Ossetia, as well as local confidence-building and local economic

rehabilitation projects in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Eligibility: Decentralised institutions and entities in partner countries and regions, mixed organisations, international and regional organisations, international financial institutions, European institutions and agencies to a certain extent, non-governmental players.

Contact: Mr And rea Matteo Fontanta (Head of Unit)

Geographical Coordination Neighbourhood East DEVCO F 1

B-1049 Bruxelles troo 32 2 2967 416

Andrea [email protected]

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CHAPTER 7

STRUCTURAL FUNDS: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

7.11NTRODUCTION

The EU Cohesion Policy consists of three main parts: the Structural

Funds, the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Policy (see page

22 for further explanation) . Collectively they aim to reduce disparities in

development and promote economic, social and territorial cohesion in

the EU.

Although we are still in the programming period 2007-2013, this Chapter

will present the proposal for the next programming period 2014-2020.

This is so as to give an overview of what to expect when applying for

structural funds in the years to come and therefore prepare you for the

changes. In particular, the increased role of partnership between

member states and social and economic partners as well as regional and

local authorities will be discussed along with the simplification of certain

financial regulations, as these changes will have the greatest

implications for civil society organisations applying for funding. At the

end of this Chapter you can find some useful tips when applying for the

Structural Funds.

7.2 STRUCTURAL FUNDS AT A GLANCE

After two successive enlargements, in 2004 and 2007, it was a difficult

task to make the European Union more coherent. The investment

provided for the period 2007-2013 was to achieve 308 billion euros (in

2004 prices) to support regional growth agendas and to stimulate job

creation. Broken down the money is divided into three objectives:

Convergence

Proportion of total expenditure: 81.54%

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Financial instrument: ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund

Given the highest priority, this objective supports conditions for growth

and job creation in the least developed Member states and regions.

Aims include increasing: the quality of investment in physical and human

capital; developing innovation and the knowledge society; improving

adaptability to economic and social changes; and environmental

protection. (More specifically, the ERDF finances operations linked to

innovation and the knowledge economy, while the ESF finances actions

related to education, employment and social support systems, thus

making the latter closer to NGOs).

Regional Competitiveness and Employment


Financial instrument: ERDF, ESF

This objective concentrates on supporting innovation, sustainable

development, better accessibility and training projects and generally

strengthening the attractiveness and competitiveness of all other

regions of the EU not covered by the convergence objective.

European Territorial Cooperation


Financial Instrument: ERDF

This objective is intended to support European integration by means of

cross-border cooperation . The aim is to find joint solutions to shared

problems between neighbouring authorities in areas such as urban, rural

and coastal development, economic relations and networking of SMEs.

Cooperation is based around research, development, information

technology, the environment, risk prevention and integrated water

management.

Eligibility of member states/regions for accessing funds under these

three headings is determined using the Nomenclature of Territorial

Statistical Units (NUTS). Information on which regions are eligible for

which objectives can be found on the lnforegio website :

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/atlas2007 /index en.htm

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Organisations of funds at National level

As explained on page 22 it is the Member States and the Regions that

choose the priority objectives which will receive EU funding across their

territories. The Structural Funds' architecture for the current

programming period is based on the set of core principles laid down by

Council Regulation No.1083/2006 and supplemented by regulations on

the European Regional Development Fund (1080/2006) and European

Social Fund (1081/2006) .

Each member state drew up a National Strategic Reference Framework

(NSRF), which defines its strategy for the implementation of the

Structural Funds. This document must be prepared on the basis of the

Community Strategic Guidelines, in close cooperation with the partners

(as required by the partnership principle) and then sent to the

Commission for approval.

Within the NSRF are outlines of the Operational Programmes. These are

drafted at national and regional level and are subject of a formal

agreement between the Commission and the Member state in question.

They either cover a particular region or theme concerning only one

objective and benefits from a single fund except for the cases of

transport and the environment.

7.3 STRUCTURAL FUNDS 2014-2020

The Cohesion Policy for the period 2014-2020 sets out two goals to be

achieved by the new structural funds: 'Investment for growth and jobs'

in Member States and regions, which is to be supported by all the funds

and 'European territorial cooperation' which is to be supported by the

ERDF.

The new draft proposal of the general regulations for European Regional

Development Fund, European Social Fund, Cohesion Fund, European

Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Maritime and

Fisheries Fund, for the period 2014-2020 was published in October 2011.

The proposal was welcomed by most civil society organisations, who

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acclaimed the introduction of new simplified financial rules and the

promising involvement of social partners and organisations into the

process of designing the code of conduct and the partnership contracts.

According to the documents3 already published by the Commission, the

total proposed budget for the period 2014-2020 will be EUR 376 billion,

including funding for the new Connecting Europe Facility, which is

designed to enhance cross-border projects in energy, transport and

information technology.

The legislative architecture for Cohesion Policy comprises:

• an overarching regulation setting out common rules for the European

Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the

Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

(EAFRD), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), and further

general rules for the ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund;

• three specific regulations for the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund;

• and two regulations on the European territorial cooperation goal and

the European Grouping ofTerritorial Cooperation (EGTC).

7.3.1 STRUCTURAL FUNDS & EUROPE 2020

In order to reach the overarching EU 2020 Strategy goal of 'smart,

sustainable and inclusive growth' and the aims of the flagship initiatives

(see page 14), the European Commission has set out in the new

regulation on structural funds eleven thematic objectives that will play

an important role in the process of implementation. (A full list of

thematic objectives is given in article 9 of the proposaf):

3Source: "Cohesion Policy 2014- 2020. Investing in growth and jobs", European

Commission, Directorate-General for Regional Policy, http:/ /ec.europa.eu/inforegio 4 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE

COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional

Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European

Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and

Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down

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The objectives shall be translated into priorities specific to each CSF

Fund and set out in the Fund-specific rules.

(1) strengthening research, technological development and

innovation; (2) enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and

communication technologies; (3) enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized

enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF);

(4) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors; (5) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and

management; (6) protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; (7) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key

network infrastructures; (8) promoting employment and supporting labour mobility; (9) promoting social inclusion and combating poverty; (10) Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning; (11} enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public

administration.

7.3.2 CONDITIONALITIES The regulation says that "'Ex post' conditionality will strengthen the

focus on performance and the attainment of the Europe 2020

objectives. 5% of the budget of the relevant funds will be set aside and

allocated, during a mid-term performance review, to the Member States

whose programmes have met their milestones. In addition to the

performance reserve, failure to achieve milestones may lead to the

suspension of funds, and a serious underachievement in meeting targets

general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European

Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006,

06.10.2011

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for a programme may give rise to a cancellation of funds." 5 The

Commission assures that conditionalities are introduced in the new

financial perspective in order to help Member States in implementing

EU funds and not to punish them.

7.3.3. PARTNERSHIP

The question of partnership, reinforced in the new regulation, attracts

attention and interest of most CSO's, social economy, local and regional

authorities and other social partners. This is due to the fact that the new

legislative proposal concerning partnership defines in a more precise

way the relations between Member States and partners than the

current regulations.

At this stage it is very important to distinguish between two kinds of

partnership mentioned in the legislative proposal : the term of

'partnership' applies both to vertical partnership, which is a partnership

between the European Commission and each Member State and to

horizontal partnership, which is a partnership between Member State

and economic and social partners, public authorities of all levels and civil

society. What is most important when comparing the current regulation

(for the period 2007-2013) with the new proposal with regards to

partnership is the fact that it is now mandatory rather than deemed

necessary only when appropriate.

7.3.4 SIMPLIFICATION

Making rules simpler is one of the targets of the European Commission

for the new financial perspective and this may have a great impact on

EU funds' efficiency since more beneficiaries would be encouraged to

benefit from available resources. The issue of simplification remains not

only a strictly technical question, but it also has a strategic importance

for future development of EU funds. One of the biggest changes and

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therefore the most advertised is simplification of financial rules, which

aims to lessen administrative burden put on beneficiaries implementing EU-funded projects.

In February 2012 the Commission published the communication "A

simplification agenda for the 2014-2020 MFF"6, which explains how

simplification is going to be put into practice. Two examples are worth

noticing: "The current arrangements demand to keep the documents

regarding EU eo-funded cohesion projects for up to 10 years. For some

projects this retention time can reach 15 years. The new rules will cut

this time to 5 years. The effect of this simplification is especially

important for smaller beneficiaries such as NGOs and SME's." And the

second example: "An ESF beneficiary had to keep the bus tickets of

participants in a training event for justifying of money spent on the

project. Unfortunately, the ink on the bus tickets disappeared after

some time and the beneficiaries could not proof the expenditure. In

future it will be possible to use options such as flat rates and lump sums

to a much greater extent, so it will not be necessary to collect bus ticket

at all. The focus must be on project quality and results." 7

Pre-financing

One of the biggest concerns of the NGO sector is finding sources of

financing. Pre-financing payment will be possible, according to new

regulation, which says: "The pre-financing payment at the start of

programmes ensures that the Member State has the means to provide

support to beneficiaries in the implementation of the programme from

programme adoption. Therefore, provisions should be made for initial

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http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.efm?item id 5747&1an g-en&tpa id-0

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pre-financing amounts from the CSF Funds. Initial pre-financing should

be totally cleared at closure of the programme."8

Audits

The new regulation will make it so that the number of audits carried out

will be reduced where the total eligible expenditure for an operation

does not exceed EUR 100 000. In order that the level of auditing by the

Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able

to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where

there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority can be

relied on.''9 Audits are usually time-consuming and create some

additional work, so limiting the number of aud its would help

beneficiaries, particularly small CSO's, in improving their performance.

In kind contribution

Concerning the in kind contribution the general regulation, says:

"Contributions in kind are not eligible expenditure in respect of financial

instruments, except for contributions of land or real estate in respect of

investments with the objective of supporting urban development or

urban regeneration, where the land or real estate forms part of the

investment.''10 However, accord ing to several articles in "Title VII:

Financial support from the CSF funds", in-kind contribution is allowed

under certain conditions. "Contributions in kind in the form of provision

of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash

payment supported by invoices or documents of equivalent probative

value has been made, may be eligible provided that the eligibility rules

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Development Fund, ... 9Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional

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of the CSF Funds and the programme allow for it and that all the

conditions laid down in the regulation are fulfilled 11

Flat rate financing and simplified cost options

Some important information for the NGO sector covering the question

of financing indirect costs is included in the regulation . Flat rate

financing for indirect costs for grants will be allowed and there will be

three ways of calculating it:

"(a) a flat rate of up to 20 % of eligible direct costs, where the rate is

calculated on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation

method or a method applied under schemes for grants funded entirely

by the Member State for a similar type of operation and beneficiary;

(b) a flat rate of up to 15 % of eligible direct staff costs;

(c) a flat rate applied td eligible direct costs based on existing methods

and corresponding rates, applicable in Union policies for a similar type of

operation and beneficiary.''12

7.3.5 SOCIAL INNOVATION

As stated in the ESF regulation, the new legislative package aims to

strengthen and encourage social innovation. The means how it can be

done are described in the introduction to ESF regulation : "Likewise, the

draft Regulation aims to reinforce social innovation and transnational

cooperation under the ESF, through an incentive in the form of a higher

eo-funding rate for priority axes dedicated to them, specific

programming and monitoring arrangements, and a stronger role for the

Commission in the exchange and dissemination of good practices, joint

actions and results across the Union.''13

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"1. The ESF shall promote social innovation within all areas fall ing under the scope of the ESF in particular with the aim of testing and scal ing up innovative solutions to address social needs. 2. Member States shall identify themes for social innovation, correspond ing to their specific needs in their operational programmes. 3. The Commission shall facilitate capacity building for social innovation, in particular through supporting mutual learning, establishing networks, and disseminating good practices and methodologies. 14

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7.3.6 LOCAL ACTION GROUPS

Local development and bottom-up approach for solving social problems

play an important role in the process of shaping future Cohesion Policy.

More attention paid to local and regional structures is very visible in the

new regulation. Several solutions following the experience of 'LEADER

approach', successfully implemented in rural development programmes

since 2007, have been introduced into general provisions for other

funds. The biggest change is the area of implementation: so far Local

Action Groups were active only in rural areas, while after 2013 they can

also take activities in urban areas.

Nevertheless, some doubts whether the civic engagement is sufficient

can still be raised . One question in particular appears at this stage: will

the Member States be encouraged to co-operate with local partners

according to current needs of both sides or will their relations be put

under Commission's supervision, f ramed in law acts, etc.?

This question applies to various issues: horizontal partnership,

cooperation with LAGs, other local partners and civil society

organisations. Although the regulations are quite descriptive, there is

still a lot of room for Member States to make their own choices.

Hopefully, they will take into consideration the importance of

partnership.

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7.3.7 CONCULSIONS

The promise of simplification, introduction of electronic systems in order

to avoid piles of documents, flat rates for keeping budgets simpler and

limited number of audits makes the new EU funds a more beneficiary

friendly project. Engagement of Member States into partnership

building process is of particular importance and Member States are

strongly encouraged to start this process well before the legislative

package enters into force. However, the concern whether Member

States will apply in practice rules on reinforced partnership with social

partners and civil society and whether they will recognise the role of

partners in the Code of Conduct can be raised.

7.4 TIPS ON APPLYING FOR THE STRUCTURAL FUNpS

Access to the Structural Funds is not always easy for NGOs. The

objectives of the Social Funds are much closer to NGO concerns but in

reality the funds can be too specialised or be too locally orientated.

Applying for funding from the structural funds is a long and somewhat

painful process, but can lead to worthwhile rewards. For NGOs, gaining

access to the Structural Funds is not always an easy process, but the

emphasis on partnership provides a good ground on which to build.

The advice given on fundraising in the introduction applies to the

Structural Funds as much as anywhere else. However, gaining access to

Structural Funds has its own particular issues therefore requiring sl ightly

different tactics for access.

Your first steps in applying for Structural Fund assistance should be:

• Find your local or most relevant Managing Authority.

• Get a copy of the Operational Programme. They should be

available from the appropriate DG (depending on which fund

your project falls under) in the Commission, national

governments (try the Ministry of Finance or whichever

department administers the Structural Funds) and from the

Managing Authorities.

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• Organise a meeting with the Managing Authority manager or

one of the community representatives on the board.

• Talk to the representatives of other NGOs or to monitoring

committees.

Bear in mind that in order for your project to be considered for

assistance from the Structural Funds, certain conditions must be

fulfilled:

•

•

•

Your project must take place in the area on the receiving end

of the funding - it is not enough for your organisation to be

based in that area.

Your project must carry out an activity referred to in the

Operational Programme.

it must be clear how the project will be eo-funded - matching

funding from sources other than the Commission must be

known. As a general rule, the Commission contributes no more

than 50% of total eligible project costs, although it can be up

to 75% in Convergence regions. This is often a major problem

for NGOs, especially considering the fact that Structural Funds

projects may be substantial; partnership will be crucial.

As mentioned previously, building and managing partnerships can be

very important for your project. The following tips will help you with the

process:

• If it is possible, build on pre-existing networks to form

partnerships, as these are likely to produce much more

effective results.

• If you are considering a project under the Co-operation

objective, transnational partnerships may present specific

difficulties. If you are having trouble finding transnational

partners, consider whether other NGOs in your area have

transnational experience, and would be willing to share their

contacts. If you are forming a transnational partnership with

other organisations without previous transnational

experience, you should consider looking for another partner so

there is someone experienced in cooperation across countries.

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• Each actor should have recognised and legitimated roles, and

these should be clearly determined at the start of the

partnership. This is important both to ensure the partnership

is effective and to reduce the chance of one partner becoming

over dominant (or taking an unfair share of the work). In

particular, this is important to ensure that NGOs working

within a partnership of actors primarily from the public and

private sectors do not get overlooked.

• The partnership should be results-orientated. The goals of the

project should be agreed upon at the start between the

partners - otherwise there is the danger that partners who

have come together in order to benefit from EU funding come

into conflict over differing idea of what the project should be.

•

•

•

•

A functional structure should be created, and a certain

leadership accepted.

A certain degree of autonomy should be retained. Despite the

element of public funding.

A clear permanent and well functioning networking, and

communication system between the partners is needed

The partnership structure should be flexible .

If your NGO has an idea for a project which you believe could receive

funding from the Structural Funds, but still needs refining, it is worth

approaching the Secretariat of the Managing Authority and expressing

your idea. They may be able to help you establish a more concrete

project, as well as informing you better whether your idea is viable for

funding consideration.

Once you have completed the application process, you should not wait

passively. There may be a long wait to hear whether your application

has been successful, but you can spend the time planning ahead. it is

also advisable to check up on your application, persistently, and also to

get in touch with your MEPs to inform them of how long the process

takes.

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You may wish to get involved in the monitoring committees which

supervise project execution. One of these is set up for each programme

they should ideally be made up of a wide range of actors. NGOs are

advised to get involved or make sure at least that their interests are

represented. Organisations wishing to be involved should contact the

authorities responsible for the Operational Programme in question.

7.5 USEFUL SOURCES

• Link to national and regional managing authorities:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/manage/authority/author

ity en.cfm?pay=other

• The European Regional Development Fund:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/thefunds/regional/index

en.cfm

• The European Social Fund:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/thefunds/social/index en

. cfm

• The Cohesion Fund:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/thefunds/cohesion/index

en.cfm

• Information on eligible regions and financial allocations:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional policy/atlas2007/index en.htm

• Regulations on the Structural Funds:

http:// ec.eu ropa .eu/regiona I policy/ sources/ docoffic/ offici a 1/ regulation/newregl0713 en.htm

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CHAPTER 8

LOOKING FOR CO-FUNDING

8.11NTRODUCTION

Obtaining 100% of funding from the Commission for a project is the

exception rather than the rule. For this reason it is essential to ensure

that you have the sufficient eo-funding to cover th~ rest of the costs. it

is not advisable to apply for Commission projects until you have found

your eo-funding. Without proof of eo-funding an application to the

Commission will be automatically rejected .

it is possible to eo-finance a Commission project either by using your

own organisation's resources, or by means of external subsidies. In this

last case the role of foundations is increasingly dominating.

Foundations pursue objectives benefiting the public at large. Their

activities focus on areas that are important for European citizens and

the European economy. For instance, they are active in social and health

services; they foster research and promote culture. To this end,

foundations award grants and run projects. To find out more

information about the Foundations and available funding opportunities

see the European Foundations Centre website: http://www.efc.be

Recognising the important role Foundations play, the European Commission has tried to make their lives and activities easier. The differences between and obstacles in national laws often make the conduct of cross-border activities, for Foundations, both costly and cumbersome. For example, they often have to spend a part of their resources on legal advice and fulfilling legal and administrative requirements laid down by the different national laws across the EU.

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The European Commission has therefore proposed a European Foundation Statute to make it easier for foundations to support pubic benefit causes across the EU. For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/internal market/company/eufoundation/index en. htm

8.2 FOUNDATION FUNDS

lt must be remembered that when applying for Foundation funds, they

too have their own agenda. Moreover, unlike Union funding, request

procedures of foundations do not follow standardised criteria. lt is

therefore up to you to thoroughly understand what you need to do to

make your application successful.

The European Foundation Centre does, however offer some general

guidance and practical tips on how to research independent funders,

how to package your project proposal and where to find additional

information. In brief, the process for a good application can be broken

down into four steps:

Step 1: Create an effective strategy - Developing an organisational

strategy usually involves intensive work on the part of your

organisation's management. Knowing your organisation well puts you in

a strong position and helps establish your

credibility with funders.

Step 2: Develop list of potential funders -

between 10 to 15 that have general interests in

the subject area of your organisation or project.

Step 3: In-depth research and refining the list of

prospective funders - the best sources of

information about foundations are those that

they release themselves. Therefore, your next

step should be to get in touch with the funders

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The advice given when

applying for Foundation

funding, is very similar to

the advice given in this

guide when applying for

Commission funding . The

main points are the same;

Ensure your project fits in

with the priorities of the

funder and avoid Buzz

words. They have all been

heard before!

and request their most recent funding and programmes materials or

publications.

Step 4: Project Proposals -request the current grant application forms

and guidelines of those funders you deem most suited to your cause.

Tailor project to meet each of the funder's requirements. In any case, all

grant applications should be concise, avoid too much technical jargon,

structure proposal logically.

For more tips on how to apply for Foundation grants see:

http://www.efc.be/NewsKnowledge/Documents/For%20Grantseekers

%20Page/AdviceToGrantseekersAugust2005.pdf

Don't forget that local or regional communities · as well as private

sponsors, close to you, can also contribute as external sources to your

complementary financing needs!

8.3 LIST OF FOUNDATIONS

ADDAX AND ORYX FOUNDATION

Aim: To contribute to sustainable development projects addressing the

root causes of poverty in Africa and the Middle East. The foundation

focuses on: education; health; community development; and

environment. In order to achieve its mandate, the foundation is making

grants to organisations, institutions or individuals designing, elaborating,

carrying out or taking part in projects in the four core areas mentioned

above.

Geographic focus: Africa and Middle East

How to apply: The first step to submitting a project is filling out the

Initial Funding Request form online. This first level of review aims to

identify projects that correspond to the Foundation's field of expertise

and that appear the most structured. Upon receipt of your Initial

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Funding Request, the Foundation will review it and should your project

correspond to the stated mission, the Foundation will contact you for

more details concerning your proposal.

ADESSIUM FOUNDATION

Contact: 16 Avenue Eugene-Pittard

1211 Geneva

Switzerland

Woo 41 22 102 6688

•~a. 00 41 22 702 6690

[email protected]

http://addax-oryx-foundation.org

Aim: To contribute to a world in which people live in harmony with each

other and with their environments. The foundation works toward a

balanced society, one characterised by integrity, justice, and a balance

between people and nature. The foundation supports projects in the

following areas: informed society; justice and security; people and

nature; special interests (sustainable management of natural resources);

informed society.

Geographic focus: Netherlands and worldwide

How to apply: The foundation actively selects potential partners and

invites them to submit an application. Adessium does not accept

unsolicited proposals.

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Contact: P.O. Box 76

2810 AB Reeuwijk

Netherlands

Woo 31182 30 8450

a .. 00 31182 30 8499

[email protected]

http://www.adessium.org

AGROPOLIS FOUNDATION

Aim: To support and promote high-level research and higher education

in agricultural sciences, with a focus on sustainability in temperate,

tropical and Mediterranean regions. Agropolis Fondation is a

grantmaking scientific foundation established in 2007 committed to

support and promote research. The Foundation does not implement

research, it provides funding that promotes innovation while ensuring

that cutting-edge science responds to critical development challenges

through interdisciplinary and integrated approach to plant research,

from its genes to its environments to its final uses.

Geographic focus: Worldwide

How to apply: Agropolis regularly publishes their call for proposals on

their website. You can download their funding framework and funding

categories for more information.

AXA RESEARCH FUND

Contact: Avenue Agropolis

34394 Montpellier Cedex 5

France

Woo 33 o4 6704 7574

laoo 33 04 6704 7543

Email: [email protected]

http://www.agropolis-fondation.fr

Aim: The AXA Research Fund encourages research in a number of

disciplines that touch on the risks, challenges and major transformations

that affect our rapidly changing world. lt supports scientists and

institutions of excellence worldwide, where research is linked to life,

societal and environmental risks.

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How to apply: Only research institutions may submit applications. No

individual applications will be considered. For more information on

AXA's process view the 'Requirements for any application' page and the

'How to register an institution' page that can be found on the website.

Geographic Focus: European Union, India, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong.

BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION

Contact: 40, Rue du Colisee

75008 Paris

France

Woo 33 1 40 75 4930

Moo 33 1 sG 69 9329

axa re sea rchfu nd@ axa .corn

http://researchfund.axa.com/en

Aim: To improve opportunities for children between the ages of zero

and eight who live in circumstances of social and economic

disadvantage, through funding and supporting early childhood projects

across the world and sharing knowledge with the aim of influencing

practice and policy. The foundation focuses its grant-making in early

childhood in three key areas: taking quality early education to scale;

reducing violence in young children's lives; improving young children's

physical environments.

Geographic focus: Brazil, India, Israel, Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania,

Turkey, Uganda, European Union.

How to apply: If you have an enquiry about a project you should email

the Programme Officer responsible for the given country. Their details

can be found on the website. Alternatively send your enquiry to this

email address: [email protected]. Please note, however, that the

Foundation has decided to no longer work with new organisation unless

these are recommended by their existing networks.

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Contact: lange Houtstraat 2, P.O. Box 82334

2511 CW The Hague

Netherlands

Woo 31 70 331 2200

[email protected]

http://www.bernardvanleer.org

BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Aim: To help all people lead healthy, productive lives; to improve

people's health in developing countries and to give them the chance to

lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty; and to ensure that

all people in the United States - especially those with the fewest

resources - have access to the opportunities they ~eed to succeed in

school and life. The foundation supports programmes in the following

areas: Global Development; Global Health; United States.

Geographic Focus: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the US.

How to apply: First check the Foundation's Request for Proposals (RFPs)

and if the project does not fall under one of the RFPs, but aligns with the

Foundation's grant making priorities then it is possible to submit a letter

of inquiry (IOl). For further information see the website.

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98102 Seattle, WA

United States

Woo 1 206 709 3100

iloo 1 206 709 3180

[email protected]

http://www .gatesfoundatio n.org

CHARLES STEW ART MOTI FOUNDATION

Aim: To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. The foundation believes that all individuals should have the right to work and pay their own way, the right to an education, the right to better themselves and the right to a clean environment. The Foundation funds in four program areas: civil society; environment; flint area; pathways Out of Poverty.

How to apply: Check the information on this website and if your project

fits the requirements you should fill in a letter of enquiry form which can

also be found on the website:

http://www.mott.org/grantsandguidelines/ForGrantseekers/grantseeke

r.aspx

Geographic Focus: Flint, Michigan; US; Central and eastern Europe

(CEE); Russia; South Africa.

COMPAGNIA Dl SAN PAOLO

Contact: 503 South Saginaw St

Suite 1200

48502 Flint, Ml

United States

ti'oo 1 810 238 5651

:a:oo 44 20 8996 5181

[email protected]

http://www.mott.org

Aim: To support works of public interest and social well-being,

particularly in the fields of scientific, economic and legal research,

education, art and culture, and health; and to provide assistance to, and

protection of less-privileged social groups. The areas in which

Compagnia acts are: Research and higher education; Cultural heritage;

Cultural activities; Health; Welfare policy.

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How to apply: This foundation gives priority to initiatives involving

projects rather than institutional support activities. For more

information see:

http://www.compagnia.torino.it/eng/Contributions/How-to-present-a-

proposal

Geographic Focus: Italy and International

EUROPE CLIMATE FOUNDATION

Contact: Corso Vittorio Emanuele 11, 75

10128 Torino

Italy

ti'oo 39 011 559 6911

:B oo 39 011 559 6976

[email protected]

http://www.compagnia.torino.it

Aim: To promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce

Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and help Europe play an even

stronger international leadership role in mitigating climate change. The

European Climate Foundation has identified four priority programmes

within its strategy: Energy Efficiency; Low-Carbon Power Generation;

Transportation; EU Climate Policies and Diplomacy.

How to apply: Email addresses are listed for each Programme that can

be used to make an enquiry about the grant making procedure.

Geographic Focus: Europe; European Union

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Contact: Tournooiveld 4

2511 CX The Hague

Netherlands

ti'oo 31 70 711 960o

ll!oo 31 70 711 9601


http://www.europeanclimate.org

EUROPEAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION

Aim: To initiate and support cultural expression and interaction that

empower people to realise a shared future in Europe. ECF has three

different grant schemes: collaboration grants are awarded to cultural

organisations working together through different countries of wider

Europe working with each other and/or with Algeria, Egypt, Israel,

Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Syria and

Tunisia, on multidisciplinary artistic projects; Balkan Incentive Fund for

Culture Grants are awarded to cultural initiatives conceived by

organisations in, or cooperating with , the countries of the Western

Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia

(FYROM), Montenegro and Serbia; STEP Beyond Travel Grants are

awarded to up-and-coming artists and cultural workers (priority is given

to individuals up to 35 years and/or in the first ten years of their career)

travelling between EU and countries directly bordering the EU.

How to apply: First try out the website's 'eligibility wizard' to see if you

are eligible to apply. Application forms can be found on the website.

Geographic focus: Europe

Contact: Esther Claassen (Grant Administrator)

Jan van Goyenkade 5

1075 HN Amsterdam

Netherlands

Woo 31 20 573 3868

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;.ilioo 31 20 675 2231

[email protected]

[email protected]

http://www.eurocult.org

EVENS FOUNDATION

Aim: The Evens Foundation initiates, develops and supports projects

that encourage citizens and states to live together harmoniously in a

peaceful Europe. it promotes respect for diversity, both individual and

collective, and seeks to uphold physical, psychological and ethical

integrity.

How to apply: Contact using the email address provided below to make

an enquiry.

Geographic focus: Europe

FOUNDATION BNP PARIBAS

(:ontact: Stoopstraat 1

sth floor

B-2000 Antwerp

Belgium

Antwerp@evensfoundation .be

http://www.evensfoundation.be

Aim: To coordinate philanthropy initiatives by different Group entities.

The organisation's major interests and activities are: education; culture;

social inclusion; health; and environment.

Geographic focus: Europe and Worldwide

How to apply: You can send your application to the following website

[email protected]. lt is advised that you read thoroughly the

Foundation's website first to see if your project fits with their goals.

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Contact: Rue d' Ant in 3

75002 Paris

France

Woo 33 1 57 43 91 01

FOUNDATION DE FRANCE

~00 33 1 42 98 14 11

http://www.bnpparibas.com

Aim: To help organisations to realise philanthropic, cultural, scientific

and general interest projects. The foundation is active in four main

areas: helping vulnerable individuals; nurturing the mind; acting for the

environment; developing philanthrophy.

Geographic focus: Europe and developing countries.

How to Apply: Consult the website for call for proposals. All applications

must be written in French. Applicants should use the provided

application form: please ask for an application form viae-mail, or down

load one from the website.

FOUNDATION DE LUXEMBOURG

Contact: 40 Avenue Hoche

75008 Paris

France

Woo 33 1 44 21 31 oo l:'oo 33 1 44 21 31 01

[email protected]

http://www.fondationdefrance.org

Aim: To promote the private philanthropic commitment, to encourage,

support and guide donors who wish to make a long-term commitment

to the development of significant philanthropic projects. The

foundation operates in the following areas: research and health; poverty

and social inclusion; arts and culture; education; biodiversity and climate

change.

Geographic focus: Europe and Worldwide

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How to apply: The Foundation de Luxembourg can issue tenders for

projects for which funds are available. In response to these tenders,

non-profit organisations may submit an application file describing a

proposed project. The proposal will then be analysed by the

management committee of the sheltered foundation which initiated the

tender.

THE FORD FOUNDATION

Contact: 12 Rue Erasme

1468 Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Woo 352 274 74 81

~00 352 274 8279

[email protected]

http://www.fdlux.lu

Aim: To strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice,

promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.

The foundation works in the following programme areas: democratic

and accountable government; economic fairness; educational

opportunity and scholarship; freedom of expression; human rights;

metropolitan opportunity; sexuality and reproductive health and rights;

social justice philanthropy; sustainable development.

Geographic Focus: US, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and

Russia

How to apply: First review the initiatives most relevant to your work. Read the Grant Application Guide. Then if determined that your work aligns well with the initiatives then submit a grant inquiry using the grant inquiry form that can be found on the website.

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Contact: 320 East 43rd Street

10017 New York, NY

United States

FRIRZ THYSSEN STIFTUNG

troo 1 212 573 5ooo

'& oo 1 212 351 3677

office-of-communications

@fordfoundation.org

http://www.fordfound.org

Aim: To advance research and scholarship primarily in the humanities,

but also in medicine and the natural sciences. The foundation promotes

projects of scientific research mainly in the following fields: humanities;

international relations; state, economy and society; medicines and

natural sciences; image and imagery.

Geographical focus: Germany and International

How to apply: Applications can be accepted only if they come from

universities or non-profit research institutions. Applicants must have

completed a doctorate. The first step is to fill in the application form

that can be downloaded from the website.

JACOBS FOUNDATION

Contact: Apostelnkloster 13-15

50672 Koln

Germany

troo 49 22 1277 4960

lloo 49 22 1277 4961 96

[email protected]

http://www. fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de

Aim: To contribute to the welfare, social productivity, and social

inclusion of current and future generations of children and youth by

understanding and promoting their personal development and

employability, their respect for and integration with nature and culture,

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as well as by understanding the challenges due to social, economic or

technological changes.

Geographical focus: International with regional focuses in Europe, Latin

America and West Africa

How to apply: The majority of projects are developed in close collaboration with existing partners or partners consciously selected by the Foundation for a certain project. However, if you believe that your research or activities match the Foundation's approach and current priorities very closely then you can send the Foundation a preliminary project proposal. You can fill in the preliminary project proposal form on the website. Do bear in mind the exclusion criteria before applying.

Contact: Seefeldquai 17

8034 Zurich

Switzerland

il'oo 41 44 388 6123

B oo 41 44 388 6137

[email protected]

http://www.jacobsfoundation .org

JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST

Aim: To work against the causes of poverty and injustice and to promote

peace and democracy in the areas of religion, society and politics . The

Foundation fund works in the following areas: peace; racial justice;

power and responsibility; quaker concerns; Ireland; Northern Ireland;

South Africa.

Geographical focus: Primarily UK and Ireland but also organisations

based in Europe.

How to apply: The Trust stresses that it is not a grant-making

organisation and does not accept speculative enquiries for funding.

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Calls for proposals are issued and you are invited to submit your

application in response.

KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION

Contact: The Garden House,

Water End

Y030 6WQ York

United Kingdom

iroo 44 19 0462 7810

laoo 44 19 0465 1990

[email protected]

http://www.jrct.org.uk

Aim: To support actions in the following areas: poverty and social

justice; democracy, heritage, philanthropy, health, leadership, local

engagement, migration, development, specific projects.

Geographic Focus: Europe and International

How to apply: You can contact the Foundation to submit a project that

fits within a call that is launched. lt is important to consider in advance

whether your project meets the selection criteria of the call, otherwise

your proposal makes no chance.

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Contact: 21 rue Brederode

1000 Brussels

Belgium

iroo 32 3 5111840

:il.:oo 32 3 511 5221

[email protected]

http://www .kbs-frb.be

M.A.C AIDS FUND

Aim: To serve people of all ages, all races and all sexes affected by HIV

and AIDS. M.A.C. AIDS Foundation is committed to supporting diverse

organisations around the world that are providing vital services to

people living with HIV/AIDS.

Geographic focus: United States, Canada, Europe, South and Sub

Saharan Africa, Caribbean, Asia Pacific.

How to apply: To apply for funding select the appropriate grant

application form that · can be found on the website. You will first be

asked to fill in a brief questionnaire to see if you are eligible to apply.

MC BALL MACBAIN FOUNDATION

Contact: 130 Prince Street, 2nd floor

NY 10012 New York

United States

iroo 1 212 965 6300

'Boo 1212 372 6171

[email protected]

http://www.macaidsfund.org

Aim: To improve the welfare of humanity through focused grants in

health, education and the environment.

Geographic focus: International

How to apply: The McBall MacBain Foundation does not accept on-line Grant Applications. Their implementing partners are selected after an extensive due diligence process, based on the success of their past achievements and the consistency of their work. If you would like to Foundation to know about your work, you can send a short description of your organisation to [email protected].

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MAMA CASH FOUNDATION

Contact: The McCall MacBain Foundation P.O Box 2020

1211 Geneva 12 Switzerland

http://www.mccallmacbain.org/contact/

Aim: To mobilise resources from individuals and institutions and makes

grants to women and girls' human rights organisations and initiatives. To

help grantees to build the partnerships and networks needed to

successfully defend and advance women and girls' human rights

globally. To help to realise the dreams of women and men who want to

provide financial resources to strengthen women and girls' human rights

movements.

Geographic focus: International

How to apply: it is first advised that you read the three sections 'What

we do and what we do not fund', 'Our priorities and themes' and 'The

support we give' before beginning the application process. If satisfied

that you fill the requirements then submit a letter of interest to the

organisation. Mama Cash will then respond within four weeks to explain

why it does/ does not intend to go forward with your proposal.


1001 ND Amsterdam

Netherlands

ttoo 31 20 515 8700

8 oo 31 20 515 8799


http://www.mamacash.nl

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT -CROATIA

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Aim: To promote and develop civil society in Croatia.Nacionalna Zaklada

za Razvoj Civilnoga Drustva is a public foundation founded by a special

act passed by the Croatian Parliament on 16 October 2003. The

foundation carries out a mix of operating and grantmaking activities

funded by the Croatian lottery, state budget and EU funds.

Geographic focus: Croatia and Central and Eastern Europe

How to apply: The foundation allocates grants through public

tenders/calls for proposals, application forms can be downloaded from

the website.

OAK FOUNDATION

Contact: Strigina la

10000 Zagreb

Croatia

'itoo 385 1239 91oo

iB oo 385 1239 9111

[email protected]\

http://za klada .civi I nod rustvo. h r

Aim: Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global

social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major

impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. While each programme has its

own area of focus, as a whole, the Oak Foundation adhere to six funding

principles. These include funding initiatives that: target root causes of

problems; are replicable either within a sector or across geographical

locations; include plans for long-term sustainability; have secured eo

funding; strive to collaborate with like-minded organisations; value the

participation of people (including children) and communities.

Geographic focus: Global

How to apply: After approval of a project concept through a letter of

enquiry, programme staff will invite an organisation to submit a full

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proposal. The Oak Foundation follows a grant process that includes an

evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of a project, a financial

review made by the administration team as well as various approvals.

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

Contact: Oak Philanthropy Ltd

Case Postale 115

58, Avenue Louis Casai

1216 Cointrin

Geneva

Switzerland

[email protected]

For further contact details see:

http://www.oakfnd.org/node/20

Aim: To shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human

rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. The Open Society

Institute's initiatives address specific issue areas on a regional or

network-wide basis. Many of them are implemented in cooperation with

Soros foundations in various countries. Key areas of intervention

include: children and youth; economic development; education;

governance; health; human rights; law and justice; media, arts and

culture; women.

Geographic focus: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, South Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, US

How to apply: Grants, scholarships, and fellowships are awarded throughout the year. Applicants can determine their eligibility and view relevant initiatives and application guidelines on the website. lt is also possible to view and manage active grants using the Grant Tracker also available on the website.

Contact: Rue d'ldalie, 9-13

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PRO VICTIM IS FOUNDATION

1050 Brussels Belgium

Woo 32.2.505.4646

lino 32 2 so2 4646 [email protected]

http://www .soros.org

Aim: To bring about lasting changes in the lives of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable population groups in developing countries, by supporting primarily the forgotten victims of exceptional circumstances (extreme exploitation, chronic consequences of armed conflicts, natural or industrial disasters, etc.) whG receive little or no attention. Established in 1988, the Pro Victimis Foundation (PVF) is a private grant-making foundation that operates internationally to bring about lasting changes in the lives of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in developing countries. To promote the economic and social development of those most in need, PVF funds projects or programmes implemented by non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations or social entrepreneurs.

Geographic focus: 12 countries in Africa and Asia: Algeria, Burundi, Liberia, Morocco, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua

How to apply: Send PVF a letter of inquiry so that it can determine whether the project falls within one of its programme areas and meets its selection criteria. PVF does not have a standard format or deadline for initial inquiries; however the initial letter of inquiry should not exceed 5,000 characters. it should be comprised of: a brief presenation of the organisation conducting the project; a description of the proposal project; detailed budget of the project; and if available a copy of the evaluation report or the impact study of a previous phase of the project or a similar project.

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Contact: 5, Rue St-Ours 1205 Geneva

ROBERT BOSCH STIFTUNG

Switzerland ii'oo 22 781 42 62

[email protected] http://www.provictimis.org

Aim: The foundation pursues its objectives via the following programme departments: health and science; international relations (Western Europe, America, Turkey, Japan, India; international relations (Central and Southeastern Europe, China); education and society; society and culture.

The Robert Bosch Stiftung is not only an operating foundation that pursues its goals by programmes of its own, but also a funding foundation that enables others to develop and implement projects and initiatives that meet social needs in Germany and abroad. Funding is provided via scholarships, programmes for journalists, competitions and prizes.

Geographic focus: Germany, Western, Central and South Eastern Europe, US, Turkey, Japan, India, OS, China.

How to apply: Forms for first-time applicants for third-party projects are available for download. Past experience in processing applications has shown that project ideas are evaluated swiftly if the application is limited to a short inquiry of two pages length.

ROCKEFELLER BROTHER FUND

Contact: HeidehofstraBe 31 70184 Stuttgart

Germany

Woo 49 711460 8423

;i.l;oo 49 711460 8493

Email: [email protected] http://www.bosch-stiftung.de

Aim: To advance social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world RBF's grantmaking is organised around

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three themes: Democractic Practice, Peace and Security, Sustainable Development, and three pivotal places: New York City, Southern China, and the Western Balkans.

Geographic focus: US, namely New York City; and Southern China, Western Balkans

How to apply: The online grant inquiry is the recommended starting point for requesting a grant from the RBF. Staffs review each inquiry for fit with current program guidelines, funding priorities, and budget constraints. The review process may take up to 90 days from the time the inquiry is received. If there is interest in considering a grant, staff will contact the applicant for additional information, including a detailed proposal. Applicants should not send a full proposal unless requested to do so by Fund staff. While the fund remains open to unsolicited requests, applicants should be aware that, owing t~ the RBF's proactive grant-making approach, the likelihood of an unsolicited request becoming a grant is quite low.

Contact: 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 900 NY 10115 New York

United States ii'oo 1 212 812 4200

STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION

:i!l!oo 1 212 812 4299 [email protected]

http://www.rbf.org

Aim: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, an international philanthropic organisation, makes grants in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and medicine, and social welfare . The foundation funds institutions and projects that exhibit strong leadership and sound management and that have the potential to achieve a broad and lasting impact. The foundation encourages grantees to collaborate, and works closely with them to monitor their progress. In addition, the foundation actively seeks to support projects that facilitate the formation of publicprivate partnerships as effective means for serving public welfare.

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Geographic Focus: Greece, Europe, Africa, America, South Asia, Australia

How to apply: Applications for a grant should be addressed to the Programs Department and a brief letter of inquiry describing the organisation and the project should be submitted by mail or e-mail to the appropriate Foundation office, based on an applicant's location and/or operation. All inquiries will receive a written response. If an initial inquiry is reviewed favorably by the Foundation, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposal. The Foundation considers grant proposals throughout the year.

STEFAN BA TORY FOUNDATION

Contact: P.O.Box 13607 10310 Athens

Greece Woo 30 210 877 8300

Moo 30 21 0683 8304 [email protected]

http://www .snf.org

Aim: To support the development of an open, democratic society in Poland and other Central and East European countries. Its Grantmaking programmes include: Democracy in Action which supports projects that enhance civic participation in the public sphere and promote the attitude of civic responsibility for the quality of Polish democracy; Civic coalitions which supports coalitions of NGOs from Visegard countries that undertake efforts to enhance the role of civil society in public life, build civic dialogue and influence public policy; Equal Opportunities which supports organisations that work to provide equal access to education for school children and youth from small towns and low income families as well as those that strive to counteract the social exclusion of disabled children; and East East: Partnership Beyond Borders, which supports international projects implemented in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Geographic focus: Poland and Central Eastern Europe

Contact: ul. Sapiezynska lOa

212

00-215 Warsaw Poland

Woo 48 22 536 0200

'laioo 48 22 536 0220 Email: [email protected]

http://www.batory.org.pl

THE DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES MEMORIAL FUND

Aim: By giving grants to organisations, championing charitable causes, advocacy, campaigning and awareness-raising, the fund works to secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the most disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world. The fund is active in the following areas: cluster munitions; palliative care; penal reform refugee and asylum seekers.

Geographic focus: UK and international

How to apply: The Foundation makes grants on the basis of an 'invitation to bid' basis or through negotiated partnerships with selected organisations that have the capacity to deliver the Foundation's vision.

Contact: Riverside Suite, The County Hall

Westminster Bridge SE1 7PB London United Kingdom

Woo 44 20 7902 55oo

Moo 44 20 7902 5511 [email protected]

http://www.theworkcontinues.org

THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES (GMF)

Aim: To promote cooperation and exchanges of experience between Europe and the United States. Grantmaking is one of GMF's core missions, and through this process, GMF supports a wide range of

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institutions and individuals working on transatlantic policy issues. GMF awards grants primarily through the following major grantmaking programs: Balkan Trust for Democracy; Black Seat Trust for Regional Cooperation; Congressional Study Groups; Immigration; Transatlantic Study Teams; Strategic Grantmaking.

Geographic Focus: United States and Europe

How to Apply: Programme grants generally range from $5000 and $50 000. BD can support multi-year projects, renewable on an annual basis contingent upon satisfactory interim reports and performance. Project proposals are accepted on a rolling bases and grant decisions are made monthly. Applicants must fill in an Application Form and a Budget Form which can be found on the website.

Contact: The German Marshal! Fund ofthe United States

1744 R Street NW Washington, DC 20009

United States Woo 1 202-683-2650

Boo 1 202-265-1662 [email protected]

http://www.gmfus.org/

THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TURBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA

Aim: The Global Fund solely funds grant proposals that are designed by the recipient countries and its stakeholders and are aligned with the country's national health strategy and priorities. lt works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organisations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases.

Geographic focus: Global

How to apply: The Global Fund publishes call for proposals. More information and application forms can be found on the Website's Transitional Funding Mechanism (TFM) microsite.

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THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION

Contact: 8 Chemin de Blandonnet 1214 Geneva-Vernier

Switzerland Woo 41 22 79117oo

Boo 41 22 7911701 [email protected]

http://www.theglobalfund.org

Aim: To 'advance social well-being', particularly through research and practical experiment. The foundation aims to achieve this by supporting work which will bring about improvements in society, and which is founded on careful reflection and informed by otljective and reliable evidence. The foundation's work is divided into three main branches: social policy; education; and capacity building.

Geographic focus: Mainly UK, but also in Europe and eastern and southern Africa.

How to apply: If you are thinking of applying for funding, it is first important to read the details for the relevant programme. Also look to the section 'what we do not fund' and have a look at 'our FAQs' if you are not sure whether you are eligible. Then you can begin the application process which can be found on the website.

Contact: 28 Bedford Square WC1B 3JS London

United Kingdom Woo 44.20.7631.0566

Boo 44.20.7323.4877 [email protected]

http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org

THE PRINCE ALBERT 11 OF MONACO FOUNDATION

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Aim: To support environmental protection and sustainable development, focusing on three fields of activity: climate change and renewable energy, conservation of biodiversity, and access to water and combating desertification. The foundation strives to act as an accelerator of projects and solutions for the environment. it promotes sustainable and equitable management of natural resources and places the individual at the centre of its projects. lt encourages the implementation of innovative and ethical solutions in three main areas: Climate change and renewable energy; biodiversity; water and combating desertification.

Geographic focus: International, but with a specific focus on the Mediterranean Basin, polar regions and the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change.

How to apply: First you will need to fill in a pre-application questionnaire which can be found on the website. Then if contacted you will be requested to fill in the application file .

THE SIGRID RAUSING TRUST

Contact: Villa Girasole, 16 Boulevard de Suisse

98000 Monaco Monaco

'ii'oo 377.98.98.4444

,. 00 377.98.98.4445 [email protected]

http://www.fpa2.com/home.htm

Aim: To support groups that work in the field of human rights, supporting women, social and economic regeneration, and the environment. The trust's funding is divided into five categories, all of which are human rights orientated and aim to form a coherent framework for the trust's work: civil and political rights; women's rights; minority rights' social justice; Miscellaneous Fund.

Geographical Focus: The Americas, Asia, Europe, Former Soviet Union, North Africa and Middle East, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa

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How to apply: Although it is not often the Trust sometimes requests proposals from organisations working in particular fields. Consult the website.

Contact: 12 Penzance Place Wll 4PA London United Kingdom

Woo 44 20 7313 n2o

'B oo 44 20 7313 7721 [email protected]

http://www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org

TRUST FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN·EUROPE

Aim: To support legal, fiscal and political frameworks needed for healthy civil societies; to strengthen the non-profit sector through institutional capacity-building; and to support the long-term financial sustainability of NGOs. The Trust identifies several specific areas of general concern, relating to a broader understanding of the sustainability of civil society, namely: relationship and networking practices; public credibility and support; organisational reforms; strategic capacities; participatory culture.

Geographic Focus: Central and Eastern Europe, namely Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Romania

How to apply: An application form should be filled in which can be found on the website. Attached with this should be: organisation registration and the relevant official document mentioning the person responsible for the organisation, annual report for previous year, CV's of people involved in the project and letter of partnership agreement (if applicable) .

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Contact: 22A San Stefano Street Floor 2

1000 Sofia Bulgaria

Woo 48.22.576.8090

WELLCOME TRUST

IJ;oo 48.22.576.8099

[email protected] http://www.ceetrust.org

Aim: The Trust supports the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities, with the aim of improving human and animal health . lt offers a wide variety of funding schemes, including Investigator Awards, fellowships and Strategic Awards, and also supports several major initiatives. There are six funding areas: biomedical science; technology transfer; international; public engagement; medical history

and humanities; and biomedical ethics.

Geographic focus: UK, but also worldwide including major initiatives in

Africa, India and South-east Asia.

How to apply: Full details of how to apply are in the individual funding areas of the site. For general information see sections: 'Online applications', 'Grant Conditions', 'Open access' and 'Policies and Position statements'. All of which are on the website under the heading

'Funding'.

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Contact: 215 Euston Road NW1 2BE London

United Kingdom

Woo 44.20.7611.8888

:&oo 44.207.611.8545 [email protected]

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk

Glossary

Acquis communautaire: includes all the EU's treaties and laws, declarations

and resolutions, international agreements on EU affairs and the judgments

given by the Court of Justice. lt also includes action that EU governments

take together in the area of 'justice and home affairs' and on the Common

Foreign and Security Policy. 'Accepting the acquis' therefore means taking

the EU as you find it.

Best practice: One way of improving policies in the EU is for governments to look at what is going on in other EU countries and to see what works best. They can then adopt this 'best practice', adapting it to their own national and local circumstances.

Civil dialogue: This means consulting civil society (see below) when the

European Commission is drawing up its policies and proposals for legislation.

lt is a broader concept than 'social dialogue'.

Civil society: This is the collective name for all kinds of organisations and associations that are not part of government but that represent professions, interest groups or sections of society. lt includes (for example) trade unions, employers' associations, environmental lobbies and groups representing women, farmers, people with disabilities and so on.

Cohesion: This means (literally) 'sticking together'. The term 'promoting social cohesion' means the EU tries to make sure that everyone has a place in society.

Community method: This is the EU's usual method of decision-making, in which the Commission makes a proposal to the Council and Parliament who then debate it, propose amendments and eventually adopt it as EU law. In the process, they will often consult other bodies such as the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

EEA: This abbreviation refers to the European Economic Area - which

consists of the European Union and all the EFTA countries except

Switzerland. The EEA Agreement, which entered into force on 1 January

1994, enables Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to enjoy the benefits of the

EU's single market without the full privileges and responsibilities of EU

membership

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EFTA: This is the abbreviation for the European Free Trade Association- an

organisation founded in 1960 to promote free trade in goods amongst its

member states. Today the EFTA members are Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Norway and Switzerland.

Intergovernmental: This literally means 'between governments'. This is the

traditional method of international cooperation and different from the

'community method' which dominates the European Union. There are still

some matters related to the EU -such as security and defence issues -that

are decided purely by intergovernmental agreement.

Lisbon treaty: This is the current treaty on European Union, as presently in force. The treaty was signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon, because Portugal held the presidency of the EU Council at that time. it entered into force on 1 December 2009.

Open method of coordination: In many policy areas EU governments set

their own national policies rather than having an EU-wide policy laid down in

law. However, it makes sense for governments to share information, adopt

best practice and bring their national policies into line. This way of learning

from one another is called the 'open method of coordination' .

Subsidiarity: The 'subsidiarity principle' means that EU decisions must be taken as closely as possible to the citizen.

Transnational: This word is often used to describe cooperation between businesses or organisations based in more than one EU country. Part of the EU's purpose is to encourage this cross-border or 'transnational' cooperation.

Transparency: The term 'transparency' is often used to mean openness in

the way the EU institutions work.

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Alphabetical index of Budget Lines and Foundations

INTERNAL BUDGET LINES Activation measures targeting young people Anti-discrimination and diversity Audio-visual works in a digital agenda BEST Capacities- Regions of Knowledge Capacities- Science in Society

Civil Justice Communicating Europe Cooperation Energy Cooperation -Environmental Fuel Cells Cooperation- Environment including climate change Cooperation -Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology Cooperation in Health Cooperation Socioeconomic sciences and the humanities Cooperation Transport Cooperation with third countries on education and vocational training Culture Programme Culture in external relations Development of the European 'creative districts' Drug Prevention and Information Emergency measures in the event of mass influxes of refugees Employment Erasmus Mundus European animal welfare network European Fund for the integration of third country nationals European Partnerships on Sport European Progress Microfinance Facility European Refugee Fund European Year for Active 2012 European Year of Citizens 2013 Europe for citizens Fighting against violence (DAPHNE) Fundamental Rights and Citizenship

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59 75 85 64 97

76 86 91 93 92 90 89 93 94 38

44 45 45 74 81 53 37

69 78 42 61 80 58 51 49 73 71

Gender Equality Ideas LIFE+ Lifelong Learning People Programme Prevention of and fight against crime Prince: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Promoting safer use of the intern et and new on line technologies Promotion of European and Transnational tourism products Security Research Social Protection and Inclusion Social Solidarity for social integration Union action in the field of Consumer policy Union act ion in the field of health Working Conditions Youth in Action

EXTERNAL BUDGET LINES Aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan Civil Protection intervention in third countries Civil Protection within the Union Cooperation with developing countries in Asia Cooperation with developing countries in Latin America Cooperation with Iraq, Iran and Yemen Cooperation w ith third countries in the areas of migration Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Development Cooperation Instrument Disaster Preparedness Education Electoral Observation Environment and sustainable management European Development Fund European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps Food Aid Food Security Gender Equality Global Funds to fight Aids, Turbeculosis and Malaria (GFTAM) Health Humanitarian Aid Local authorities and development

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47 95 54 60 68 67 56 41

108 138 137 107 106 109 122 123 105 134 113 125 117 128 135 132 121 116 113 112 131 119

Non-state actors in development Other aspects of human and social development Relations with South Africa The European Union in the World

ENLARGEMENT

Cross-border cooperation between IPA countries Cross-border cooperation of (potential) candidate countries Instrument for pre-accession assistance for rural development Instrument for pre-accession -Cross border cooperation Instrument for pre-accession Human resources development Preserving and restoring cultural heritage in conflict areas Regional Development Transition and institution-building assistance to candidate countries Transition and institution-building assistance to potential candidate countries

EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY

European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial assistance to Palestine, the peace process and UNRWA European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial cooperation with Eastern Europe European Neighbourhood and Partnership financial cooperation with Mediterranean countries

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