Deadline: 10-Nov-22
The European Commission (EC) is calling for proposals to support the European Youth Event under the category entitled, “Debates and interactive workshops”.
The purpose of Category 1 activities is to foster the engagement of participants and raise their awareness of the values of the European Union.
Objectives
- The main objective of the call is to build and strengthen European citizenship among young people, raise awareness about how the EU works and the democratic role of the European Parliament, and empower them to become active citizens, encouraging their active involvement and participation in the European Elections 2024.
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The specific objectives of the call are common to the three categories of activities:
- organise outdoor activities in line with the EYE values, which will complement the inside and online programmes organised by the European Parliament and its partners, engaging during two days between 3.000 and 6.000 young people aged between 16 and 30;
- engage youth and civil society organisations in the process of the co-creation and co-organisation of the EYE;
- propose actions which support Parliament’s strategic engagement process in view of the European Elections 2024, focusing on the expansion of the together.eu community;
- create conditions for young people to generate and develop ideas for the future of Europe, that will be collected at the EYE and presented to the Members of the European Parliament as reference for their work;
- encourage diversity (i.e. wide representation of views and beliefs, cultural diversity of Europe, social and ethnic background, etc.), gender balance and inclusiveness (e.g. for participants with disabilities)5 ;
- implement follow-up actions to promote the outcomes of EYE2023, notably in the framework of the 2024 European elections campaign;
- ensure consistency with the EP communication guidelines and branding.
Aims
- co-creating an inclusive, diverse and engaging youth-led programme focusing on current issues, inspiring debates and creating ideas and actions for the future of Europe, and/or offering capacity building resources,
- fostering an environment for debate and responsive listening that encourages intercultural understanding and exchange.
Funding Information
- Total Amount: EUR 200 000
- Project Budget: From EUR 10 000
- Number of Projects: 10-15 projects
Type of Activities
- The programme proposed must include activities for a minimum of half a day and a maximum of two days in English, French or German. The programme should respect political pluralism.
- Activities could comprise non-formal education activities by young people for young people, including political debates, capacity building workshops, intercultural trainings, networking opportunities and the like.
- Activities should allow participants to interact regardless of language level where possible. When relevant, beneficiaries will collect the ideas generated during their activity and send them to the EP until 16 June 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
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The actions supported under this call are mono-beneficiary actions. This means that there is one legal entity applying for a grant. Applications presented by consortia are not eligible. To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are:
- A legal person constituted and registered as not for profit entity or equivalent according to the national legislation;
- A legal person constituted and registered as legal entity for at least four years at the time of application;
- A legal person based in one of the Member States of the European Union.;
- A legal person with nonpartisan political affiliation.
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A pan-European youth organisation or a pan-European civil society organisation. For the purpose of this call, the concept of pan-European organisation refers to:
- either pan-European membership entities formally part of a network of entities sharing common values. Only entities part of a network represented in seven or more Member States can present proposals to this call;
- or entities representing formally the interest of a wide group of member entities from different Member States. Only entities with member entities from seven or more Member States can present proposals to this call
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