Deadline: 16-Mar-23
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals for Implementation of the EBCG Fundamental Rights Strategy.
This call aims to provide additional incentive and support towards a streamlined implementation of the fundamental rights strategy at national level, in the form of joint projects and undertakings involving international organisations and/or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with expertise in the field of fundamental rights related to border management, including in cooperation with the competent national authorities of Member States.
Scope
The targeted applicants are invited to identify projects for activities in the areas of cooperation listed below:
- Joint training in the practical implementation of fundamental rights obligations in border management operations (for example fundamental rights compliant application of new and existing technology, gender mainstreaming, adequate presence of interpreters and cultural mediators);
- Joint development and sharing of best practices in the identification of, and provision of support to, vulnerable person and groups, including unaccompanied minors, and/or efforts to standardise referral procedures for the different vulnerable groups in main first entry EU Member States;
- Joint development of best practices concerning the communication of available international protections, as well as redress and complaint mechanisms at reception facilities and during the reception process, in particular for vulnerable persons and persons with disabilities, particularly involving interpreters, cultural mediators;
- Projects on the establishment or further development of monitoring frameworks on the implementations of the Fundamental Rights Strategy and Action Plan at national level, with the exception of projects related to monitoring mechanisms that are funded under other BMVI calls;
- Workshops on connecting fundamental rights training with SOPs and with incentives to act accordingly – aligning trainings with procedures, operational incentives, circulars.
Funding Information
Amount: EUR 1 000 000
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public bodies);
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)), excluding Ireland
- non-EU countries:
- countries associated to the BMVI (associated countries) provided the arrangements foreseen by the BMVI regulation enter into force before grant signature
- countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement, where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
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