The European Commission launched a new call for proposals under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) programme. The call is titled “Citizens’ engagement and participation-2023 (CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV)”.
This call aims to support projects promoted by transnational partnerships and networks directly involving citizens. These projects will gather a diverse range of people from different backgrounds in activities directly linked to EU policies, giving them an opportunity to actively participate in the EU policymaking process and thus contribute to the democratic and civic life of the Union. The projects will encourage citizens’, including young persons, understanding of the policymaking process, showing in practice how to engage in the democratic life of the EU and enabling them to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. The main objective is promoting citizens’ and representative associations’ participation in and contribution to the democratic and civic life of the Union by making known and publicly exchanging their views in all areas on Union action.
The call provides an opportunity to broadly cover a variety of policy areas and contribute to the promotion of EU values, the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy. Projects should support democratic participation, including by stimulating and organising reflection, debates or other activities. They should also propose practical solutions that can be implemented through cooperation or coordination at European level, support the sharing of good practices, and ensure a practical link with the policymaking process.
While maintaining a bottom-up approach, there will be a specific focus on the priorities outlined below:
- Promoting democratic participation through debating the future of Europe
- Engaging citizens and communities in discussions and action related to our climate and environment
- Engaging citizens and communities in discussions and action related to solidarity
- Countering disinformation and other forms of interference in the democratic debate and promoting media literacy
The deadline is the 5th of September 2023. For more information, please visit the Commission’s website.
To learn more about current calls for proposals or Eurodiaconia’s funding events, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our our Projects and EU Funding Officer Giorgia Signoretto at giorgia.signoretto@eurodiaconia.org.