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| 20.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/9 |
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20.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 230/9

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC No 25/05

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

‘Promotion of active European Citizenship’

Support to town twinning actions citizens' meetings 2006

(2005/C 230/05)

1.   OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION

The objective of this call for proposals is to support citizens' meetings in the framework of town-twinning, which:

citizens' meetings in the framework of town-twinning

| — | raise people's awareness of the European Union and reinforce commitment to European integration, |
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raise people's awareness of the European Union and reinforce commitment to European integration,

awareness of the European Union

commitment to European integration

| — | bring the citizens of the European Union closer together and increase their sense of joint belonging in Europe, |
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bring the citizens of the European Union closer together and increase their sense of joint belonging in Europe,

sense of joint belonging

| — | enable the citizens to participate actively in a dialogue on the construction and future of the European Union, |
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enable the citizens to participate actively in a dialogue on the construction and future of the European Union,

participate actively

| — | create new and strengthen existing links and networks between municipalities in the European Union and in other countries participating in the programme. |
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create new and strengthen existing links and networks between municipalities in the European Union and in other countries participating in the programme.

create new and strengthen existing links

The citizens' meetings should include the following three aspects:

(1)   Commitment to European integration

The citizens' meetings should reinforce the participants' commitment to European integration.

(2)   Friendships in Europe

The meetings should foster mutual understanding and friendship between people from the twinned towns.

(3)   Active participation

Citizens' meetings should be an experiment on active civic participation. Therefore the meetings should be based on large local participation and on active involvement of the participants in all activities.

2.   ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

The applicant must be the municipality, in which the meeting takes place or its twinning association/twinning committee with a legal status (legal personality).

the municipality, in which the meeting takes place

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

| — | the 25 Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom); |
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the 25 Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom);

| — | Bulgaria and Romania (1). |
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Bulgaria and Romania (1).

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3.   BUDGET AND PROJECT DURATION

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 7,5 million.

The grants are calculated based on flat rates. Each grant will amount to between EUR 2 000 and EUR 20 000.

Activities must start between 15 March and 31 December 2006. The maximum accepted duration of meetings is 21 days.

21 days.

4.   DEADLINES

First phase: until 15 November 2005 for actions beginning between 15 March and 31 May 2006;

Second phase: until 1 February 2006 for actions beginning between 1 June and 31 July 2006;

Third phase: until 3 April 2006 for actions beginning between 1 August and 30 September 2006;

Fourth phase: until 1 June 2006 for actions beginning between 1 October and 31 December 2006.

5.   FURTHER INFORMATION

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/towntwinning/call/call_en.html

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text of the call and be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  Furthermore an EEA/EFTA country or a candidate country Turkey will be eligible if, by the deadline for submission of grant applications, an agreement on participation in the programme has been concluded between the Country in concern and the Commission.

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