Europe for citizens in numbers : Europe for citizens programme : 7 years of support (2014-2020).
Date: 2021-05-25
Institutions: European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Subjects: EU programme, European citizenship, authoritarian regime, civil society, cultural pluralism, policymaking, public consultation, social dialogue (EU), social economy, social participation

Europe for Citizens  
in numbers
Europe for Citizens Programme :  
7 years of support (2014 - 2020)

© Olivier Ortelpa, via Wikimedia Commons’

The aim of the Europe of Citizens Programme is to contribute to citizens’ understanding of the history, 
values and diversity of the EU and to foster conditions for civic participation and engagement at EU level.

Promoting solidarity

Fostering intercultural dialogue

Cultural heritage and Diversity

Remembering the victims and causes of
totalitarian regimes

Reﬂecting on civil society and civic participation
under totalitarian regimes

Commemorating major historical turning points

Debating on forms of intolerance

Debating the future of Europe and challenging Euroscepticism

The  Europe  for  Citizens  programme  raised  awareness  on  remembrance,  common  history  and  Union’s 
values  and  encouraged  democratic  and  civic  participation  of  European  citizens.  By  addressing  the 
programme multiannual priorities, the projects fostered intercultural dialogue and solidarity, promoted 
cultural heritage and diversity and reflected on European history, drawing lessons for today. Citizens were 
directly involved in debates and exchanges about the future of Europe and other themes of common 
interest, actively participating in the Union policy making process.

European Education 
and Culture 
Executive Agency

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Europe for Citizens in 2014 - 2020

34
COUNTRIES

14 707
PARTNERS

2 529
PROJECTS

€ 167.2m
BUDGET

Civil
Society
Organisations

Municipalities

Regions

Think Tanks

14 707
Partners
organisations
involved in the
projects

Networks of
Organisations

Platforms

Universities

Cities

Town
Twinning
Committees

Research
Centres

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Success rate in participating countries
(ratio between the projects submitted/selected)

Top selection rates

Medium selection rates

Lower selection rates

Partner organisations of selected projects are established in all participating countries (28 EU Member 
States + 6 Non-EU)

Countries  with  the  highest  number  of  selected  projects  (61  %  in  total)  were  Germany,  France,  Italy, 
Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

European
Remembrance

Networks
of Towns

5.17

6.29

7.44

10.56

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Average number of
partner organisations
in selection projects

Town
Twinning

Civil
Society

3

Action Grants in 2014 - 2020

Town
Twinning

Networks
of Towns

Short-
term

2 years
support

Civil
Society

18
months
projects

European
Remembrance

Operating
Grants

Europe for Citizens
Contact Points

18
months
projects

Long-
term

Long-
term

Twinning
local events,
grassroots

Thematic and
long-lasting
cooperation
between towns

Collaboration
Partnership
Societal
engagement

Collaboration
Partnership
Commemorations

Structural
support for
the period

Structural
support for
the period

1735

projects
selected

240

201

projects
selected

projects
selected

286

projects
selected

36

28

organisations
supported

designated
bodies

13 729
applications
submitted

42
Calls for
proposals

430

applications
submitted

2
framework
partnership periods
(structural
partnership)
2014 - 2017
2018 - 2020
(+2021*)

Budget in 2014 - 2020

Operating Grants
30%

European Remembrance
16%

*an extension was granted to OG to bridge with the new program 2021-2027

Average grant per project
in 2014 - 2020

€ 167.2m
BUDGET

Town Twinning
18%

€ 17 000
Town Twinning

€ 202 800
Operating Grants

Civil Society Projects
16%

Networks of Towns
20%

€ 89 400
European
Remembrance

€ 135 900
Network
of Towns

€ 131 100
Civil Society

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What’s next 

    The new Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)   
   programme is available on the European Commission’s   
 Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal (F&TP).

Strengthening and promoting EU rights and values is a top 
priority of the European Commission. 

The new CERV 2021 - 2027 programme reflects  this priority,  
  and with an overall budget of 1.55 billion euro for the next  
   7-year period,   it represents the biggest-ever EU  
    fund for promoting and protecting fundamental  
      rights, rule of law and democracy inside  
          the EU. 

Want to know more

Dissemination platform – project results : 
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/europe-for- 
citizens/projects

Europe for Citizens 2014-2020 programme :  
https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/grants/2014-2020/ 
europe-citizens_en

CERV 2021-2027 programme :  
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/ 
opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/cerv

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