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This programme is one of the tools that could help the EU to achieve these goals.
This programme is one of the tools that could help the EU to achieve these goals.
The rapporteur emphasises the importance of this programme for making active citizenship a priority for the EU and for promoting European values.
The rapporteur emphasises the importance of this programme for making active citizenship a priority for the EU and for promoting European values.
The programme should be accessible to all citizens and should not focus only on well-educated and privileged groups.
The programme should be accessible to all citizens and should not focus only on well-educated and privileged groups.
It should reach ordinary citizens and stimulate passive and sceptical ones to take part actively in European integration by providing them with the opportunity to learn about EU and share experiences and ideas with people from other Member States and different cultural backgrounds.
It should reach ordinary citizens and stimulate passive and sceptical ones to take part actively in European integration by providing them with the opportunity to learn about EU and share experiences and ideas with people from other Member States and different cultural backgrounds.
In order to stress the significance the EU attaches to the involvement of citizens in European integration, the rapporteur suggests that the name of the programme should be changed into "Europe for citizens".
In order to stress the significance the EU attaches to the involvement of citizens in European integration, the rapporteur suggests that the name of the programme should be changed into "Europe for citizens".
Europe should be the vehicle to fulfil citizens' aspirations.
Europe should be the vehicle to fulfil citizens' aspirations.
At the same time, the EU should ensure increased awareness amongst citizens regarding the activities supported by this programme.
At the same time, the EU should ensure increased awareness amongst citizens regarding the activities supported by this programme.
The rapporteur is concerned about the fact that some organisations have become too dependent on structural EU funding under the current programme "Civic participation".
The rapporteur is concerned about the fact that some organisations have become too dependent on structural EU funding under the current programme "Civic participation".
Therefore, the rapporteur proposes that funding through a single grant agreement of this programme shall be limited to a maximum of 3 years after which organisations may apply for a renewal of funding.
Therefore, the rapporteur proposes that funding through a single grant agreement of this programme shall be limited to a maximum of 3 years after which organisations may apply for a renewal of funding.
The following actions 1 to 3 are described in annex 1 of the Commission proposal; the figures used are based on the proposal's legislative financial statement.
The following actions 1 to 3 are described in annex 1 of the Commission proposal; the figures used are based on the proposal's legislative financial statement.
1) Action 1
1) Action 1
Town twinning
Town twinning
Town twinning activities have developed into a successful instrument linking people from local communities across borders and fostering mutual understanding throughout Europe.
Town twinning activities have developed into a successful instrument linking people from local communities across borders and fostering mutual understanding throughout Europe.
According to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions nearly 30.000 town twinning partnerships exist nowadays in Europe The rapporteur proposes to increase the number of "citizens' meetings" within the town twinning measure from the proposed 8900 meetings to at least 10 000 citizens' meetings between 2007 and 2013.
According to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions nearly 30.000 town twinning partnerships exist nowadays in Europe The rapporteur proposes to increase the number of "citizens' meetings" within the town twinning measure from the proposed 8900 meetings to at least 10 000 citizens' meetings between 2007 and 2013.
Town-twinning should not be limited to the administrative and political elite of the communities involved.
Town-twinning should not be limited to the administrative and political elite of the communities involved.
Therefore, the rapporteur emphasises the importance of citizens' meetings because they are the most effective tools within this measure to include ordinary citizens in town twinning activities.
Therefore, the rapporteur emphasises the importance of citizens' meetings because they are the most effective tools within this measure to include ordinary citizens in town twinning activities.
Citizens' projects aim to gather citizens to act on or debate together common European issues and to develop mutual understanding between them.
Citizens' projects aim to gather citizens to act on or debate together common European issues and to develop mutual understanding between them.
The rapporteur underlines that a broader public can be reached by granting eligibility to a wide range of organisations under this measure, especially by including clubs and associations active at local level.
The rapporteur underlines that a broader public can be reached by granting eligibility to a wide range of organisations under this measure, especially by including clubs and associations active at local level.
In particular, the rapporteur stresses the importance of local amateur sports clubs.
In particular, the rapporteur stresses the importance of local amateur sports clubs.
Involving those clubs is an efficient way of bringing together people in commonly organized events and actions, which increase tolerance, mutual understanding and the fight against racism.
Involving those clubs is an efficient way of bringing together people in commonly organized events and actions, which increase tolerance, mutual understanding and the fight against racism.
In this way, passive or even euro-sceptical citizens can be reached.
In this way, passive or even euro-sceptical citizens can be reached.
Seeing that there are not many ways to get in touch with and activate ordinary citizens a high degree of support for this measure is important.
Seeing that there are not many ways to get in touch with and activate ordinary citizens a high degree of support for this measure is important.
The rapporteur proposes that 60 citizens´ projects should be funded per year instead of 13 projects, as proposed by the Commission.
The rapporteur proposes that 60 citizens´ projects should be funded per year instead of 13 projects, as proposed by the Commission.
2) Action 2
2) Action 2
Structural support for organisations of civil society at European level
Structural support for organisations of civil society at European level
Civil society deals with European policy-making on a broad range of issues.
Civil society deals with European policy-making on a broad range of issues.
Keeping a close link with civil society organisations is of high interest for the European institutions.
Keeping a close link with civil society organisations is of high interest for the European institutions.
In order to achieve a higher degree of transnational activity in the civil society sector, the setting-up of European networks should be supported.
In order to achieve a higher degree of transnational activity in the civil society sector, the setting-up of European networks should be supported.
The rapporteur suggests increasing the amount of grants for establishing European networks between civil society organisations under this measure to 25 grants per year, instead of 15 as proposed by the Commission.
The rapporteur suggests increasing the amount of grants for establishing European networks between civil society organisations under this measure to 25 grants per year, instead of 15 as proposed by the Commission.
Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations
Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations
Civil society organisations, which can be found from the grass roots to the national level, are an essential element of European active society, ensuring citizens' involvement in the societal life of a municipality, a region or a state.
Civil society organisations, which can be found from the grass roots to the national level, are an essential element of European active society, ensuring citizens' involvement in the societal life of a municipality, a region or a state.
The rapporteur emphasises the importance of including bodies such as adult education centres in the scope of this measure.
The rapporteur emphasises the importance of including bodies such as adult education centres in the scope of this measure.
Adult education centres are extra-curricula, non-degree based schools, which provide teaching for all types of people regardless of their level of education or age.
Adult education centres are extra-curricula, non-degree based schools, which provide teaching for all types of people regardless of their level of education or age.
They provide evening courses on all kinds of subjects for interested citizens.
They provide evening courses on all kinds of subjects for interested citizens.
These centres are an excellent tool for reaching ordinary citizens and involve them in questions related to the EU, European identity, history and culture.
These centres are an excellent tool for reaching ordinary citizens and involve them in questions related to the EU, European identity, history and culture.
They could do so by using materials elaborated by European think tanks.
They could do so by using materials elaborated by European think tanks.
It is therefore important to support activities organised by such centres and to foster European wide networks amongst them through which these centres can exchange best practices and develop new educational tools.
It is therefore important to support activities organised by such centres and to foster European wide networks amongst them through which these centres can exchange best practices and develop new educational tools.
The rapporteur proposes to support 100 projects per year instead of 85 projects as proposed by the Commission.
The rapporteur proposes to support 100 projects per year instead of 85 projects as proposed by the Commission.
3) Action 3
3) Action 3
The rapporteur supports the idea of including high visibility events, studies and information tools into this programme as proposed by the Commission.
The rapporteur supports the idea of including high visibility events, studies and information tools into this programme as proposed by the Commission.
4) Action 4
4) Action 4
Active European remembrance
Active European remembrance
The rapporteur accepted to include the preservation of the memorial sites related to Nazi and Stalinist deportation and mass extermination in this programme, which originally was foreseen under the Culture 2007 programme.
The rapporteur accepted to include the preservation of the memorial sites related to Nazi and Stalinist deportation and mass extermination in this programme, which originally was foreseen under the Culture 2007 programme.
The aim of this new action is to provide support for projects which commemorate the victims of Nazi and Stalinist mass deportation and mass extermination.
The aim of this new action is to provide support for projects which commemorate the victims of Nazi and Stalinist mass deportation and mass extermination.
The rapporteur suggests funding only to Nazi and Stalinist memorial sites because the impact of these totalitarian regimes was a European-wide one and was not limited to a single country.
The rapporteur suggests funding only to Nazi and Stalinist memorial sites because the impact of these totalitarian regimes was a European-wide one and was not limited to a single country.
Funding for the sites takes place under a new action, which is added to the programme.
Funding for the sites takes place under a new action, which is added to the programme.
At the moment, the Commission is providing EUR 800.000 annually for the funding of sites related to Nazi-Camps.
At the moment, the Commission is providing EUR 800.000 annually for the funding of sites related to Nazi-Camps.
Thus, around 30 projects receive co-financing every year.
Thus, around 30 projects receive co-financing every year.
Since the scope of funding is to be extended also to Stalinist memorial sites, the rapporteur suggests increasing the number of projects to 60 projects per year.
Since the scope of funding is to be extended also to Stalinist memorial sites, the rapporteur suggests increasing the number of projects to 60 projects per year.
The rapporteur stresses that the management of the programme should be efficient and transparent.
The rapporteur stresses that the management of the programme should be efficient and transparent.
Bureaucracy and unnecessary restrictions should be avoided in the application procedures.
Bureaucracy and unnecessary restrictions should be avoided in the application procedures.
The rapporteur stresses that clear selection criteria should be applied when applicants are assessed by the Commission.
The rapporteur stresses that clear selection criteria should be applied when applicants are assessed by the Commission.
The rapporteur also proposes that indirect centralised management should be used if existing management resources and structures are available in a national, regional or local level.
The rapporteur also proposes that indirect centralised management should be used if existing management resources and structures are available in a national, regional or local level.
Within the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 this programme is placed under Heading 3.
Within the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 this programme is placed under Heading 3.
The proposed total budget for the programme is EUR 235 million for the period of 2007- 2013 which provides for an annual budget of only EUR 29 million for all 4 actions together, excluding administrative expenditures.
The proposed total budget for the programme is EUR 235 million for the period of 2007- 2013 which provides for an annual budget of only EUR 29 million for all 4 actions together, excluding administrative expenditures.
This amount is not sufficient to achieve the demanding objectives of the programme, nor does it reflect its importance as a tool for making citizens aware of their European identity and common values and to increase support for European integration as a whole.
This amount is not sufficient to achieve the demanding objectives of the programme, nor does it reflect its importance as a tool for making citizens aware of their European identity and common values and to increase support for European integration as a whole.
It should also be noted that this programme is open to 36 countries: Member States, candidate countries, EEA countries and Western Balkan countries.
It should also be noted that this programme is open to 36 countries: Member States, candidate countries, EEA countries and Western Balkan countries.
Therefore a sufficient budget is needed to fulfil the objectives of the programme.
Therefore a sufficient budget is needed to fulfil the objectives of the programme.
The rapporteur proposes that the budget breakdown should be as follows: around 40% for Action 1 (as in the Commission proposal), around 38 % for Action 2 (30% in the Commission proposal), around 8% for Action 3 (15% in the Commission proposal) and around 4 % for new Action 4.
The rapporteur proposes that the budget breakdown should be as follows: around 40% for Action 1 (as in the Commission proposal), around 38 % for Action 2 (30% in the Commission proposal), around 8% for Action 3 (15% in the Commission proposal) and around 4 % for new Action 4.
The remaining 10 % of the budget cover the administrative expenditure.
The remaining 10 % of the budget cover the administrative expenditure.
Budget proposed by the rapporteur (EUR million)
Budget proposed by the rapporteur (EUR million)
Action 1 - active citizens for Europe
Action 1 - active citizens for Europe
Per Measure
Per Measure
Per Action
Per Action
Action 2 - active civil society in Europe
Action 2 - active civil society in Europe
Structural support for "think tanks"
Structural support for "think tanks"
Structural support to civil society organisations
Structural support to civil society organisations
Civil society projects
Civil society projects
Action 3 - Together for Europe
Action 3 - Together for Europe
High visibility events
High visibility events
Action 4 - active European remembrance
Action 4 - active European remembrance
Taking into account all the changes proposed by the rapporteur, including the new fourth action, the overall amount of the budget would be EUR 291,68 million .
Taking into account all the changes proposed by the rapporteur, including the new fourth action, the overall amount of the budget would be EUR 291,68 million .
This is the absolute minimum necessary to enable this programme to have some effect and to provide some added value.
This is the absolute minimum necessary to enable this programme to have some effect and to provide some added value.
k návrhu rozhodnutí Evropského parlamentu a Rady, kterým se pro období 2007–2013 stanoví program „Občané pro Evropu“ na podporu aktivního evropského občanství
on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme "Citizens for Europe" to promote active European citizenship
This programme "Citizens for Europe" comes within the larger scope of measures aimed at encouraging the Union's institutions to promote citizens' participation in public life and in decision-making.
This programme "Citizens for Europe" comes within the larger scope of measures aimed at encouraging the Union's institutions to promote citizens' participation in public life and in decision-making.
In this context, this programme seeks to make European citizens aware of their duties as citizens and become actively involved in the process of European integration, developing a sense of belonging and a European identity.
In this context, this programme seeks to make European citizens aware of their duties as citizens and become actively involved in the process of European integration, developing a sense of belonging and a European identity.
Therefore the actions proposed will be focused on
Therefore the actions proposed will be focused on
COM(2005)0116 , point 3, page 4. :
COM(2005)0116 , point 3, page 4. :
– giving citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in constructing an ever closer Europe, united in and enriched through its cultural diversity (action 1: active citizens for Europe);
– giving citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in constructing an ever closer Europe, united in and enriched through its cultural diversity (action 1: active citizens for Europe);
– forging a European identity, based on recognised common values, history and culture (action 2: active civil society in Europe);
– forging a European identity, based on recognised common values, history and culture (action 2: active civil society in Europe);
– enhancing mutual understanding between European citizens respecting and celebrating cultural diversity, while contributing to intercultural dialogue (action 3: together for Europe).
– enhancing mutual understanding between European citizens respecting and celebrating cultural diversity, while contributing to intercultural dialogue (action 3: together for Europe).
Financial means
Financial means
The global budget foreseen for the 7 years period is EUR 235 million.
The global budget foreseen for the 7 years period is EUR 235 million.
The management will be essentially done by DG Education and Culture.
The management will be essentially done by DG Education and Culture.
However as there is a lot of interaction with several other DG (JLS or PRESS), the actions will be carried out in close consultation to ensure maximum synergy.
However as there is a lot of interaction with several other DG (JLS or PRESS), the actions will be carried out in close consultation to ensure maximum synergy.
Action 1 "active citizens for Europe ", which includes the town twining programme, will be allocated the amount of EUR 102 million (representing 43 % of the envelope);
Action 1 "active citizens for Europe ", which includes the town twining programme, will be allocated the amount of EUR 102 million (representing 43 % of the envelope);
Action 2 "active civil society in Europe", which includes the allocation of grants to several organisations as Notre Europe or the European Movement, will be allocated the amount of EUR 80.73 million (representing 34.35 % of the envelope);
Action 2 "active civil society in Europe ", which includes the allocation of grants to several organisations as Notre Europe or the European Movement, will be allocated the amount of EUR 80.73 million (representing 34.35 % of the envelope);
Action 3 for "together for Europe ", an amount of EUR 24.19 million is foreseen over the 7 year period.
Action 3 for "together for Europe ", an amount of EUR 24.19 million is foreseen over the 7 year period.
The Draftswoman takes note of the proposal, is concerned by the absence of ambition and imagination and suggests the creation of an annual regional price for a region which excels in promoting European citizenship.
The Draftswoman takes note of the proposal, is concerned by the absence of ambition and imagination and suggests the creation of an annual regional price for a region which excels in promoting European citizenship.
The Draftswoman recalls that it is extremely important that the Commission keeps this programme accessible to the full range of stakeholders including NGOs, think tanks, European networks etc. and independent foundations active on European issues as requested during the 2006 budget.
The Draftswoman recalls that it is extremely important that the Commission keeps this programme accessible to the full range of stakeholders including NGOs, think tanks, European networks etc. and independent foundations active on European issues as requested during the 2006 budget.
This is to be done in order to deliver the appropriate information to the civil society and make citizens aware of belonging to common European ideals.
This is to be done in order to deliver the appropriate information to the civil society and make citizens aware of belonging to common European ideals.
The Draftswoman recalls that the appropriation allocated to this programme is indicative and that it needs to be monitored and evaluated at the appropriate time, so as to ensure democratic scrutiny.
The Draftswoman recalls that the appropriation allocated to this programme is indicative and that it needs to be monitored and evaluated at the appropriate time, so as to ensure democratic scrutiny.
Finanční referenční částka nemůže být stanovena, dokud nebude přijat finanční výhled.
The financial reference amount cannot be established until the financial perspective has been adopted.
Jakmile bude přijat, Komise předloží legislativní návrh s cílem vymezit referenční částku v souladu s finančním stropem stanoveným ve finančním rámci.
Once it has been adopted, the Commission should submit a legislative proposal with a view to determining the reference amount in accordance with the ceiling set in the financial framework.
Program je otevřen všem zúčastněným stranám podporujícím aktivní evropské občanství, zejména místním komunitám, evropským organizacím zabývajícím se výzkumem veřejné politiky (skupinám expertů, angl. think-tanks), skupinám občanů a jiným organizacím občanské společnosti, jako jsou nevládní organizace, platformy, sítě, sdružení a federace a odborové svazy.
The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting active European citizenship, in particular to local communities, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizen’s groups and other civil society organisations such as non-governmental organisations, platforms, networks, associations and federations, trade unions.