EU Funding and Assistance Programmes

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• EU Funding and Assistance Programmes
• of relevance to NGOs from Europe and Developing
  Countries working for Children and Youth at Risk
• 27/28 of April 2006

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LISBON Strategy (March 2000)
transition to a knowledge based
society modernising the European social model
and economy
information society for all education for a
knowledge society economy
reforms more and better jobs modernizin
g social security supporting social
integration Employment Policy Socialagenda
Lifelong Learning ... to
become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of
sustainable economic growth with more and better
jobs and greater social cohesion
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Decision making process for EU-Programmes


ART. of the Treaty PROGRAMME PROPOSALS DECISION
in a JOINT PROCESS REALISATION OF THE PROGRAMME
GUIDELINESFORM
Legal basis

European Commission
Council and EP
1,5 up to 2 years
European Commission and Member States
European Commission and Programme committee
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• EU-PROGRAMMES
• ACTION PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT
  POLICIES (Youth, SOKRATES, Leonardo,
  anti-discrimination, health, social
  integration etc..)
• SPECIFIC ACTIONS (e.g. budget lines,
  European years, preparation measures
  etc..)
• TECHNICAL HELP FOR THIRD COUNTRIES (PHARE,
  TACIS, MEDA, ALA, CARDS new Neighbourhood
  programme )

STRUCTURAL FUNDS EFRE, ESF, EAGFL, Cohesion
Funds, ISPA, SAPARD CommunityINITIATIVES EQUAL,
URBAN, INTERREG, Leader
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PRIORITIES IN FUNDING

• Support of European networks
• Enhancement of information exchange and best
  practice
• Statistics and indicator material
• Stronger connection between political
  strategies and contents
• Participation of new member-states and accession
  countries

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• General Criteria
• Support of European policy
• European dimension / added value
• Development and realisation of pilot
  projects/Best-Practice.
• Mutual realisation in Member States to adapt to
  different structural and cultural conditions.
• Realisation in framework of the partnership
  approach
• transnationality / networks
• innovative character and concrete contribution
  to achieve the communitiy objectives.
• multiplier effect
• synergy effect

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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION / SOCIAL INTEGRATION
YOUTH

• Action programme to combat discrimination
  2001-2006
• Action programme to combat social exclusion

• Youth for Europe
• European Voluntary Service
• Participation

GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Children Aspects in EU-Programmes

• Analysis in social fields

EDUCATION

• SOKRATES
• LEONARDO DA VINCI

OTHER

• European Refugee Fund
• INTI
• DAPHNE
• Safer Internet

STRUCTURAL FUNDS
THIRD COUNTRIES

• European Social Fund
• European Regional Development Fund
• EQUAL/Urban

• Phare, Tacis
• TACIS IBPP
• EIDHR

EUROPEAN YEARS
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EU-FUNDING 2007-2013
2000-2006
2007-2013
 
Combatting Discrimination Social Inclusion Gender
Euquality Incentive measures
PROGRESS
Socrates Leonardo da Vinci
Integrated Action Programme Lifelong Learning
YOUTH CULTURE European Citizenship
YOUTH in Action CULTURE 2007 Citiziens for
Europe 2007-2013
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EU-FUNDING 2007-2013
Integrated Action Programme in Lifelong Learning
Comenius Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Grundtvig Tra
nsversal Programme Programme Jean Monnet
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EU-FUNDING 2007-2013
YOUTH IN ACTION
Youth for Europe European Voluntary
Service Youth of the World Youth workers and
support systems Support for policy co-operation
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EU-FUNDING 2007-2013
2000-2006
2007-2013
DAPHNE ... AGIS (criminal matters) Cooperation
in juridical matters Pilotprojectse for victims
of terrorist acts Critical Infrastructure
protection AGIS European Refugee
Fund ARGO INTI Äeneas
 
Framework programme Fundamental Rights and
Justice Fight against violence (Daphne) and
drugs prevention and information, Fundamental
rights and citizenship, Criminal justice,
Civil justice. Framework programme Security
and Safeguarding Liberties Prevention,
Preparedness and Consequence Management of
Terrorism, Prevention of and Fight against
Crime. Framework programme Solidarity and
Management of Migration Flows refugees,
external borders, the integration of
Third-country Nationals, return.
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GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA I

• 1) Which is the basic message of the project ?
• Is the description clear and precise?
• To which kind of project does it refer?
• transfer of know-how
• best practice / exchange of experience
• improving the understanding of the issue
• development of a common approach
• Is there a clear relation to the topic of the
  tender?
• Is the project measure or the method oriented?
• Is the project more European or national in its
  quintessence?
• 2) Action plan
• Are the measures logically balanced relating to
  their aims?
• Are the measures mainly trans-national?
• How big is the share of home activities compared
  to trans-national ones?
• Does the project involve all the partners
  sufficiently?
• Is the considered schedule realistic?
• Does the action plan appear overloaded?

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GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA II

• 3) European Added Value
• what is the added value?
• do the expected results guarantee more data and
  information?
• is this project set up in an area which is
  uncovered by other EU projects up to now?
• does the geographical covering of the project
  seem reasonable considering the
  best-practice-transfer?
• does this project give possibilities to the
  partners to get information on the professional
  discussion in other countries?
• does this project give possibilities to the
  partners to learn from the experiences of the
  others?
• does this project allow to develop a
  comprehensive understanding (trans-national and
  inter-sectors) of the problems?

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GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA III

• 4) Transnationality
• do the geographical spread make sense?
• is there a grouping of different disciplines or
  is the partnership based on the same actors
  from the different countries?
• Are the most important actors involved ?
• is there a realistic allocation of the
  responsibilities based on the cultural and
  political background of the EU countries?
• does the task sharing need a high degree of
  co-ordination?
• does the co-ordination exceed the content?
• 5) Budget Plan
• allocation between personnel cost and fees/
  travelling cost/ project cost?
• does the allocation reflect this distribution?
• 6) Co-financing
• do you apply for the full percentage (75) ?
• own budget?
• 7) Other
• how is the gender mainstreaming considered?
• is IC-Technology involved?

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Find information on EU Funding

• Efficient informations management seeks to
• Be updated
• Early warning function
• monitor political evolution
• evaluate potential impact on NGO and target
  group
• take early decisions
• select coalition partners

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Find information on EU Funding

• Information what for
• Advocacy at EU-level
• Advocacy at national level
• Funding coalition work (networking)
• Funding best-practice transfer

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• Information on what?
• Policy and strategies
• Policy making
• Policy makers
• Funding resources
• Information for whom?
• Internal
• Management
• Staff
• Volunteers
• External
• Coalition partners

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• Information sources
• EU-websites
• EU-websites national - regional
• Official publications (OJ, S, Relex)
• Meeting reports
• E-newsletters of other NGOs
• E-newsletters of key organisations
• Personal contact
• Committee working structures

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• YES Forum

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• E- Newsletter Eurochild

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The final deal
Total of 864,4 billion