““Europe Europe for for

Citizens” Citizens”

ProgramProgramme me

(2007-(2007-2013)2013)

Structure of the programme: four actions

1.Active Citizens for Europe2.Active Civil Society in Europe3.Together for Europe4.Active European Remembrance

General objectives of the programme:

Participation European identity Sense of belonging/ownershipTolerance and mutual understanding

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European Remembrance

Memory of victims of Nazism and Stalinism

Preservation Commemoration Reflection Networking

approximately 4% of total programme budget

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Areas of support

Projects that:

Preserve individual and collective memory of Holocaust, Nazism and Stalinism

Commemorate victims of mass deportation and other large-scale martyrdom of Nazism and Stalinism

Encourage reflection on the origins and the context of European integration

Promote reconciliation, tolerance and pluralism

Deadline for submission of projects 2012: 1 June

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Statistics

2007 : allocated budget : € 1,1 mio (36 projects)

2008 : allocated budget : € 1,7 mio (49 projects)

2009 : allocated budget : € 2,1 mio (56 projects)

2010 : allocated budget: € 1, 9 mio (64 projects)2011 : allocated budget: € 1,8 mio (49 projects)2012: foreseen budget: € 2,4 mio (44 projects)

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Other than Action 4 means of

funding Action 2 : operating grants : max. 250.000 €

per projectCivil society organisations dedicated to Rememberance of the origins of the European integration

In 2011 two organisations: Yahad in Unum, Mémorial de la Shoah

Action 1 : networking of twinned towns : max. 150.00 € per projectRemembrance projects of twinned towns

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Latest developments

Since 2010 coopeartion with the Fundemental Rights Agency (FRA) on “Holocaust and Human Rights Education”

October 2010 conference in TerezinOctober 2011 conference in Amsterdam (hosted by Anne Frank House)

Launch of networking processMay 2011 first meeting held in Brussels and Mechelen

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Latest developments

Support to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum “Preserving Authenticity – nine tasks for years 2012-2015”

€ 4 million provided from 2012-2015 for restoration, protection and preservation of historical structures and objects.

Examples of projects supported :

Holocaust Educational Trust of Ireland

In memory of Jewish and other children who died in the Holocaust

To introduce young children (eleven or twelve years) to the subject of the Holocaust

To stimulate discussion and create awareness about discrimination.

To provide guidelines and information for teachers during this activity

Ongoing learning about the importance of tolerance and respect

http://www.hetireland.org/

Examples of projects supported :

Jewish Museum Prague

Project addresses young people aged 12 – 18

They work independently on the stories of the life of the WW II students and children in the same schools/neighbourhoods/regions they go to /live in today, and what were the reasons for their sudden departure

http://www.zmizeli-sousede.cz/aj/

Examples of projects supported :

Train of Commemoration

To preserve the individual and collective memory of children and youth deported to Nazi concentration camps

Exhibition to travel in German and borderline regions of France and the Netherlands

http://www.zugdererinnerung.de/index.html

Examples of some other projects supported

“The Holocaust by Bullets” Yahad – In Unum

“Mosaic of Memory” Terezin Initiative

“The Dossiers behind Faces”Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance, Mechelen, Belgium

“An innovative teaching tool based on testimonies from survivors of Holocaust” Swedish Committee against antisemitism

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Implementation

Programme Guide published on http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/citizenship/guide2007.htm

Includes all procedures and conditions for applying to most actions and measures, including deadlines for applications until 2013.

More info

Strategy / policy :http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship

Implementation : http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm

Thank you