Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Funding through CERV programme aims at protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

CERV-2023-CHAR-LITI-WHISTLE

Call

Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers

Summary

Projects under this priority should support and protect whistleblowers and build capacity of national authorities and legal practitioners to ensure adequate legal remedies to protect whistleblowers.

Detailed Call Description

A Union of values and rights is also based on effective law enforcement systems and the effective detection, investigation and prosecution of breaches of Union law. Support will be given to creating an enabling environment for reporting and informing on breaches of the Union law, in particular by building capacity on the effective application of the Directive on whistleblower protection. This Directive provides for an obligation to establish internal and external reporting channels, a strict obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the reporting person as well as for high standards of protection from retaliation and legal remedies for whistleblowers who report on breaches of EU law in a wide range of key policy areas, thus promoting the fundamental values of the rule of law and democracy as well as the right to freedom of expression.

Civil society organisations play a crucial role in help ensuring an effective implementation of these legal standards.

Call Total Budget

€16 000 000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

90%

The EU grant cannot be lower than €75 000. There is no limit as to the maximum grant amount.

Thematic Categories

  • Social Affairs & Human Rights

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • International Organisations
  • Legal Entities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Semi-governmental organisations

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible, the applicants must be:

  • For lead applicants (i.e. the “Coordinator”): non-profit legal entities (private bodies)
  • For co-applicants: non-profit or profit legal entities (public or private bodies). Organisations which are profit-oriented may apply only in partnership with private non-profit organisations;
  • be formally established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs).

The project can be either national or transnational.

The application may involve one or more organisations.

Call Opening Date

24/01/2023

Call Closing Date

25/05/2023

National Contact Point(s)

Organization for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Nenad Bogdanovic
Planning and Development Coordinator, Head of CERV Contact Point
Telephone: 99589774
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
Website:  www.epcr.org.cy

(Publish Date: 10/03/2023-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Website: 
https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en