Programme Category
Programme Name
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of this call is to promote exchanges between citizens of different countries, in particular through town twinning, to give them practical experience of the wealth and diversity of the common heritage of the Union and to make them aware that these constitute the foundation for a common future.
Detailed Call Description
This call aims to support projects that bring together a wide range of people from twinned towns, from different socio-economic background, gender and countries. By mobilising members of the public at the local and EU levels to debate specific issues on the European political agenda, this call seeks to promote mutual understanding, inclusion and cultural diversity and develop opportunities for civic engagement at the EU level.
Town-Twinning projects will raise awareness of the richness of Europe’s cultural and linguistic environment and promote mutual understanding and respect, contributing to the development of a respectful, dynamic and multifaceted European identity and the respect of common values, democracy and fundamental rights. Projects may address the following topics (the list is not exhaustive):
- The EU is built on solidarity: Town-Twinning projects will help to overcome biases in national perceptions by fostering mutual understanding and by creating fora where common solutions can be discussed in a constructive way. Their aim should be to raise awareness of the importance of reinforcing the European integration process based on solidarity and EU values;
- Town-Twinning projects will give citizens the opportunity to express what kind of Europe they want. Debates supported under the Town-Twinning call should be based on the EU’s specific achievements and on lessons learnt from history and from European integration. They should also reflect on current trends and enable participants to challenge euroscepticism and to suggest possible actions that the EU could take to foster a sense of belonging to Europe, to increase an understanding of the benefits of the EU and to reinforce the EU’s social and political cohesion.
Activities related to Town-Twinning may include, among others: workshops, seminars, conferences, training activities, expert meetings, webinars, awareness-raising activities, cultural events, festivals, exhibitions, gathering and consultation of (sex-disaggregated) data, development, exchanges and dissemination of good practices among public authorities and civil society organisations and development of communication tools and the use of social media.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The grant will be a lump sum grant.
Project budget (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between €8.455 and €50.745 per project.
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Natural and Cultural Heritage
- Public Administration
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- countries associated to the CERV Programme (list of participating countries)
- other eligibility conditions:
- Lead applicant and its associated partner(s) must be a public body or a non-profit organisation with legal personality formally established in one of the eligible countries. They must be towns/municipalities and/or other levels of local authorities or their twinning committees or other non-profit organisations representing local authorities.
- The project must be transnational and must involve municipalities from at least two eligible countries of which at least one is an EU Member State.
- Activities must take place in any of the eligible countries participating in the project.
- Events must involve a minimum of 50 direct participants, of which a minimum of 25 participants are ” invited international participants”.
Consortium composition:
Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries).
Town-Twinning proposals must involve municipalities from at least 2 eligible countries of which at least one is an EU Member State.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Head of CERV Contact Point
Nenad Bogdanovic
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu