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European Commission

Call for proposals

IPA Information and Communication Programme

Support for actions promoting a better informed public debate about EU enlargement in the candidate and potential candidate countries

Why?

Broad public support for the enlargement process is essential as well as maintaining the reform momentum and the credibility of the enlargement policy in the candidate and potential candidate countries. Therefore, DG Enlargement intends to support a series of projects aimed at enabling and promoting a better informed debate about the EU and its policies with particular emphasis on subjects related to the EU' s enlargement policy.

The main objectives of this initiative are:

To familiarise media professionals with sources of information as well as information tools and techniques with a view to strengthening their professionalism and to contribute to the development of free and independent media;
To better equip media professionals in the candidate and potential candidate countries, to inform about EU policies as well as subjects related to the reform process on the way to EU membership in a user-friendly language and form accessible to the general public or relevant specific audiences;
To encourage researchers in academia and/or think tanks to promote the dissemination of research results about benefits and challenges of the preparation for membership;

What?

The following types of actions will be eligible for funding:

Actions aimed at increasing the professional skills of journalists, including traineeship schemes or other types of information projects for journalists.
Platforms of cooperation and operational networking between media, with the objective to result in concrete communication synergies, including co-productions of programmes.
Exchange schemes for radio/TV or web content.
Web site development.
Organisation of trans-national encounters such as workshops, summer schools or other forms of networking.

How?

Applications must be submitted using the annexed application form. Please complete the application form carefully and as clearly as possible so that it can be assessed properly. The deadline for the submission of applications is 17 April 2008.