European Commission: Justice

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Fundamental rights and citizenship

This page gives a general presentation in three parts:

  • Part I covers the latest developments which occurred within the recent years.
  • Part II gives a general view of the matter concerned.
  • Part III documents and reports.

I) Latest developments

II) General context

This programme has the following objectives:

  1. To promote the development of a European society based on respect for Fundamental Rights and rights derived from citizenship of the Union;
  2. To strengthen civil society and to encourage an open, transparent and regular dialogue with it in respect of fundamental rights;
  3. To fight against racism, xenophobia and antisemitism;
  4. To improve the contacts, exchange of information and networking between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions, including by way of support of judicial training, with the aim of better mutual understanding among such authorities and professionals.

This programme will support the following types of actions:

  1. specific actions taken by the Commission;
  2. specific trans-national projects of Community interest presented by an authority or any other body of a Member State, an international or non-governmental organisation;
  3. support to the activities of non-governmental organisations or other entities pursuing an aim of general European interest.

III) Documents and Reports

Calls/Documents
2010
Call for proposals "Actions grants" 2010 [Expired call]
Annual work programme 2010enPDF file (192KB) frPDF file (202KB) dePDF file (203KB)
2009
Call for proposals "Actions grants" 2009 - 2010 [Expired call]
Call for proposals "Operating grants" 2009 [Expired call]
Annual work programme 2009enPDF file (78KB) frPDF file (85KB) dePDF file (84KB)
2008
Call for proposals "Actions grants" 2008 [Expired call]
Call for proposals "Operating grants" 2008 [Expired call]
Call for proposals "Child abduction alert 2008"
Annual work programme 2008PDF file (179KB)
Annual work programme 2008 - Pilot Project PDF file (189KB)
2007
Call for proposals "Actions grants" 2007 [Expired call]
Call for proposals "Operating grants" 2007 [Expired call]
Annual work programme 2007PDF file (2MB)