DG JUSTICE Newsletter on funding opportunities & funded projects

On 9th May, we commemorated the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman Declaration' that set out the idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe and paved the way of what is now the European Union. The CERV and Justice programmes firmly advocate for the European Union values arisen from the Schuman declaration and enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Check the calls for proposals which are still open!

DG Justice recently launched a project for the development of 40 training e-Capsules on EU law over 2023-2024, which will be undertaken by a partnership between ICF and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA). A Call for applications for a Group of Experts to support the design and development of training e-Capsules in EU Law will be launched soon in May.

Join us on Thursday 25 May 2023 (from 9:30 to 12:30, Brussels time) if you want to know more about this call for proposals published under the Justice programme. With your projects you can concretely support EU policies and legislation on e-Justice, victims' rights and procedural rights.

On 7 June, from 10:00 am to 13:00 pm, EACEA will organise an Info session on the call for proposals Town Twinning. Interested applicants and stakeholders will learn more about the objectives of this call as well as about the application procedure. To register, click on the registration link.

On 23 June EACEA is organising an online practical workshop to respond to all the questions/doubts that applicants may have about the call for proposals Town Twinning and to facilitate associated partners’ search. On 6 September a Questions & Answer session will be also organised. The two registration links will be soon available on EACEA website. Save the dates and stay tuned!

The participation of citizens in the discussion of EU policies is crucial to guarantee that policies and decisions align with the needs and aspirations of the public. The Call for proposals to foster citizens’ engagement and participation (CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV) aims to tackle this very aspect by providing opportunities for citizens to engage in events, acquire knowledge about EU policies and interact with fellow citizens to discuss Union’s actions. An Info session about this call took place last month to disseminate and present the call and also to highlight the novelties of this year, among which a considerable budget increase from 17.4 to 25.4 million Euro.

Check this public call on Culture and Citizenship launched by the Directorate General for Cultural Industries, Intellectual Property and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in Spain. Any person, collective, association, or public or private entity leading a cultural project developed in -or promoted from- Spain, as well as any other Country belonging to the European Union or participating in the Creative Europe programme can participate. Deadline: 31 May 2023.

35% is the overall average success rate of proposals submitted under the CERV programme during the years 2021-2022. Limited financial resources and great interest in certain topics render some calls and priorities more competitive than others. This leads to situations when even proposals achieving high scores in evaluation are not supported due to lack of funding. Every point counts! Is there a way applicants can increase the chances to see their project proposals awarded?

Discover the project EURIGHT, a Network of Towns action funded under the CERV programme and led by a consortium of five cities (Alba Iulia in Romania, Genova in Italy, Gijón in Spain, Brussels in Belgium and Nurnberg in Germany).

Learn more about the work of the COPE network, funded under the CERV programme.

SCORE is a project funded through the CERV-2021-CITIZENS-TOWN call. The overall objective of the project is the creation of a coalition of European cities and local authorities for the promotion of inclusive sport, as well as the prevention and fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance in the field of sport.