You are convinced that citizen engagement can improve public governance and ensure stronger sense of ownership? You want to boost citizen engagement in the implementation of cohesion policy? Whether you are a managing authority or intermediate body involved in the management of EU cohesion policy funding programmes or a civil society organisation, we have the right type of support for you! You are: a managing authority or intermediate body involved in the management of EU cohesion policy fundi
- 22 April 2020
You are convinced that citizen engagement can improve public governance and ensure stronger sense of ownership? You want to boost citizen engagement in the implementation of cohesion policy?
Whether you are a managing authority or intermediate body involved in the management of EU cohesion policy funding programmes or a civil society organisation, we have the right type of support for you!
You are:
- a managing authority or intermediate body involved in the management of EU cohesion policy funding programmes: One week left to submit your expression of interest ! You have one week left to express your interest in participating in a pilot action to receive top class expertise from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and tailored assistance in setting up new initiatives to involve citizens and promote meaningful participation, transparency and accountability in planning, implementing and evaluating investment projects.The support will result in concrete set of recommendations on how to improve existing practices and/or on the introduction of new initiatives to be taken by the selected institutions and a jointly elaborated action plan on how to implement them successfully.Hurry up ! you have only one week left to apply: deadline 30 April 2020.More information on the call for expression of interest and how to submit yours
- a civil society organisation: One month left to submit your proposals!We need your creative ideas to encourage and support a genuine and meaningful participation of citizens in planning, implementing and monitoring EU-funded projects.The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) is seeking proposals to support innovative ideas and initiatives for promoting citizen engagement in the design and/or implementation and/or monitoring of cohesion policy projects. The selected projects will promote active and genuine participation of citizens in delivering cohesion policy investment on the ground.Priority will be given to project proposals that will:
- develop new tools or actions that support citizen engagement in cohesion policy; and/or
- support scaling up of existing tools or activities for strengthening and widening citizen engagement in cohesion policy.
The deadline to submit your proposal is 31 May 2020.
See also:
High-level conference “Engaging citizens for good governance in Cohesion Policy”