Rights Equality and Citizenship Programme

The Rights and Citizenship Programme is the successor of three 2007-2013 programmes: Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Daphne III, the Sections "Antidiscrimination and Diversity" and "Gender Equality" of the Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (PROGRESS).

The general objective is to contribute to the creation of an area, where the rights of persons, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, are promoted and protected. In particular, this Programme should promote the rights deriving from European citizenship, the principles of non-discrimination and equality between women and men, the right to the protection of personal data, the rights of the child, the rights deriving from the Union consumer legislation and from the freedom to conduct a business in the internal market.

Objectives

To contribute to enhancing the exercise of rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union;
To promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly;
To contribute to ensuring a high level of protection of personal data;
To enhance the respect of the rights of the child;
To empower consumers and businesses to trade and purchase in trust within the internal market by enforcing the rights deriving from the Union consumer legislation and by supporting the freedom to conduct business in the internal market through cross-border transactions.

To contribute to enhancing the exercise of rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union;
To promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly;
To contribute to ensuring a high level of protection of personal data;
To enhance the respect of the rights of the child;
To empower consumers and businesses to trade and purchase in trust within the internal market by enforcing the rights deriving from the Union consumer legislation and by supporting the freedom to conduct business in the internal market through cross-border transactions.

Status

running

Target Group

Organizations

Activities

Demonstration and investment activities

Subjects

Other

Source Regions

European Union

Source Countries

Eligible Regions

European Union

Eligible Countries

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland

Grant Types

Cooperation, collaboration

Funding Bodies

Languages

Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish

Support Types

Deadline Date

Programme

Programme Owner

European Commission

Managing Authority

Justice Department

About

Services

Website

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/programmes-2014-2020/rec/index_en.htm

Legal Source

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme

Supporting Programme

Resources

http://

Refering Grants

Annual

yes

Focus

This programme shall contribute to the further development of an area where equality and the rights of persons, as enshrined in the Treaty, the Charter and international human rights conventions, are promoted and protected. Its nine specific objectives are to:

Promote non–discrimination
Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance
Promote rights of persons with disabilities
Promote equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming
Prevent violence against children, young people, women and other groups at risk (Daphne)
Promote the rights of the child
Ensure the highest level of data protection
Promote the rights deriving from Union citizenship
Enforce consumer rights

Duration

2014-2020

Proposal Submission

Supported activities

Analytical activities, such as collection of data and statistics; development of common methodologies and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks; studies, researches, analyses and surveys; evaluations and impact assessments; elaboration and publication of guides, reports and educational material; monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union legislation and of the implementation of Union policies; workshops, seminars, experts meetings, conferences;
Training activities, such as staff exchanges, workshops, seminars, train-the-trainers events, development of online/other training modules;
Mutual learning, cooperation, awareness raising and dissemination activities, such as identification of, and exchanges on, good practices, innovative approaches and experiences, organisation of peer review and mutual learning; organisation of conferences and seminars; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union; compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as results of the Programme; development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information and communication technologies;
Support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for key European level networks whose activities are linked to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding of European level observatories.

Implementation

The annual work programmes will set out the measures needed for their implementation, the priorities of calls for proposals and all other elements required. In order to implement the Programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes in the form of implementing acts.

Terms And Conditions

Legal basis: Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020

Link: Regulation

Budget

€ 439,47 million in current prices

Available Calls

Total Funding Amount

EUR 439 million

Selection Criteria

Access to the Programme shall be open to all public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in:

Member States;
EFTA countries which are party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement;
Accession countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with them on their participation in Union programmes.

Public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in other third countries, notably countries where the European Neighbourhood Policy applies, may be associated to actions of the Programme, if this serves the purpose of these actions.

Under the Programme, the Commission may cooperate with the international organisations active in the areas covered by the Programme, such as the Council of Europe, the organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations. Access to the Programme shall be open to those international organisations.

Open To

All Member States, Iceland (all specific objectives) and Liechtenstein (only for non–discrimination, racism, xenophobia, rights of persons with disabilities and equality between women and men)

Notes