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‘Europe for Citizens’ ProgramINCLUSAge Project
«The ‘Europe for Citizens Program and civil
dialogue»Joachim OttJoachim Ott
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG CommunicationEUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG Communication
Citizens’ Policy UnitCitizens’ Policy Unit
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Our Principles
Empowering people to make their voices heard and
participate in the EU project
Reaching out to citizens from all parts of society and promote their inclusion
Supporting meaningful results which have an impact on
decisions
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The “Europe for Citizens” Program and the situation of older people
Action 1Active European Citizens
• citizens’ meetings and citizens’ projects covering all age groups
• Focus on the local level, networking and mobility
Action 2Active European Civil
Society• Transnational projects which focus
entirely or partly on people of older age
Ca. 31% of total
budget
Action 3Together for
Europe• “Golden Stars”
projects• Studies on
volunteering, active citizenship and mobility
Ca. 10% of total
budget
Action 4Active European Remembrance
• Focus on Nazis' and Stalinist crimes• Preserving the memory of victims and
people who rescued people
Ca. 4% of total budget
Total budget: 215 million € 2007-2013> 45%
of total
budget
Examples!Action 1 Active European Citizenship
Town twinning Rottenburg (D) – St. Claude (F)
Started with contacts of generation which had experienced WW II
Action 2 Active European Civil Society
“Zeitbank 55+”
Project for mutual assistance of people over 55 years
Action 3 Together for Europe
Golden Stars 2009 – European Blind Union
“A citizens’ Europe for all, disabled people on the move”
Action 4 Active European Remembrance
“Fragt uns!”
46 young participants from meet 4 eye-witnesses of the holocaust
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