Call for proposals: Improve the inclusion of mobile EU citizens and their political and societal participation

21 June 2017
by Catherine MALLET

The European Commission has published a call for proposals with the aim of supporting Member States' efforts to address challenges arising from intra-EU mobility whilst also promoting and facilitating the effective exercise of the free movement rights by EU citizens and their family members. Projects should foster the successful inclusion and participation of mobile EU citizens and their family members in the host EU country's civic and political life and their participation in the democratic life of the EU. The EU Affairs Office would encourage The Salvation Army to look to see if they could benefit from this funding opportunity.

Activities could include:

• inclusion policies / best practices which do not solely focus on one profile of EU mobile citizens but take into account both the different needs of these EU citizens as well as the challenges big/smaller cities, are facing when welcoming EU mobile citizens (e.g. housing, schooling, inclusion to the job market, involvement in community decision-making and volunteering etc.) and which promote multiculturalism.
• best practices / toolkits for newly arriving EU mobile citizens and their families, including on helping them settle down, find a job/training, participate in democratic life in the local community and create links in/with the local community

See HERE for more information

DEADLINE 29^th June

 

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