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We All are Europe - AESAEC

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Unit 3<br />

Unit in a nutshell<br />

Achievements<br />

Action 2 of the ECP and its relevance for AEC and Senior Citizens<br />

In-depth view of Action 2 (Active Civil Society in <strong>Europe</strong>) and its relevance<br />

for senior citizens<br />

After this unit you will be able to:<br />

evaluate Action 2 of the ECP according to its potential for being applied<br />

to for projects addressing topics relevant to senior citizens.<br />

Citizenship is the peaceful struggle though a public sphere which is dialogical.<br />

(Toolkit on <strong>Europe</strong>an Citizenship)<br />

Warming up:<br />

Explain briefly what these concepts mean to you:<br />

- think tanks<br />

- civil society organisations.<br />

3.3.1. Action 2 – Active Civil Society in <strong>Europe</strong><br />

Listen / Read<br />

This action supports civil society organisations and think tanks as a tool for specific links among<br />

<strong>Europe</strong>an citizens and the <strong>Europe</strong>an Union. It is divided into three measures:<br />

1. Structural support for <strong>Europe</strong>an policy research organisations (think tanks)<br />

2. Structural support for civil society organisations at the <strong>Europe</strong>an level<br />

3. Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations<br />

Ad Measure 1 and 2: In order to provide think tanks and civil society organisations at the <strong>Europe</strong>an<br />

level with the necessary capacity and stability for extending and structuring their activities, structural<br />

support is available to <strong>Europe</strong>an policy research organisations in the form of an operating grant<br />

to cover part of their running costs.<br />

Ad Measure 3: Support for projects initiated by civil society organisations.<br />

Project should take one of the following forms:<br />

- Event projects: seminars, colloquia, workshops, debates, hearings, meetings, training activities,<br />

socio-cultural activities.<br />

- Projects with tangible products: publications, websites, TV/radio broadcasts, production of<br />

audio-visual material, opinion polls, studies, analysis, production of education and training<br />

materials, application of new information technologies.<br />

Structure of the projects:<br />

- action<br />

- debate<br />

- reflection<br />

- networking.<br />

Exercise / Reflection / Research / Discuss<br />

Please have a look again at the ECP programme guide and collect information and data concerning<br />

all issues that <strong>are</strong> relevant to know about if one wishes to apply for a project. Therefore, please use<br />

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