We All are Europe - AESAEC
We All are Europe - AESAEC
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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