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Reference
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E02
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last
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22.04.2002
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Title
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CALL
FOR PROPOSALS the support to key European networks involved
in the fight against poverty and social exclusion
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JO/budget
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(2002/C
98/09)/budget
line B3-4105
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Directorate
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Employment
and Social Affairs
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General
objectives
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| This call
for proposals aims at supporting networking at EU level
of organisations which are active in the fight against
poverty and social exclusion.
The Amsterdam Treaty includes provisions for the Community
to adopt measures designed to encourage cooperation
in combating social exclusion.
The Lisbon European Council concluded that ‘policies
for combating social exclusion should be based on an
open method of coordination combining national action
plans and a Commission initiative for cooperation in
this field to be presented by June 2000 ’.Following
a proposal from the Commission,the European Parliament
and the Council agreed on the establishment of a programme
of Community action to encourage cooperation between
Member States to combat social exclusion to run for
five years from 2002 through 2006. This call for proposals
for key European networks involved in the fight against
social exclusion and poverty relates to strand 3 of
the Community action programme whose objective is to
develop the capacity of actors to address social exclusion
and poverty effectively and to promote innovative approaches,in
particular through networking at European level. Such
networks have a key role to play in ensuring a better
understanding of the most concrete forms of social exclusion,a
regular monitoring of the implementation of the national
action plans to combat social exclusion at a level closer
to their main beneficiaries,a greater public awareness
of the European strategy,as well as to ensuring that
this strategy takes into account the experience of people
exposed to social exclusion.They have an equally important
contribution to make in influencing and/or accompanying
change in policies to combat social exclusion. The Community
contribution will be towards costs inherent in carrying
out the activities provided for in the European networks'strategic
plans (covering a maximum period of 36 months starting
on 1 December 2002 and ending on 1 December 2005.However,
subsidy agreements will be signed for one year and be
subject to an annual and conditional renewal).
Financial support for annual coordination activities
will only be granted to European networks which fulfil
the conditions and criteria set out under the eligibility
and selection criteria of the detailed guidelines.
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Target
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Applicant organisations
must be operating in at least 12 Member States and be
focused on the European Union. European networks are free
to set up their own agenda and annual workprogrammes.However,the
Community's financial support intervenes only in the context
of the Community action programme against social exclusion
and the objectives which are laid down therein.
Priority will therefore be given to European networks
whose work programmes clearly fit the general objectives
of the Community action programme and demonstrate a capacity
for relaying the experience and interests of institutions
or actors they represent so as to contribute to a better
formulation of European and national policies against
social exclusion and poverty.The renewal each year will
be subject to an examination of a report on the previous
year's activities and to an agreement on the next year's
work programme. |
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Geographical
area
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Finance
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The total budget
made available under this call is approximately EUR 2
500 000.Depending on the content, relevance and quality
of the applications,it is envisaged that a maximum of
four European networks will be selected following this
call.The core funding is subject to an upper limit of
90 %of the expenditure eligible for support.This ceiling
may only be reached under exceptional circumstances. In
case the 90 %core funding is envisaged,a detailed analysis
of the exceptional circumstances justifying the demand
must be included in the application.The appropriate matching
funding should be guaranteed in cash by the applicant.
Contributions in kind are not accepted.
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Duration
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| 2006 |
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Deadline
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| 17 July 2002
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Contact/Address
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Unit
E2 : Call for proposals VP/2002/008
Info European Commission
DG Employment and Social Affairs
J 37 00/26 B-1049 Brussels;
(32-2)295 65 61 (please
include ‘Call for proposals VP/2002/008 —Info ’n the title
of your fax)
empl-e2@cec.eu.int
(please
include ‘Call for proposals VP/2002/008 —Info the subject
of your e-mail)
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