BackIn order to strengthen a shared culture of fundamental rights within the European Union and the effective enforcement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, the European Commission initiated a call for proposals to promote information and training activities which improve the knowledge and understanding of the scope and application of the Charter.
In 2007, the Specific Programme "Fundamental Rights and Citizenship" (FRC) for the period 2007-2013 was established as part of the general programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’, promoting the development of a European society based upon respect for fundamental rights, fighting against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and promoting better interfaith and intercultural understanding and improved tolerance in the EU.
This call for proposals for action grants is based on the FRC annual work programme for 2013 and aims to co-fund transnational projects that fall under the objectives of the FRC Programme.
Priority will be given to projects with a focus on directing individuals who believe their fundamental rights have been violated towards the appropriate authorities. More precisely the Commission explained that it would examine how to encourage authorities that handle complaints on fundamental rights to establish citizen-friendly "admissibility check lists" enabling complainants to determine whether their case can likely be dealt with by the bodies concerned.
Priority will be given to projects targeting National Human Rights Institutions, Ombudsmen (including for children) and Equality bodies, which promote exchange of best practices in the elaboration of such admissibility check lists and that include at least three EU Member States. All proposals must demonstrate that they will generate an added value at EU level as opposed to national or regional level.
Source: European Commission, EU
