Publications: C2 – Civil Society
GUIDE TO EUROPEAN
FUNDING FOR THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR 2012-2013 (2012)
The
18th edition of the ECAS Guide to European Funding for the Non-profit Sector
provides the essential starting point in understanding how to access European
Funding. The revised and updated edition of the Guide is put together in such a
way as to ensure coherence and user-friendliness with regard to the rules and
procedures of the various funding programmes. In addition it offers a useful
list of tips and contacts, which will allow you to easily find your way through
the EU funding labyrinth.
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GUIDE 2012-13 GUIDE 2012-13 TABLE
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CONCENSUS STATEMENT
- REGIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE: FOR EUROPE OF THE WESTERN BALKANS AND
TURKEY (26 – 28 September 2012)
This
statement is not a self-standing document, but a synthesis of national reports
sent in by correspondents across the Region for the Regional Civil Society
Conference in Zadar. It should be read alongside those reports.
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20 ACHIEVEMENTS IN
20 YEARS: ECAS 1991-2011 (2011)
In
this document, we highlight 20 achievements by ECAS over the last 20 years in
the context of our programme under three C’s: Civil society development,
Citizens’ rights, Citizenship and governance. ECAS:
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has helped create new European associations and networks and improve access to
the EU for non-profit organisations;
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has been a pioneer in European participatory projects starting with a hotline
for citizens, and a key stakeholder on ways to improve the communication
channels between citizens and the EU institutions;
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has stood at the forefront of promoting citizen friendly institutional and
Treaty reforms, such as the general anti-discrimination clause and better
standards of consultation;
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ECAS has advocated in support of enlargement and civil society in candidate and
neighbouring countries, particularly in relation to its Ljubljana declaration.
Finally,
ECAS is creating the European Citizen’s House.
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THE BIG EUROPEAN
SOCIETY: PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN SOCIAL INNOVATION ACT (2011)
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WAYS AND MEANS TO
INVOLVE CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE EU COHESION POLICY 2014-2020 (2011)
This
analysis gives an overview of changes introduced in the new legislative
proposal for the Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. It aims to prepare future beneficiaries
of EU funds to make the best use of them. Particular attention is paid to the
increased role of partnership and simplification of financial management of
projects. Some useful ECAS tips are included in every chapter in order to help
to understand better what actions need to be taken by civil society
organisations and other partners to put these achievements into practice.
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WHAT FUTURE FOR THE
EU BUDGET? A CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE ON THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2014-2020
(2011)
This
publication summarises the complete funding guide highlighting the main EU
programmes available for the non-profit sector. EU funding is a safe haven at a
time of cuts. But will this be the case in the future? This publication also
examines the budgetary and legislative proposals for 2014-2020.
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GETTING YOUR MESSAGE
ACROSS IN THE LABYRINTH OF EU DECISION MAKING: TIPS FOR THE WOULD-BE EUROPEAN
LOBBYIST (2011)
CSO's
have a right and duty to lobby on behalf of their members. ECAS was set up in
1992 to create a better balance between commercial and public interest lobbying
and in that way to contribute to a citizens' Europe. This publication goes
through the advantages and disadvantages of lobbying the European institutions,
with twelve easy to understand and practical tips to effective lobbying.
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WORKING PAPER ON THE
PARTNERSHIP PRINCIPLE IN THE EU COHESION POLICY
This
24 page paper brings together evidence from researchers and policy makers about
how the partnership principle is being applied, very unevenly, in EU Cohesion
policy. At a time when the structural funds are being discussed for 2007-2013,
the seven recommendations on how to strengthen the partnership to include
citizen and civil society are highly topical.
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TOWARDS A
SUSTAINABLE EUROPE-WIDE CIVIL SOCIETY (2008)
This
200 page publication is essential reading for NGOs, natural and European
officials, think tanks and all those involved in civil society development and
in the Western Balkans, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. For
the first time, civil society organisations (CSOs) are themselves analysing on
the basis of a questionnaire and extensive inquiries what is the current state
of development and what needs to be done, in 12 national reports. The
publication contains the Ljubljana declaration which distils from the national
reports 10 key demands to bring civil society in the wider European
neighbourhood up to European standards.
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50 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ABOUT THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSITUTION FOR EUROPE (2005)
This
citizen guide to the constitutions explains how it was prepared, the charter of
fundamental rights and what is meant by “participatory democracy”.
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THE ILLUSION OF
INCLUSION: ACCESS BY NGOS TO THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES
(2004)
This
publication demonstrates how NGOs were not consulted in the run-up to the
enlargement of the structural funds to new member states. The conclusion gives
recommendations on how to involve civil society in the design, implementation
and evaluation of the future structural funds.
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