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RECIPIENTS: Focal points on SLAPPs and MS representatives who participated in SLAPP meetings until Focal point is established

Dear colleagues,

We would like to bring to your attention a call for proposals for EU action grants in the field of Citizens’ engagement and participation under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV).

The call for proposals for EU funding is related to the Anti-Slapp initiative and could be of interest to you and your networks. We invite you to promote it through your channels.

Scope:

The objective of the call is promoting citizens' and representative associations’ participation in and contribution to the democratic and civic life of the Union by making known and publicly exchanging their views in all areas of Union action.

This call aims to support projects promoted by transnational partnerships and networks directly involving citizens. These projects will gather a diverse range of people from different backgrounds and genders in activities directly linked to EU policies, giving them an opportunity to actively participate in the EU policymaking process and thus contribute to the democratic and civic life of the Union. The projects will encourage citizens’, including young persons, understanding of the policymaking process, showing in practice how to engage in the democratic life of the EU and enabling them to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.

The call focuses on three priorities:

• Priority 1. Promoting exchanges on future Union policy priorities and challenges

• Priority 2. Countering disinformation, information manipulation and interference in the democratic debate

• Priority 3. Promoting citizens’ active engagement and democratic participation

Among the policy initiatives supported:

• European Democracy Action Plan (3 December 2020)

• Defence of Democracy Package (12 December 2023)

• EU Citizenship Package (6 December 2023)

• Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU (2 December 2020)

• European Commission Recommendation on Protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation”) (27 April 2022)

• European Commission Communication on Protecting election integrity and promoting democratic participation (25 November 2021)

Deadline for submitting applications: 29 April 2025 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels)

The call documents are available here:  EU Funding & Tenders Portal

Kind regards,

European Commission
DG JUST Anti-SLAPP Team