Overview of current & future EU funding programmes in Education & Culture Marcus Scheuren, European Officer General Training Seminar for the Information Network Brussels, 15 March 2006

Plan of the presentation EU regional representations in Brussels - who they are and how they can help Overview of current & future EU funding programmes The new Life Long Learning (LLL) Programme Culture 2007 Youth in Action Practical tips for applications

Regional Offices in Brussels Over 300 regional offices in Brussels from almost all member states Represent the regions’ interests in Brussels, and report back to the regions on EU policies and programmes (‘eyes & ears’ of the regions) Lobby the EU institutions (MEPs, Commission, Council, CoR), on relevant EU policies and network with other regional offices, European organisations Support to bids for EU funding (providing info on calls for proposals/ tenders, partner searches, current and future funding programmes, liaise with Commission officials, organise meetings & events in Brussels)

Overview of current & future EU funding programmes Policy areaName of FundWhat it includesWhat it replaces Cohesion Policy Cohesion Fund O1 ConvergenceCohesion Fund ESFEuropean Social Fund O1 Convergence O2 Competitiveness Objective 3 ERDFEuropean Regional Development Fund O1 Convergence O2 Competitiveness O3 Co-operation Objective 2 INTERREG Cross Border Co-operation Innovation Entrepreneurship Access to transport/information/communication infrastructures Protection of natural/cultural heritage Linking urban & rural Interreg 3A Transnational Co-operation Maritime issues Environmental (risk management/flooding) Sustainable urban development Innovation/competitiveness issues Interreg 3B Inter-regional Co-operation Lisbon-related activities Innovation and knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention Interreg 3C

EnvironmentLIFE+ Climate change Nature & biodiversity Environment & health Sustainable use of resources Strategic approaches to policy development Evaluation of EU environmental policy LIFE III Support for environmenta l NGOs Competitiven ess Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP) Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme ICT Policy Support Programme Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme Enterprise & Entrepreneur ship parts of LIFE- Env FP6 (innovation) EContent e-Ten Modinis Intelligent Energy for Europe Lifelong learning Lifelong Learning Programme Comenius (school education) Erasmus (higher education & advanced training) Leonardo (initial & continuing vocational training) Grundtvig (adult education) Transversal programme on policy, language learning, IT etc. Socrates Leonardo YouthYouth in Action Youth exchanges European Voluntary Service Youth for the world - projects with non-EU countries Youth Overview of current & future EU funding programmes

CultureCulture Cultural actions (European co-operation projects) 2. Support for European cultural organisations 3. Analysis and information activities Culture 2000 MediaMedia 2007 Support for training, development distribution and promotion within the audiovisual industry Media Plus Media Training Research7 th Research & Technological Development Programme (FP7) Health Food, agriculture & biotechnology ICT Nanosciences, nanotechnologies etc Energy Environment Transport Socio-economic sciences & humanities Security & space research 6 th Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (FP6) TransportMarco Polo II Improving the environmental performance of freight transport Marco Polo Overview of current & future EU funding programmes

CitizenshipCitizens for Europe 1. Active citizens for Europe 2. Active civil society for Europe 3. Together for Europe Promoting Active European Citizenship Health & Consumer Protection Protection from risks & threats Raising awareness Mainstreaming health and consumer policy objectives Public Health Consumer Protection funds Social Affairs & employment PROGRESS Modernising employment Social protection Various DAPHNE II ( ) Implementing preventive measures and assistance to victims and perpetrators of crime. Ongoing until 2008 Overview of current & future EU funding programmes

Overview of current funding programmes in EAC Education and Youth SOCRATES II (2000 – 2006) Leonardo da Vinci (2000 – 2006) YOUTH (2000 – 2006) TEMPUS (2000 – 2006) eLearning (2004 –2006) Culture and Media Culture 2000 (2000 – 2006) MEDIA plus (2001 – 2006) Citizenship Town-Twinning (2004 – 2006)

The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Political context Central role of education and training March 2000: Lisbon European Council: Most competitive knowledge-based economy March 2002: Barcelona European Council: European Union as ‘World quality reference’ Bologna process (Declaration on higher education, June 1999)

The Experience from past programmes (public consultation) Great enthusiasm for programmes but much too bureaucratic, inflexible and overcomplicated Programmes should develop European citizenship, language learning, and regional aspect Decentralised procedures simpler and more user friendly The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme

The Proposal 4 sectoral programmes: Comenius Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Grundtvig The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme

One transversal programme Policy development Language learning New technologies (ICT) Dissemination and exploitation of results The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme

Jean Monnet Programme Action Jean Monnet Support for European education/training institutions Support for European associations

The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Targets 5% school pupils in Comenius million Erasmus students by ,000 Leonardo trainee placements per year by ,000 adult mobilities per year by 2013

The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Road Map official Commission proposal ECOSOC opinion COR opinion EP: report in CULT committee, 1st reading (Rapp: Doris Pack, EPP- DE) EP: 1st reading in plenary Spring Second reading and approval at EP Council: political agreement expected 2007 – start of new programme?

Youth in Action Aims to develop a sense of personal responsibility, initiative, concern for others, citizenship Active involvement at local, national and European level among young people Improve support systems for youth activities Proposed budget is € 915 million Further info

Culture 2007 Takes over from the current Culture 2000 programme 3 objectives Transnational mobility for everyone working in the cultural sector in the EU The transnational circulation of works of art and cultural/artistic products. Intercultural dialogue Proposed budget of € 408 million Further info

MEDIA 2007 Successor to current MEDIA Plus & MEDIA Training programmes Principal aims : Preserving and promoting Europe’s cultural diversity and cinematic/audiovisual heritage, ensuring public access to this heritage and encouraging dialogue between cultures. Increasing the circulation of European films and other audiovisual productions, both inside and outside the EU. Strengthening the commercial performance of the European audiovisual sector in an open and competitive market context. Proposed budget of € billion Further info

Citizens for Europe addresses major challenge of the EU: how to bridge gap between citizens and EU 3 different programme’s actions: Action I “Active citizens for Europe” involves citizens directly, either through activities linked to town-twinning or through other kinds of citizens’ projects. Action II “Active civil society for Europe” is targeted to Europe-wide civil society organisations, receiving either structural support on the basis of their work programme or support to trans-national projects. Action III “Together for Europe” supports high visibility events, studies and information tools, addressing the widest possible audience across frontiers and making Europe more tangible for its citizens.

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