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

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 programmesPolicy area Name of Fund What it includes What it

replaces

Cohesion Policy

Cohesion Fund O1 Convergence Cohesion Fund

ESF European Social Fund O1 ConvergenceO2 Competitiveness

Objective 3

ERDF European Regional Development Fund

O1 ConvergenceO2 CompetitivenessO3 Co-operation

Objective 2INTERREG

Cross Border Co-operation InnovationEntrepreneurship Access to transport/information/communication infrastructuresProtection of natural/cultural heritageLinking urban & rural

Interreg 3A

Transnational Co-operation Maritime issuesEnvironmental (risk management/flooding)Sustainable urban development Innovation/competitiveness issues

Interreg 3B

Inter-regional Co-operation Lisbon-related activitiesInnovation and knowledge economyEnvironment and risk prevention

Interreg 3C

Environment LIFE+

Climate changeNature & biodiversityEnvironment & healthSustainable use of resourcesStrategic approaches to policy developmentEvaluation of EU environmental policy

LIFE IIISupport for environmental NGOs

Competitiveness

Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP)

Entrepreneurship & Innovation ProgrammeICT Policy Support ProgrammeIntelligent Energy-Europe Programme

Enterprise & Entrepreneurshipparts of LIFE-EnvFP6 (innovation)EContente-TenModinisIntelligent 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.

SocratesLeonardo

Youth Youth in Action Youth exchangesEuropean Voluntary ServiceYouth for the world - projects with non-EU countries

Youth

Overview of current & future EU funding programmes

Culture Culture 2007 1. Cultural actions (European co-operation projects)2. Support for European cultural organisations3. Analysis and information activities

Culture 2000

Media Media 2007 Support for training, development distribution and promotion within the audiovisual industry

Media PlusMedia Training

Research 7th Research & Technological Development Programme (FP7)

HealthFood, agriculture & biotechnologyICTNanosciences, nanotechnologies etcEnergyEnvironmentTransportSocio-economic sciences & humanitiesSecurity & space research

6th Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (FP6)

Transport Marco Polo II Improving the environmental performance of freight transport

Marco Polo


Citizenship Citizens for Europe 1. Active citizens for Europe2. Active civil society for Europe3. Together for Europe

Promoting Active European Citizenship

Health & Consumer Protection

Health & Consumer Protection Protection from risks & threatsRaising awarenessMainstreaming health and consumer policy objectives

Public HealthConsumer Protection funds

Social Affairs & employment

PROGRESS

Modernising employmentSocial protection

Various

DAPHNE II (2004-2008) Implementing preventive measures and assistance to victims and perpetrators of crime.

Ongoing until 2008


Overview of current funding programmes in EAC

Education and YouthSOCRATES II (2000 – 2006)Leonardo da Vinci (2000 – 2006)YOUTH (2000 – 2006)TEMPUS (2000 – 2006) eLearning (2004 –2006)

Culture and MediaCulture 2000 (2000 – 2006)MEDIA plus (2001 – 2006)

Citizenship Town-Twinning (2004 – 2006)

The Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme2007-2013

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 Proposal

4 sectoral programmes:

• Comenius

• Erasmus

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Grundtvig


One transversal programme

• Policy development

• Language learning

• New technologies (ICT)

• Dissemination and exploitation of results



Jean Monnet Programme

• Action Jean Monnet

• Support for European education/training institutions

• Support for European associations


Targets

• 5% school pupils in Comenius 2007-13

• 3 million Erasmus students by 2011

• 50,000 Leonardo trainee placements per year by 2013.

• 25,000 adult mobilities per year by 2013


Road Map

• 14.07.04 - official Commission proposal

• 10.02.05 - ECOSOC opinion

• 23.02.05 - COR opinion

• 19.09.05 - EP: report in CULT committee, 1st reading (Rapp: Doris Pack, EPP-DE)

• 25.10.05 - EP: 1st reading in plenary

• Spring 2006 - Second reading and approval at EP

• 18.05.06 - 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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/newprog/index_en.html

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 € 1.055 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.

Further Information

South West UK Brussels Office

86 avenue Michel Ange

B-1000 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 734 4110

E-mail: [email protected]

www.southwestukbrusselsoffice.com

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