European Remembrance
The European Union is built on fundamental values such as freedom, democracy and respect for human rights. In order to fully appreciate their meaning, it is necessary to keep the memories of the past alive as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future.
This Strand will support activities that invite to reflection on European cultural diversity and on common values in the broadest sense. In this context, it aims to finance projects reflecting on causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially but not exclusively Nazism that led to the Holocaust, Fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes.
The Strand also encompasses activities concerning other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. In particular, it will give preference to actions which encourage tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, in particular with a view to reaching the younger generation.
Who is it for?
Public local/regional authorities or non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, survivors' associations, and cultural, youth, educational and research organisations.
What will it fund?
Visit our Project Examples page for case studies on successful projects!
How do I find partners?
Important notes:
- 1979: European Parliament elections – also 40 years since the first directly elected EP in 1979
- 1989: Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin wall
- 2004: 15 years of EU enlargement into central and Eastern Europe
Deadline:
The next deadline for this Strand is March 2019.
How do I apply?
Visit our How to Apply page for a step-by-step guide.
How can I find out more?
Contact the Europe for Citizens National Contact Point, Emma Murtagh, at emma@wheel.ie.
This Strand will support activities that invite to reflection on European cultural diversity and on common values in the broadest sense. In this context, it aims to finance projects reflecting on causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially but not exclusively Nazism that led to the Holocaust, Fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes.
The Strand also encompasses activities concerning other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. In particular, it will give preference to actions which encourage tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, in particular with a view to reaching the younger generation.
Who is it for?
Public local/regional authorities or non-profit organisations, including civil society organisations, survivors' associations, and cultural, youth, educational and research organisations.
What will it fund?
- Research
- Exhibitions
- Public debates
- Non-formal education
Visit our Project Examples page for case studies on successful projects!
How do I find partners?
- For these projects, you don't have to have a partner, but projects with another EU partner are priorities.
- Check out our partner finding page to look at profiles of other organisations looking for partners. You can also get in touch with us if you would like us to circulate your own profile.
- Use your own community! Are there people from elsewhere in Europe in your town? Talk to them and see if they can help you build a relationship with an organisation in their home town that complements your own work and would be open to exchange.
- Research online and find organisations that line-up with your own work. Reach out to them and start building a relationship. Online tools like Skype and social media can be great tools in developing lasting partnerships!
Important notes:
- A project must involve organisations from at least one Member State. Preference is given to transnational projects with at least one EU partner.
- Maximum grant for a Remembrance project is EUR 100 000.
- The activities must take place in any of the eligible countries.
- You must be a legal entity and have a bank account to apply.
- Read more about the programme in the Europe for Citizens Programme Guide 2018
- The following dates are eligible for commemoration projects in 2019:
- 1979: European Parliament elections – also 40 years since the first directly elected EP in 1979
- 1989: Democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin wall
- 2004: 15 years of EU enlargement into central and Eastern Europe
Deadline:
The next deadline for this Strand is March 2019.
How do I apply?
Visit our How to Apply page for a step-by-step guide.
How can I find out more?
Contact the Europe for Citizens National Contact Point, Emma Murtagh, at emma@wheel.ie.