RESOURCES FOR AN ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
The Resources section gives you the vision of the project team and volunteers for your civic participation in European context.
Erasmus + is the program by which the EU supports education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It has a budget of € 14.7 billion, with which more than 4 million Europeans can gain experience and access to education, training and volunteering abroad. The Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education In 2010, all 47 Council of Europe member states have adopted this Charter, recognizing the importance of education in the spirit of common values The Council of Europe develops a framework of competences for democratic culture that needs to be adapted for use in primary and secondary schools and in higher education and vocational training institutions across Europe, as well as curricula and national teaching programs. The Charter of Fundamental Rights brings together all the personal, civic, political, economic and social rights enjoyed by people within the EU in a single text. It covers The terms of the charter are addressed to For example, the charter applies when EU countries adopt or apply a national law implementing an EU directive or when their authorities apply an EU regulation directly. Are you between 17 and 30 years old and want to spend 2 to 12 months abroad as a volunteer through the European Voluntary Service (EVS)? Participating in an EVS project in another country is not a decision that can be easily taken. Think ahead, plan your approach carefully and keep your motivation! In this way, the risk of being disappointed will be lower. The European Solidarity Corps is the new European Union initiative that gives young people the chance to volunteer or engage in projects in their own country or abroad to help communities and people across Europe. Young people who are part of the European Solidarity Body must accept and respect the initiative missions and principles. Do you want to do something different, whilst helping others? Then the EU Aid Volunteers initiative may be what you are looking for! Many international aid projects and organisations have joined the initiative, and are looking for volunteers right now. You can find all of their vacancies, and details of these organisations, at the EU Aid Volunteers database. Public consultations allow the European Commission to find out OUR opinion about the scope, priorities and added value of the EU actions in the context of new initiatives or evaluations of existing policies and regulations. Find out what are the ongoing consultations and participate. At the level of the European Union, the citizens’ initiative was introduced by the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force in 2009 and became enforceable after the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16.02.2011 on the citizens’ initiative. The European Citizens’ Initiative is a unique and innovative way for citizens to shape Europe by asking the European Commission to formulate a legislative proposal. Once an initiative has received 1 million signatures, the Commission decides which measures to take. Voting is both a right and a duty. It is a civic responsibility that each of us should assume. By choosing to vote, you indirectly choose to express your own views on governance, which will then generate change for the better. An important aspect of voting is related to the degree of involvement of young people. The more younger generations go to the polls, the more they choose to take note that new generations are interested in how the governing mechanism, both national and European, is working. So this time we’re not just asking you to vote, we’re also asking you to help to persuade others to vote too. Because when everybody votes, everybody wins. ERASMUS +
EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Volume 1 Context, concepts and models
Volume 2 Descriptors
Volume 3 Guide for implementation
EU CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Why do we need the Charter?
When the charter is used
EUROPEAN VOLUNTEERING SERVICE
EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS
EU AID VOLUNTEERS
PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS
EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE
VOTE IN THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
European elections 23 – 26 May 2019
This time it’s not enough to just hope for a better future: this time we all need to take responsibility for it.