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276 Final 2003/0116 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 27.5.2003 COM (2003) 276 final 2003/0116 (CNS) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Introduction In addition to the Treaty, which establishes European citizenship, various recent statements stress the need to promote active citizenship: the European Council of Nice, in its Declaration 23, "recognises the need to improve and to monitor the democratic legitimacy and transparency of the Union and its institutions, in order to bring them closer to the citizens of the Member States"; the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, in the preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, state that the Union contributes to the preservation and the development of the common values while respecting the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of Europe; the Laeken Declaration annexed to the conclusions of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2001 asserts that one of the basic challenges to be resolved by the European Union is "how to bring citizens, and primarily the young, closer to the European design and the European institutions"; the Commission's White Paper on Governance stresses the principle of citizen participation in devising and carrying out policy, of involvement of civil society and its component organisations. Moreover, the Community and the Member States have as their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion. A common policy on asylum, including common European arrangements for asylum, is also a constituent part of the European Union's objective of establishing progressively an area of freedom, security and justice open to those who, forced by circumstances, legitimately seek protection in the European Union. Background For several years, support has been provided for promoting active European citizenship, especially under headings in Part A of the budget: heading A-3016 co-finances the operating costs of the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union; heading A-3020 co-finances the operating costs of the "Our Europe" Association; heading A-3021 co-finances the operating costs of European think tanks and organisations advancing the idea of Europe; heading A-3024 co-finances the activities of associations and federations of European interest; heading A-3026 co-finances the operating costs of European think tanks; 2 heading A-3030 co-finances the operating costs of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles; heading A-3036 co-finances the operating costs of the Jean Monnet House and the Robert Schuman House; article A-321 supports town-twinning schemes in the European Union. In 2003, Community support for the promotion of European citizenship can also be funded under three headings in Part B of the budget: heading B3-305 finances measures for civil society by means of grants to non-governmental organisations and trade union organisations; headings B3-4105 and B5-803 co-finance the operating costs of the Platform of European Social NGOs. Most of these operations have hitherto been carried out without any legal basis. Objectives The adoption of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1 and the decision to base the structure of the Commission budget on the ABB (Activity Based Budgeting) approach require basic acts to be adopted for a number of grants hitherto financed under appropriations entered in Part A (administrative appropriations) of the Commission section of the budget (section III). The purpose of this Decision is therefore to adopt an act providing a basis for grants towards the promotion of active European citizenship, for a period of five years (2004–2008). In a statement in connection with the adoption of the new Financial Regulation, the Commission publicly announced its intention of providing basic acts for grants hitherto financed under Part A. In this statement, "the European Parliament and the Council note the Commission's intention of submitting a proposal for a Framework Regulation in which the overall criteria regarding selection and the awarding of grants for the functioning of the bodies provided for in Article 108(1)(b) may be specified". Legal basis The proposal is based on Article 308 TEC, which provides that the Council shall, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, take the appropriate measures. Budgetary impact Since the proposal essentially addresses the technical need to provide a legal basis for operations for which no such basis currently exists, the amounts provided for are largely based on those allocated in the budget of the European Union for the 2003 financial year. 1 OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 3 The total amount proposed is EUR 113.092 million. Description of articles Article 1 states the objective of the programme, viz. to support bodies working in the field of active European citizenship and to promote actions in this field. Article 2 states the conditions of access to the programme and refers to the Annex, which describes the three parts of the programme: grants for the operation of bodies specified in the Decision; grants for the operation of other bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy of promoting active citizenship; action grants for the other operations mentioned above (support for actions conducted in particular by non-governmental organisations, associations and federations of European interest or cross-industry trade unions; actions to promote town twinning instigated by municipalities, local and regional communities and bodies, local and regional authorities and organisations thereof). Article 3 provides for the geographic coverage of the programme to take in the Member States and in some cases possibly the candidate countries and the EFTA/EEA countries. Article 4 refers to the Annex for the arrangements for selecting the programme's beneficiaries. Grants for the operation of bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest or an objective forming part of the European Union's policy of promoting active citizenship, other than those specified in the Decision, and action grants are to be awarded on the basis of annual calls for proposals. As regards the former, provision is also made for arrangements in the event that beneficiaries are specified by name by the Budgetary Authority. Article 5 refers to the Annex for the conditions governing award of grants. Article 6 specifies the programme duration as the period 2004–2008. Article 7 lays down the arrangements for interim and final evaluations of the programme and its renewal. 4 2003/0116 (CNS) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) LE CONSEIL DE L'UNION EUROPÉENNE, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament3, Whereas: (1) The Treaty establishes citizenship of the Union, which complements and does not replace national citizenship, and which is to be promoted with due regard for subsidiarity. (2) The Community and the Member States have as their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion. (3) Effective and uniform application of Community law is a new priority which is indispensable to the proper functioning of the internal market. Citizens, consumers and undertakings will be unable to assert all their rights under the Community legal order before any national court unless judges are sufficiently informed and trained in this regard. A common policy on the application of European law, including the case-law, is an essential part of the European Union's objective of gradually creating an area of freedom, security and justice. (4) The European Parliament, in its Resolution of 15 April 19884, considered it desirable that a major effort be undertaken to step up contacts between citizens of different Member States and stated that specific support from the Community institutions for the development of twinning schemes between communes or towns in different Member States is both rational and desirable. 2 OJ C […], […], p. […]. 3 OJ C […], […], p. […]. 4 OJ C 122, 9.5.1988, p. 38. 5 (5) The Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999 also stressed that an area of freedom, security and justice should be based on the principles of transparency and democratic control, involving an open dialogue with civil society on the aims and principles of this area in order to strengthen citizens' acceptance and support. (6) The Social Policy Agenda adopted at Nice in December 2000 is based on a new form of governance conferring on all stakeholders and actors (including civil society) a clear and active role, enabling them to participate in managing the policies associated with this new Agenda, and provides that the non-governmental organisations are closely associated with the development of inclusive policies and equal opportunities for all. (7) The European Council of Nice, in its Declaration 23, recognises the need to improve and to monitor the democratic legitimacy and transparency of the Union and its institutions, in order to bring them closer to the citizens of the Member States. (8) The Laeken Declaration annexed to the conclusions of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2001 asserts that one of the basic challenges to be resolved by the European Union is how to bring citizens closer to the European design and the European institutions.
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