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Support for Democracy in the New Independent States and Mongolia

Important Remark

There will be no call for proposals to allocate the 2000 funding. A call for proposals concerning the 2001 budget is expected at the end of 2000.

Budget Line Number
B7-701

Budget Amount

7 million Euro

Objectives

This program, formerly known as the Tacis Democracy program, is now part of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. The program aims to help further the democratisation in countries of the former-USSR and Mongolia through micro- and large-scale projects.

In 1999, the program supported:

• democracy, the rule of law, the transposition of internationally recognised human rights, rights concerning the protection of minorities and indigenous people, and the development of civil society in the countries concerned;

• the rebuilding of the infrastructure necessary for public and democratic life, with the widest participation of NGOs;

• public awareness and public education for a civil society, including voter education and support for independent media.

Eligibility

In 1999 regional or international organizations, NGOs, national, regional and local authorities and official agencies, community-based organizations and public or private sector institutes and operators acting either individually or in consortium with other eligible entities were eligible for funding. The 2000 guidelines have yet to be drawn up.

Although the program is open to smaller NGOs, there has been a tendency within the Commission to fund mainly large-scale projects by Western European NGOs with a significant track record. It is still unclear what the minimum size grant will be in 2000, but previously the minimum size of most grants was 500,000 Euro. We would hope it would be significantly lower than this in 2000.

For micro-projects (up to 50,000 Euro), NGOs should address the delegation of the European Commission in their country for deadlines and information.

Geographical Area

NIS countries

Deadline for Funding

Not known at present

Contact Name

Ernst Piehl

Contact Address

Human Rights and Democratisation Unit
Directorate-General External Relations
European Commission
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: (32 2) 296.78.66
Fax: (32 2) 299.53.96
E-mail: ernst.piehl@cec.eu.int
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg1a/ human_rights/intro/index.htm

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