Presentation of the Union programmes and workshop for preparation of projects proposals in Koprivnica

The event is to be held in Entrepreneurship incubator ENTER, in Koprivnica, on 14 November 2023.

The Creative Europe - Culture Desk in the Ministry of Culture and Media and the National Contact Point for the Union programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) in the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs (GOfNGOs) in cooperation with the Europe Direct of the Koprivnica-Križevci County, Regional Development Agency of the Koprivnica-Križevci County and ENTER Koprivnica Ltd. Organise the event of presentation of Union programmes in Koprivnica that will be held in Tuesday, 14 November 2023, in 10 a.m. at the premises of ENTER Koprivnica Ltd. (18 Žarko Dolinar Square, Koprivnica).
 
In the morning, the first part, the programmes Creative Europe - sub-programme Culture, the Union’s only mechanism for supporting the cultural and creative sectors, and the programme CERV - Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, the largest programme so far intended to promote and protect the values of the Union: democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights, equality, the fight against all forms of violence and discrimination, transparency and good governance will be jointly presented. The presentation will include familiarisation with the opportunities offered by the programmes as well as current information on recently open and upcoming calls and initiatives within the programmes themselves.
Participants then will be divided, depending on their interests, in two groups that will work in parallel on the development of project ideas and the corresponding project documentation. This will be opportunity for getting acquainted with the good practice examples for better understanding of the projects eligible for support under these programmes, which consists of familiarising oneself with the project documentation for each programme. Also, the portal Funding and tender opportunities (FTOP), the central portal of the Union for project application to the Union programmes will be presented.
 
The event is intended to the associations, LAGs (local action groups), schools, organisations, institutions, local self-governments and others active in cultural and creative sectors and/or social development and protection against violence and discrimination.
 
For the participation in the event, it is necessary to fill in the Application form on the basis of which the participants will be divided into two working groups depending on their interests.
 
AGENDA
 
09:45 - 10:00      Registration
10:00 - 10:05      Welcoming speech
10:05 - 11:00      Overview of current information about the Union programme CERV, Željka Markulin, GOfNGOs, National Contact-Point of the programme
11:00 - 11:45      Overview of the current information about the Creative Europe - Culture programme, Morana Bigač Leš, Desk Creative Europe - Culture, Ministry of Culture and Media
11:45 - 11:55      Questions and Answers (Q & A)
11:55 - 12:15      Coffee break
 
2. part - Participants divided in groups according to their applications regarding CERV/Creative Europe
12:15 - 12:30      CERV/KE programme key concepts
12:30 - 12:45      Projects application - Funding and Tender opportunities portal (FTOP)
12:45 - 15:00      Developing project ideas - exercise, group work; analysis and comments & practical tips for successful preparation of projects proposals
15:00 - 15:10      Q & A
15:10 - 16:00      Networking and refreshment

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