Rasheed Ahmed,
Brussels, (Daily Parliament Times): The Presidency of the Council and the European
Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the rights and values
programme for the period 2021-2027. Funding through this programme aims at
protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open,
democratic and inclusive societies. It will have a substantial overall budget of maximum
€1.55 billion.
The programme will have a budget of €641.7 million, with an additional allocation of
maximum €912 million and it sets out four specific objectives:
? to promote equality and rights, including gender equality, anti-discrimination and the
rights of children
? to promote citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the EU and
to raise awareness of the common European history
? to fight violence, notably against children and women
? to protect and promote EU values
The newly introduced objective to protect and promote EU values will receive a
substantial allocation of € 689.5 million
An amount of € 91.2 million will be left unattributed so as to be able to tackle any
emerging needs and future challenges.
To achieve this, the programme will support civil society organizations and other
stakeholders active at local, regional, national and transnational level, and encourage
civic and democratic participation.
The provisional political agreement reached today will have to be approved by the
European Parliament and the Council. The necessary steps will be undertaken at the
beginning of next year
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