4 Amendments of Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU related to 2015/2329(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running well, with a rising number of applicants, high project quality and sound project implementation;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants; in particular, requests an assessment of whether the reduced rate of pre-financing (from 50 to 40% for projects and from 80 to 50% for operating grants and National Contact Points (NCPs)) applied in 2015 due to an acute shortage of payment appropriations, the need for co-financing and the application of the same parameters irrespective of the actual cost of living and geographical remoteness, may have put - and continue to put - some types of organisations and specific Member States at a disadvantage;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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4. EAcknowledges that the biggest challenge is to achieve the current ambitious goals with the limited funding available; therefore encourages National Contact Points (NCPs) and the EACEA to seek, wherever possible, synergies across EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Social Fund, so as to generate economies of scale and maximise impact;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication., in order to increase awareness about the programme and reach out even more effectively to citizens in the participating countries, including by improving communication, enhancing the use of social media, and going into topics that today are high on many citizens' minds, such as jobs, growth and migration;