Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme

The aim of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme 2021-2027 is to protect and promote the rights and values enshrined in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and applicable international human rights conventions, in particular by supporting civil society organisations and other stakeholders operating at local, regional, national and transnational levels and encouraging civic and democratic participation, in order to support and further develop open, rights-based, democratic, equitable and inclusive societies that are founded on the rule of law. The objectives of the Programme The programme pursues the following specific objectives, based on four strands: to safeguard and promote the Union's values (Union values strand) to promote rights, non-discrimination and equality, including gender equality, and to promote gender mainstreaming and non-discrimination mainstreaming (Equality, Rights and Gender Equality strand) to promote citizens' involvement and participation in the democratic life of the Union and exchanges between citizens of different Member States and to make them aware of their common European history (Citizens' engagement and participation strand) to fight violence, including gender-based violence (Daphne strand) Objective 1 - Union Values strand Under this specific objective, the programme aims to protect and promote rights and to raise awareness about them by providing financial support to civil society organisations working at local, regional, national and transnational level to promote and nurture these rights, thereby also strengthening the protection and promotion of the Union's values and respect for the rule of law and contributing to the building of a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, transparency and good governance....