The objective of the call is to promote citizens’ and representative associations’ participation in and contribution to the democratic and civic life of the Union by making known and publicly exchanging their views in all areas of Union action. It aims to empower strong and resilient democracies by supporting initiatives that reinforce situational awareness and support response capacity to safeguard the integrity of the information space; strengthen democratic institutions, free and fair elections and free and independent media and boost societal resilience and citizens’ engagement.
Each project application under the call must address only one of these topics/priorities:
CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-ELECTIONS: Priority 1. Supporting free, fair and inclusive electoral processes (focusing on information about elections and electoral rights, especially for mobile EU citizens, in full respect of Member States’ competences in organising elections).
CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-BEYOND-ELECTIONS: Priority 2. Promoting citizens’ active engagement and democratic participation in public policymaking, beyond elections, as well as broader civic engagement.
CERV-2026-CITIZENS-CIV-ENGAGEMENT-DISINFOFIMI: Priority 3. Countering the spread of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in the democratic debate and processes.
Other conditions:
The lead applicant (i.e. Coordinator) cannot submit more than one application under this call for proposals, across all priorities/topics. In case of multiple proposals submitted by the same lead applicant, all the proposals will be rejected and will not be evaluated further.
Call deadline: 29/04/2026
Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι παρακαλούνται να συμπληρώσουν την ηλεκτρονική φόρμα υποβολής προτάσεων - Ε0 ( https://www.elke.tuc.gr/el/odigies/entypa. Θα τηρηθεί σειρά προτεραιότητας
