Making the EU budget work for people and planet - citizens' recommendations for EU funds 2014 – 2020
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 28 pages, pdf
Description:
In 2012, the CEE Bankwatch Network, in cooperation with its partnering organizations from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland and Slovakia organized a series of contests for best citizens’ sustainable project proposals: ‘Better Ideas for EU Funds’1. The competition was carried out in the eight countries in question, with the main purpose of: Demonstrating that citizens can actively participate in the process of the EU Budget spending through grassroots initiatives and small-scale projects; To encourage citizens to actively participate in the process of programming of funds for the next programming period 2014-2020; Several hundred project ideas in different fields ranging from community development to energy efficiency and waste management were collected and evaluated by national expert panels in the participating countries. The best ideas were selected on the basis of their potential to contribute to the sustainable development of the communities in question and were awarded at the end of 2012.