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Project summaries of selected projects
7263
1. Objectives increase awareness of mobile EU citizens in the
East of England (through ESOL courses and training sessions)
of their right to vote in loca! and EU elections and ways of
civic and political engagement encourage participation of mobile EU
citizens in the East of England in civic and political life through
a mentoring programme with local government councillors and others
in public office who have roots in other Member States outside UK
establish 'Active Citizens Together' network to continue civic and
political engagement work after the project finishes share good
practice with 11 other Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMPs) and
other UK and EU organisations wanting to increase civic and
political participation of mobile EU citizens in their areas
2. Activities developing an ESOL Entry Level 3 module for mobile
EU citizens learning English as a Foreign Language on
their rights in civic and political life distributing the module
to colleges and EFL providers with a high intake of mobile EU
citizens to include in their
ESOL Entry Level 3 syllabus and briefing ESOL tutors advertising
civic and political life engagement training through local
organisations working in areas with high
concentration of mobile EU citizens delivering training for
mobile EU citizens with the help of these organisations on civic
and political life
engagement identifying councillors and others in public office
with roots in other EU Member States who want to mentor
mobile EU citizens identifying mobile EU citizens interested in
involvement in civic and political life and participating in a
mentoring
and networking programme establishing an 'Active Citizens
Together' network for mobile EU citizens to enable them to continue
the project's
work after its completion
3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project (over
24 months): ESOL class participants - 200 ESOL tutors - 8
organisations working with mobile EU citizens - 5 training session
participants 200 civic organisations mentoring programme
participants 15 councillor mentoring programme participants 5
members of 'Active Citizens Together network - 50 participants of
Active Citizens Together' conference - 30
4. Expected results: 70% of project participants will have
increased awareness of their civic and political rights (confirmed
by feedback forms) 60% of project participants will intend to
register to vote in local and EU elections (confirmed by feedback
forms) 70% of project participants will have a better understanding
of local political and civic life (confirmed by feedback forms) 10%
of training sessions participants will express interest in
engagement in local civic and political life and will participate
in the mentoring/shadowing programme (confirmed by feedback forms)
the project will add to a 'good practice knowledge bank' across
Member States on civic engagement, through the production and
dissemination of generic materials
5. Type and number of outputs of the project:
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Training material package produced ESOL module on civic and
political engagement for EU participants of ESOL Entry Level 3
course (equivalent to B1 ) or above Briefing delivered to 8 ESOL
tutors ESOL module delivered to 200 EU participants Programme for
civic and political engagement training for mobile EU citizens
designed Briefing for 5 migrant support organisations with highest
numbers of EU residents in their area delivered 20 training
sessions for 200 mobile EU citizens delivered 15 one to one
shadowing sessions run by civic organisations members for 15 mobile
EU citizens 5 one to one mentoring sessions run by local government
councillors for 5 mobile EU citizens project website created
'Active Citizens Together' network established 5 editions of
'Active Citizens Together' newsletter published 'Active Citizens
Together' conference organised to plan next steps
7283
1. Objectives General objective: to foster the successful
inclusion and participation of mobile EU citizens in the host EU
country's civic and political life Specific objectives: to improve
the knowledge and expertise of local authorities on this topic and
enhance their contribution to a greater political inclusion of EU
mobile citizens to improve knowledge, increase awareness and
promote active engagement of European mobile citizens and their
associations on the political rights linked to the status of
European citizen to boost the role of political parties and
national authorities in removing the obstacles to political
participation of European mobile citizens to raise awareness of the
general public on the political rights deriving from European
citizenship
2. Activities Participatory meetings with local authorities,
addressed to civil servants working in demographic/electoral
offices of municipalities. Testing of innovative procedures and
practices in 10 municipalities in each country. 15 Digital
storytelling videos produced, to give value to the personal stories
of political engagement arid civic participation of EU mobile
citizens. A common European video produced using the best national
videos. Awareness raising initiatives organized with EU Movers
organizations: 3 participatory meetings with associations, aimed to
identify innovative events and actions, and about 18 awareness
raising events organized in tight cooperation with the EU movers
associations. Social media campaign: Facebook pages will be created
in each country partner in order to carry out a real 'social
campaign targeted to EU movers. Training course for candidates or
potential candidates 6 training courses of 'education to politics'
addressed to EU mobile citizens who have a strong interest in
direct political participation . Drafting of Guidelines for local
authorities. Handbook for EU mobile citizens, European Handbook on
best
practices. Organization of an European exchange meeting of good
practices. Awareness raising and advocacy meetings with political
parties and national authorities.
3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Direct
beneficiaries of the activities of the project will be: 144 civil
servants; 36 representatives of EU movers associations involved in
participatory meetings and events 90 potential candidates involved
in the training of "Education to Politics" EU mobile citizens; 1080
participating to the public events, 19.500 reached by the
information material spread by the project, 3600 reached through
the
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Facebook pages 24 national authorities and political parties
will be the target of the advocacy activities.
4. Expected results Local authorities' role in spreading
information on political rights of EU movers and in introducing
procedures
aimed at facilitating the right to vote and to stand as
candidates of EU movers implemented; knowledge and awareness of EU
mobile citizens, as individuals and associations, on their
political rights enhanced; awareness at local and national level on
the need to promote better information about and exercise of voting
rights raised.
5. Type and number of outputs to be produced 36 participatory
meetings with local authorities New practices/procedures tested in
30 municipalities 15 digital storytelling videos and an European
video 3 meetings with 12 representatives of UE movers associations
each 18 events with an estimated number of 1080 participants at
least 3 Facebook pages created
6 training courses addressed to 15 potential candidates each
15000 brochures printed 3000 handbooks for EU mobile citizens
printed Guidelines for local authorities (electronic) European
handbook on best practices (electronic) 1 European exchange meeting
24 awareness raising and advocacy meetings with political parties
and national authorities
7316
1. Objectives Inform and encourage mobile EU citizens to take up
rights and opportunities to participate in their host EU
country's civic and political life Develop and promote the
exchange and dissemination of innovative community-based methods
based on best
research and practice Raise policymakers' awareness of the
reasons, procedural/practical obstacles and interests for mobile EU
citizens to use these rights and opportunities
2. Activities Training of partners on mobile EU citizens' rights
and opportunities to participate in their host EU country's
civic
and political life Exchange between partners on most effective
awareness-raising methods Training of 5080 local EU
citizen-run/support NGOs on mobile EU citizens' political
rights/opportunities One-stop-shop information events on political
participation, in partnership with local EU citizen-run/support
NGOs
and involving significant media/community outreach Data
gathering and analysis of mobile EU citizens' reasons, obstacles
and main political interests/issues Quantitative and qualitative
analysis of efficiency and effectiveness of community-based methods
Drawing lessons learned for future information campaigns based on
evaluation's findings
3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project The
project will run in 3 countries: Belgium, Ireland and the United
Kingdom 5080 local EU citizen-run/support NGOs trained on mobile EU
citizens' political rights/opportunities and
innovative one-stop-shop information events Thousands of mobile
EU citizens reached through at least 26 announcements of events (2
per event), in
media/information sources 5250 mobile EU citizen participants
(2400 in Belgium,2400 in Ireland, 450 in the UK) informed through
one-stop-shop information events (targeting the major and
long-settled EU nationalities). More specifically:
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O> Belgium; 2400 mobile EU citizens, especially Italians,
Bulgarians, Poles and Romanians, informed through 6 events: in
Brussels (1 each in Anderlecht, Brussels City and Schaerbeek),
Charleroi (1), Liege (1), Verviers ( t ) O> Ireland: 2400 mobile
EU citizens, especially Bulgarians, Poles. Latvians, Lithuanians
and Romanians, informed through 6 events in: Dublin{3), Cork (2)
and Limerick (1) O> United Kingdom: 450 mobile EU citizens,
especially Bulgarians, Lithuanians, Poles and Romanians, informed
through 5 NGO meet-ups, 3 local community 'salons' and 1 major
one-stop-shop in London At least 120 policymakers and major policy
actors (30 per country and at EU level) informed of mobile EU
citizens' reasons and obstacles for political participation At
least 300 practitioners (50 per country and 150 in other EU Member
States) informed of most effective
community-based methods
4. Expected results 50% of surveyed mobile EU citizens reached
during one-stop-shop information events take at least one step
during the project period to use their political rights/
opportunities All NGO partners commit to repeat these events in the
future Local/national authorities implement recommendations and
community-based methods into their ongoing
practices
5. Type and number of outputs One training among partners on
mobile EU citizens' political rights/opportunities One exchange
between partners on effective awareness-raising methods based on
best national/EU practices in
this area 3 trainings/community meetings (1 per country) of 5080
local EU citizen-run/support NGOs on mobile EU citizens' political
rights/opportunities 13 one-stop-shop information-events held in
the three EU Member States (6 in Belgium. 6 in Ireland, 1 in the
UK) 13 press releases about the one-stop-shop events 1 comparative
study on mobile EU citizens' reasons, obstacles and main political
interests for political participation 1 evaluation report on the
efficiency and effectiveness of the events' community based methods
1 handbook for practitioners on how to organise these events and
methods
7284
Objectives To assess the extent of and limits to participation
of mobile EU citizens in Ireland, with partucular focus on EU13
citizens, and to analyse how the efforts to stimulate mobile
citizens' participation can be improved: To develop more effective
ways of stimulating participation among EU citizens in Ireland and
to pilot these new approaches at local level with representatives
of Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish citizens; To develop
recommendations for improving participation of mobile EU citizens
in host countries and to present
these recommendations to stakeholders and EU policy makers.
Activities The project shall: Analyse current practices in
promoting participation in political life (e.g. local elections)
among EU13 citizens
living in Ireland, and identify barriers and opportunities'.
Promote participation by directly addressing Latvian. Lithuanian
and Polish communities in Ireland (training for community leaders,
pilot shadowing programme, brochure, interactive online test);
Develop and present a policy brief with recommendations on how to
improve participation of EU 13 citizens in
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EU 15 countries to EU policy makers.
Type and number of persons benefiting from the project :
Citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland currently living in
Ireland (52000 Latvians, 122000 Poles, 85000 Lithuanians) and other
mobile citizens living in Ireland; Local authorities and policy
makers in Ireland: 23 local authorities (Dublin, Cork and possibly
Waterford); Participants of the training for community leaders:
3045 migrant community leadersţmobile EU citizens and 3rd country
nationals); Participants of the event in Brussels: EU policy
makers. Secondary target groups include community groups, civil
society organisations, national public bodies. Expected results
Evidence-based analysis on participation of EU citizens in Ireland
and best practices to improve participation, including awareness on
barriers and opportunities; By producing a representative study and
an analysis of best practices, the project will improve
stakeholders' and policy makers knowledge about participation and
limits to participation, and will suggest ways for improvement. New
best practices developed for energising mobile citizens to
participate
By developing seminars and training programme and creating a
shadowing programme for local community leaders of mobile citizens,
the project will improve awareness and participation habits, and
will develop practices that can be later used by others. Policy
recommendations
By developing recommendations for EU policy makers how to
support the participation of mobile EU citizens in host countries,
the project will contribute to policy improvement.
Type and number of outputs to be produced 1 extensive analytical
study with recommendations 3 training programmes for up to 15
community leaders (in each programme) in Ireland 1 brochure (3000
copies) and 1 interactive test for EU nationals about the role of
local authorities and the
opportunities to participate in Ireland; 1 policy brief and 1
advocacy event in Brussels to promote recommendations to improve
participation.
7269
The freedom to move and reside freely within the EU allows every
European citizen to live and work in another MS. This right has
been increasingly used during the financial crisis by young
Europeans who migrated to seek work and life opportunities in
countries that offer better prospects. While EU citizens value
highly the freedom of movement, the reality looks more complicated;
several barriers occur before, during or after moving and problems
are reported in relation to legislation, administrative procedures
but also stereotypes and discriminatory practices. 1. Objectives.
The project objective is to look into the reality of free movement
from the viewpoint of young Europeans (2535 years of age) who
exercise or plan to exercise this right and: Identify real and
perceived obstacles and barriers that they face; Identify practices
that promote or hinder the enjoyment of this right; Raise awareness
within young people on their rights and within national and EU
bodies on barriers and ways to address them; Propose solutions
(legislative and non legislative) for making the right to free
movement effective. 2. Activities. Legal and empirical research in
15 EUMS that have experienced increased outgoing migration (GR, CY,
ES, PT, PL, EE, BG, RO) or incoming migration (DE, BE, AT, NL, UK,
FR, IT) in the last 4 years. WS1: Coordination & research
preparation 3 coordination meetings;
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Elaboration of research guidelines & research and analysis
tools. WS2: Data collection and analysis Desktop research for the
situation of young people and their tendency to move; Analysis of
relevant legislation; Field research / interviews with young people
who have exercised or plan to exercise their right to free movement
and a small sample of representatives from national authorities;
National reports highlighting the findings. WS3: Cross country and
comparative analysis Analysis of the data collected at the level of
individual experiences; Cross country analysis; Comparative
analysis; Recommendations for national and EU authorities. WS4;
Capacity building, awareness raising and dissemination Best
practice manual for local, regional and national authorities;
Manual addressing the 'myths' and stereotypes for young people who
wish to move across Europe; Workshop with EU officials with the
participation of young research participants; Website & social
media use; Electronic newsletter; Awareness events.
3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project. Young
Europeans (age 2535) who exercise or wish to exercise their rights
to free movement;
o 450750 young people will participate in field research, o 515
youngsters will participate in the Brussels workshop o o At least
1000 youngsters will participate in awareness events and receive
the manual. Local, regional and national authorities dealing with
free movement in MS: o At least 100 national officials will
participate in the research and awareness events and will receive
the best practice manual EU Institutions competent on free
movement: o At least 50 people from EU institutions will receive
the project deliverables; 5 will participate in the workshop. 4.
Expected results. Improve the knowledge and awareness of national
and EU authorities on barriers to free movement faced by young
people; Increase the awareness of young EU citizens on the
possibilities for free movement; Propose evidence-based solutions
for eliminating barriers to free movement at national and European
levels and collect and disseminate good practices. 5. Type and
number of outputs to be produced. 15 National reports; 1 report on
individual experiences; 4 cross country reports; 1 comparative
report; Recommendations; Best practice manual for national
authorities; Manual addressing myths within young people; Minutes
of seminar in Brussels; 15 awareness events; Website; Newsletter.
Implementation: 24 months
7262
A collaboration of 2 national and 9 regional agencies who
provide information and advice to mobile European Citizens in UK.
The agencies work in legal rights and civic participation,
empowering individuals and promoting rights of EU Citizens at all
levels.
Objectives of The 'Living Rights' Project • promote
participation and inclusion of 'newly arrived' EU Citizens by
raising their awareness of the rights they
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hold as mobile EU Citizens in the UK; • raise awareness of
public workers on the barriers faced by EU Citizens to improve
internal procedures within responsible authorities • enable the
resolution of day to day issues that prevent participation through
a One stop shop' outreach information sessions; • provide a forum
at local level for civic participation; • contribute to the
development of evidence to inform EU level data on systemic
barriers.
Activities Deliver 60 Awareness Raising sessions to EU Citizens
on rights and services, Run 264 Outreach information sessions
delivered locally to EU Citizens using a one stop shop approach;
Deliver 64 Workshops for public officials in responsible
authorities; 6 'Town Hall' meetings for civic participation and
understanding voting processes; Produce 2000 printed copies of
Guide on How to Vote in UK; Recruitment of 8 Volunteer EU Citizens
as project 'Community Champions'; 2 Networking events for local and
EU policy practitioners on systemic barriers. Gather intelligence
data to feed into EU level academic research.
Type and number of persons benefiting from the project 1098 EU
Citizens who arrived in the UK within the past 5 years; 2220 EU
Citizens assisted with resolution of day to day barriers; 604
Public officials from responsible authorities and 3rd sector
agencies; 285 participants at 6 regional civic participation events
2000 printed copies of Guide on How to Vote in UK distributed at
project events; 50 Frontline and EU level policy practitioners;
Expected results EU Citizens will have increased awareness of
their rights and confidence to take action themselves; 2220 EU
Citizens better able to access local services; 604 Public officials
and other service providers will better understand the needs of
newly arrived EU Citizens; Official processes will become easier
for project beneficiaries and their families; 2000 EU Citizens
provided with practical information to participate in civic
activities such as voting: Data and intelligence on systemic
barriers captured for 50 national and EU level practitioners; 285
EU Citizens will understand UK civic processes and engage with
local politicians; National and European level Policymakers will
better understand how national and local policies help or hinder
participation of EU Citizens in UK.
Type and number of outputs to be produced 1098photocopies of
awareness raising materials (slides, hand-outs, information on
local and regional services); 604 photocopies of workshop materials
(slides, training notes, hand-outs, case studies) Notes from 264
Outreach 'one-stop shop' sessions to 2220 EU An analysis report of
data collected from 264 outreach sessions; 2000 copies A5 size (24
pages) pamphlet titled: 'How to Vote in local and European
Elections in the UK' - A
Guide for EU Citizens; Report on 6 'Town Hall' meetings on
'Civic participation' outlining issues identified by EU Citizens as
obstacles to
their participation in this sphere; Agenda, notes and action
plans from 2 practitioners networking meetings: Report on
Workstream 2,3 & 4 outlining emerging themes from each; Final
project report outlining the outcomes of the project and way
forward;
Project summaries of reserve list projects
7286
Objectives To raise awareness and improve knowledge about the
rules on free movement and on civic and political rights of
mobile EU citizens living in Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom,
Italy, Austria.
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To involve directly the mobile EU citizens (with particular
attention to disadvantaged groups) in the construction of the
research's structure on free movement and civic and political
rights. To increase the quality and the usability of the sources of
information addressed to EU citizens living in another Union
country about free movement and on civic and political rights
through illustrated handbooks with comics and videos, with a
special attention to disadvantaged groups. Activities Project
Management and Coordination; Dissemination and Communication Plan:
creation and updating of the Move Your Rights website and Facebook
page; Monitoring and Evaluation; Organization of 5 sessions of 3
focus group meetings each of 1,5 hour involving 150 mobile EU
citizens about their information needs on free movement and civic
and political rights in their country of residence, leaded by 1
expert. (1 session of 3 focus group meetings per country); Activity
of research leaded by each partner about its own country's rules on
civic and political rights of mobile EU
citizens with a special attention to disadvantaged groups,
involving different stakeholders (to local authorities,
documentation centres, embassies, consulates, associations...) if
required, and resulting in the production of 1 country report per
partner; Publication of the Move Your Rights call for artists in
every partner country. Selection of 1 young video maker to produce
1 informative video and 1 young comic artist (1935 years old) in
each partner country in charge of illustrating the country report
to create the Illustrated Handbook; Production of 5Move Your Rights
Illustrated Handbooks in 4 different languages about free movement
and rules on civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens in
each partner's country, with a special attention to disadvantaged
groups. (4 bilingual and 1 unilingual Illustrated Handbooks).
Production of 5 Move Your Rights videos in English about free
movement and civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens
living in each partner's country, with a special attention to
disadvantaged groups, with subtitles in each partner
country'slanguage. (1 video per partner); Organization of 10 Move
Your Rights informative sessions about the partner countries' rules
civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens addressed to 400
mobile EU citizens living in the country. (2 informative sessions
perpartner country for 40 participants each). Type and number of
persons benefiting from the project 150 mobile EU citizens living
in another Union country involved in focus groups, including 20
LGBT people, 200 mobile EU citizens living in another Union
countryattending informative sessions in cultural
organizations.
Expected results The awareness of mobile EU citizens in the
partner countries about their right to free movement and their
ability
to effectively enforce their civic and political rights has
increased. The quality and usability of informative material on
civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens has improved in
the partner countries. Type and number of outputs to be produced 1
Move Your Rights website in 4 languages; 1 Facebook page in
English; 1 Move Your Rights Call for Artists 5 sessions of 3 focus
group meetings of 1.5 hour each 5 country reports 5 bilingual
Illustrated Handbooks with comics about free movement and civic and
political rights of mobile EU citizens in the partner countries
(1000 copies of each handbook; 5000 copies in total); 5 informative
videos about free movement and civic and political rights of mobile
EU citizens in the host country (5 videos in English, subtitles in
the partner country's language). 10 informative sessions addressed
to 400 mobile EU citizens.
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7309
1 .Objectives: to improve and update knowledge of national
authorities on the impact of free movement in Italy and on specific
critical aspects associated with the inclusion of UE mobile
citizens to improve knowledge and expertise of local civil servants
directly involved in the implementation of EU rules on free
movement, especially Directive 2004/39/EC to strengthen the
awareness of EU mobile citizens and their families, resident in
Italy, on their rights derived from
the principle of free movement and EU citizenship and their
correct application to make EU mobile citizens aware and confident
about the mechanisms in force in Italy and in Europe to ensure the
protection of their rights and encourage their use if necessary to
further develop the coordination and cooperation among the
different administrative levels and the dialogue with all relevant
parties involved in UE mobile citizens' protection to give full
meaning to the concept of UE citizenship and reinforce its
practical significance in all EU nationals' life
2. Activities: Management and coordination (WSO) Overview study
and research on implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC in Italy
(WS1) Training activities addressed to local and regional servants
(WS2) Raising awareness campaign directed to EU citizens and their
families on the rights related to European citizenship (in
particular the right to free movement), their proper exercise and
protection (WS3) Dissemination, promotion and exploitation of the
project results (WS4)
3.Туре and number of persons benefiting from the project EU
citizens and third country national relatives national and local
authorities civil servants (regional/local level)
NGOs/CSOs/Associations representing or assisting EU migrants others
representatives of civil society policy makers
4. Expected results: increased knowledge of national authorities
and other concerned stakeholders on the juridical and social
framework relating to free movement of EU citizens in Italy
increased knowledge of local and regional civil servants on rules
connected to free movement and their correct application better
alignment of local administrative practises increased awareness of
EU mobile citizens on their rights and how to implement them
improved cooperation between EU migrants Associations and public
authorities, particularly at the local level reinforced
significance of EU citizenship, especially among EU mobile
citizens
5.Type and number of outputs to be produced Grid
model/questionnaire (3) Report
Detailed fact sheets (10) Workshops (3) Online FAQs system
Newsletter (4), leaflets and posters, media and scientific
articles, press releases Online portal Practical guide both in
printed (3.000 copies)and digital format Public awareness meetings
(5) in Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Palermo Final conference
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7271
Objectives On a genera! level the project aims to tackle the gap
between the fundamental rights given to citizens of the EU and the
implementation or effective exercise of those rights. Even though
the fundamental rights are provided by the EU legislation and
directives, they still seem not to be sufficiently exercised across
all EU Member States. The freedom of movement is a crucial right
attached to the EU citizenship and is expected to become even more
widely exercised in the future. Deriving from this the proposed
project reflects the needs of the current European society, which
calls for diminishing the obstacles related to the exercise of free
movement and therefore focuses on raising awareness about the
access to work, study and receive healthcare in another EU
country.
Activities In order to effectively implement project's goal,
specific actions will be planned on the basis of the state of the
art and empirical research with regard to the identified obstacles
for the effective exercise of the previously mentioned rights.
Provided with the gathered information on obstacles, the project's
most important activity will be dissemination process which will
combine events targeted at general public and specific audiences
with vast media coverage. Dissemination activities will be
continuously monitored which points to the project's carefully
planned targeted information dissemination and awareness-raising
strategies, especially in regard to achieving the effectiveness of
the proposed actions.
Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Based on
the addressed rights, project targets the following groups of
beneficiaries: general public, high school and university students
and users of healthcare services. All target groups will directly
benefit from the project results by information on the processes,
possibilities and institutions related to the freedom of movement
implementation. However, high school and university students are
identified as potentially the most immediate beneficiaries of the
project's actions as they are more flexible and have a growing
desire to live abroad in order to search education and working
opportunities. It is estimated that approximately 24.000 persons
will benefit from the project, namely 11.000 persons will be
actively included in the project's activities (trainings, events,
etc.) and13.000 persons will be reached through mass media (radio,
tv, internet, etc.).
Expected results The project's activities are expected to
achieve important results on different levels. The state of the art
analysis will provide an insight into the existing situation
concerning EU free movement right. Identification of the obstacles
for the implementation of the right to move will provide relevant
information of the local population about it and what are the main
reasons for (not) using its advantages. All research activities
will thus enable design a suitable and effective problem-oriented
awareness-raising strategy. Rising awareness, improving knowledge
and dissemination activities will increase the level of
consciousness and decrease ignorance of the target groups about
their right to free movement, more specifically their access to
work, study and healthcare in another EU country. Through
dissemination target groups will be informed about the ways and
procedures for successful implementation of these rights and about
the positive effects and possible negative consequences. In such
manner they will be equipped with knowledge how to overcome
potential challenges they might face arriving in another country.
On a general level, the rising awareness, improving knowledge and
dissemination activities will encourage target groups to implement
the addressed rights.
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Type and number of outputs to be produced In all four
workstreams the project will produce total of 38 outputs. Majority
(31) of them will be tangible and minority (7) will be
intangible
7291
1. Objectives
• To improve Scottish local authorities' understanding of their
EU migrant populations and EU migrants' understanding of local
civic and political structures; • To identify models of engagement
between local authorities and EU migrants that have not been used
in Scotland before and pilot those most appropriate for the
Scottish context; and • To build on recent momentum associated with
the Scottish independence referendum in order to encourage EU
mobile citizens to exercise their right to participate and vote in
the next Scottish local government elections in 2017.
2. Activities
• Evidence gathering on means of facilitating civic and
political engagement of EU migrants by public authorities in
Scotland and across the EU; • Piloting of innovative means of
engagement with their EU migrant populations by 3 to 5 local
authorities in Scotland; • Development and delivery of a national
campaign to encourage the participation of EU migrants in the 2017
Scottish local government elections; • Dissemination of lessons
learned and best practice from the project through the project
website, social media, a conference, webinar, and extensive
networks of contacts across Scotland, the UK and the EU as a
whole.
3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project
• At least 10,000 EU migrants across Scotland who we plan to
reach through the national campaign in the run up to the Scottish
local government elections in 2017; • EU migrants directly
participating in pilot activities in 3 to 5 local authority areas
across Scotland (minimum of 24individuals in each area); • All 32
Scottish local authorities as they seek to develop greater
understanding of, and increased civic and political participation
by, EU mobile citizens residing in communities across Scotland; •
The 3 to 5 local authorities directly involved in piloting methods
of engagement with their EU migrant populations. • Public
authorities across Europe, through the sharing of learning and best
practice from the project.
4. Expected results
• Increased engagement of EU migrants in Scotland's civic and
political life and, specifically, their increased participation in
Scottish local government elections; • Improved methods of
engagement between local authorities and their EU migrant
populations: • Improved understanding of the needs of their migrant
populations by local authorities in Scotland; • Improved
understanding of civic and political life amongst EU migrants in
Scotland; and • Sharing of learning from this project impacting on
practice in other parts of the UK and the EU as a whole.
5. Type and number of outputs to be produced
• Research reports outlining current practice in (1) Scotland
and (2) the EU; • Localised reports outlining the demographic
characteristics of Scotland's32 local authority areas; • Pilot
migrant engagement activities in 3 to 5 local authorities:
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• Establishment of consultative migrant panels in the same 3 to
5 local authority areas; • Case studies from the pilot activities
published on the project website and publicised through the
partners' extensive networks; • National campaign materials
including flyers, leaflets and web-based materials adaptable for
use by all 32 councils in Scotland; • A conference and webinar at
the culmination of the project; • A final project report outlining
overall learning from the project; and • Evaluation reports in
relation to (1) the migrant engagement, (2) the pilot activities
and (3) the national campaign.
7272
Objectives Stand Up & Move project aims to raise awareness
of EU free movement rights and promote fuller inclusion of mobile
EU citizens in host countries. Its general objectives are to
present EU mobility rights in a practical, memorable and
unconventional way, through the language of stand-up comedy, and to
engage EU citizens and local/national authorities in innovative
collaboration, to identify obstacles and best practices for their
inclusion.
Activities By adapting methods from creative industries and
popular culture, the project develops two innovative approaches for
informing, raising awareness and fostering inclusion. It uses a
bottom-up participatory approach and combines it with the language
of humour.
Firstly, a model for EU JAM workshops will be developed, based
on service design methodology. JAMs will bring together mobile EU
citizens and local/national authorities, to find obstacles and
design concrete solutions to foster inclusion of mobile EU citizens
in host countries. Diverse small groups will work on particular
fields of the EU free movement directive, confronting personal
stories with professional experiences. Final policy recommendations
will be produced through collaboration of all stakeholders.
Additionally, in-depth interviews will be carried out with JAM
participants, to outline personal stories. These results will then
be used in the second part, for the comedy play script.
In the second part, a stand-up comedy play will be set up, with
an aim to raise awareness of EU mobility rights. The language of
humour will be used to translate distant legal issues into everyday
experiences and to present free movement rights of EU citizens in a
practical, approachable and memorable way, and provoke reflection.
The script for the play will be based on personal stories and best
practices identified at the EU JAMs and in-depth interviews,
therefore presenting the EU free movement directive through a
personal viewpoint, in a manner of "social comedy".
Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Four
target groups are addressed: 1) mobile EU citizens foreign EU
citizens, who live in partner countries, 2) local/national
authorities officials working in the fields of foreigners
inclusion; 3) students as potential mobile EU citizens; 4) general
public. 80105 participants from target groups 1, 2 and 3 will be
directly involved in EU JAMs, with the possibility of further
exploitation of the method by local/national authorities.
Approximately 2500 spectators from all target groups will see the
stand-up show during the project, and the show will be staged for
two more years after the project completion.
Expected results Project activities will result in raised
awareness of EU mobility rights among all target groups (stand up
play), improved knowledge of local/national authorities on free
movement directive (EU JAMs) and greater inclusion of mobile EU
citizens in host country's civic and political life (EU JAMs). EU
JAMs will represent a
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transferable method for bridging the communication gap between
real life stories and administrative obstacles that impede full
integration of foreign EU citizens in host countries. Policy
recommendations will be designed together with all JAM participants
and promoted through established networks of municipalities.
Type and number of outputs to be produced The project will
produce a methodology for EU JAM workshops, 5 organised EU JAMs,
policy recommendations for fuller inclusion of EU mobile citizens
in local/national contexts, a stand-up comedy play script and 24
staged stand up shows in partner countries. EU JAM methodology and
policy recommendations will be available online for further use.
The stand-up comedy script will also be published online in
English, so further exploitation will be possible beyond the
project duration. Moreover, the participating theatres will
disseminate the script through their EU networks and promote the
comedy beyond the project itself.