The EU Council intends to place the promotion of civic engagement at the heart of the EU's new Rights and Values programme. This is revealed in a compromise text from the Austrian Presidency of the Council, dated 29 October, of which EUROPE has had a copy.
As a reminder, at the end of May, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for a Justice, Rights and Values Fund for the period 2021-2027 (see EUROPE 12030), to finance the 'Rights and Values' and 'Justice' programmes.
The text...