European Citizenship Accelerator 2022

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The European Citizenship Accelerator (EURECA) 2022 project will further develop the capacities of ECAS and its network of members and strategic partners to empower citizens and promote EU citizenship rights and will give citizens the opportunity to contribute to the implementation of the European Democracy Action Plan and the EU Citizenship Report 2020. EURECA will strengthen European citizenship and identity through citizens’ engagement, support to the post-COVID restoration of freedom of movement in the EU and fostering EU mobile citizens’ rights, including their voting rights in the host countries. This will be achieved through capacity building of 30 rights advice organisations and public authorities in Spain, Italy and France, awareness raising of about 370 000 EU mobile citizens on the 2022 EC Communication and their EU rights and practical ideas on how to improve registration rates of mobile citizens prior to the local elections in Czechia and the Netherlands. The EURECA European Democracy activities will contribute to developing and supporting mechanisms to increase citizens' and citizen organisations’ democratic participation in, and engagement with, the EU based on EU values. This impact will be achieved through capacity building of 30 CSOs and other stakeholders from Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovenia to counter disinformation and other forms of interference in the democratic debate, by creating synergies and fostering exchange among 15 CSOs from 11 EU countries within the Civil Society Hub addressing populist movements and by soliciting the input of 1,500 CSOs directly or through their networks on a civic agenda for a democratic, healthy and sustainable use of digital innovation, including digital inclusion guidelines. Three EURECA awards will promote European citizenship innovation, best practices and innovative images and Citizen Activation Mentoring Scheme will provide tailored advice to at least 50 citizens or small CSOs.