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EU must support civil society organizations promoting #EuropeanValues
MEPs have called for a new European Values Instrument to support civil society organizations, which are facing difficulties in securing enough funds to develop and perform their activities independently and effectively, says the text.
MEPs call on the EU to set up a funding instrument - the European Values Instrument - to promote and protect EU values, especially democracy, freedom, the rule of law and fundamental rights, within the EU budget of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The new instrument should fund civil society organisations which are active at local and national level in promoting and protecting these values.
The new instrument should be complementary to already existing European funds and should be financed with fresh money.
The text was approved by 489 votes to 13, with 14 abstentions.
Background
The EU provides direct funding - the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights - to civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in non-EU countries to foster EU values. But funds for CSOs promoting EU values within the EU are currently very limited, particularly for CSOs operating at local and national level.
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