IPA 2 - Civil Society Facility and Media
Synthesis of the multi-country action document 2014-15
Needs/priorities
(ref. to national
baseline reports)
N/A for multi-country action document (see countries baseline reports)
Main expected
results (ref. to CS
Guidelines)
Component 1 - Partnership Actions and Operating grants/ support to cross-border networks
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Result 1: CSOs and journalist organizations regularly network within and outside country
borders and make use of coalition-building with an increased impact in campaigning and
advocacy
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Result 2: The importance of CSOs in improving good governance is recognised by public
institutions and CSOs are systematically included in decision making and reform processes
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Result 3: The activities of CSOs and journalist professional organizations are guided by
strategic long-term organisational planning and have a diverse and sustainable funding base
Component 2 - Media freedom and integrity
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Result 4: Judiciary acting in conformity with article 10 of the European Convention on Human
Rights
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Result 5: Reformed and professional Public Service Media ensure content pluralism in an
independent and accountable manner
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Result 6: Public demand for quality media is increased and citizens are empowered through
media and information literacy to better understand the role of journalism in a democratic
society
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Result 7: Improved internal governance and transparency within media outlets through the
implementation of internal rules, labour standards and enforcement of ethical codes
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Result 8: Media accountability towards users increased thanks to efficient and sustainable selfregulation mechanisms and the inclusion of professional standards in the basic education of
journalists
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Result 9: Representative networks of media and journalist professional organizations take
responsibility of media sector relevant issues in dialogue with authorities as well as provide
services to their members
Component 3 - Strengthening reconciliation and EU integration
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Results 10: The governments of former Yugoslav countries are actively involved in the
RECOM process aimed at reaching a regional consensus about the past
Component 4 – Support to children rights
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Main activities
Result 11: Strengthened capacities of CSOs to better monitor the realisation of children’s
rights, to promote inclusive and innovative services and increase public support for the
protection of children from violence and social inclusion of children with disabilities.
The main activities foreseen under component 1 are:
 Support to regional thematic networks and associations of CSOs and media
organizations active in fields related to EU policies in a way to influence public sector
reform processes and to improve the enabling environment, the relations between civil
society and governments and the capacities of CSOs.
 Sub-granting scheme to grass-root and local organizations located in rural areas
 Together ca. 24 additional people2people event in one year
Main activities to achieve the results of component 2:
 Training on media freedom standards to national judiciary institutions
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Advice and training activities to PSM
Sub-granting to self-regulatory bodies in the Western Balkans and Turkey to support
operating costs
 Evaluation of the implementation of labour and ethical standards by media outlets in
South East Europe.
 Activities aimed to strengthen civil society’s knowledge of Media information literacy
(MIL) and support to the development of MIL media programmes
 Networking activities, training and capacity building to journalist professional
organizations
Activities to achieve the results of component 3 and 4:
 Capacity building activities to empower local CSOs to protect children rights with a
specific focus on disabled children
 Advocacy activities to reinforce and to continue the RECOM process
The following activities are planned in cooperation with I.O.:
 Regional project to protect children rights (UNICEF with 60% of funds to be re-granted to
CSOs working with children)
 Regional project to promote media and information literacy and provide operational support
to independent self-regulatory bodies in the Western Balkan and Turkey (UNESCO with
30% of funds to be re-granted to self-regulatory bodies)
 Regional project for development of curricula for judicial training; transferring know-how
from ECtHR; assistance for the reform of Public Service Media (Council of Europe and
European Broadcasting Union)
 Regional support to the RECOM process (Coalition for RECOM)
Budget (EU
contribution)
Contracting deadline
End of
implementation
Modes of
implementation
(Direct management)
&
Expected date
(quarter) of the Cfp/
ToR publication/
contracting, etc.
Total EUR 30 000 000
2014: EUR 25 000 000 (contracting deadline 31/12/15; end of operational implementation
period 31/12/2019)
2015: EUR 5 000 000 (contracting deadline 31/12/2016; end of operational implementation
period 31/12/2020)
Grants to CSOs:
 Call for proposal for long term partnership grants
 Second and third year of operating grants for the ones selected under the 2014 call for
proposals
Service contract:
 Incidental funds to TACSO to realise people2 people events
Direct grants:
Direct contribution agreements with international organisations or other organisation holding a
de factor or de jure monopoly.
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