NCVO joins sister councils for a stronger civil society
The UK European Network (UKEN) the UK-wide coalition of civil society representative bodies have launched a report highlighting the importance of involving civil society organisations in the design and delivery of the EU Structural Funds programme.
The report is published at a crucial stage of the negotiations concerning the future of the programme and reflects on the lessons learnt from experiences on the ground and highlights a number of key priorities for involving civil society organisations.
UKEN supports the call by the European Commission to allocate at least 20% of the ESF budget to actions promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, which makes the political commitment made by Member States stronger to the Europe 2020 target of ensuring there are at least 20m fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion by 2020.
The coalition calls for better engagement of civil society organisations in project delivery, including: direct project funding, simplified access through lump sum payments and recognition of volunteer time to count as match funding.
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