Announcement on 2010 People to People (P2P) Programme

Within the framework of Turkey’s negotiation process for full membership to the EU, P2P, a programme funded by the European Union (EU), aims to support the role of Turkey’s civil society organisations at regional, national and European levels; by providing the possibility to visit, learn and create networks with EU institutions, EU relevant umbrella NGOs with a view of familiarisation with the EU policies, programmes, initiatives and best practices; and to facilitate a better mutual understanding, in the perspective of future enlargement and partnership building.

Context of the programme   

The P2P Programme is funded by the EU and DG Enlargement with the assistance of the European Union Delegations in the beneficiary countries. It is entitled to candidate countries (Turkey, Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia).
The P2P Programme targets mainly non-governmental organisations, as well as trade unions and employers' organisations (social partners), professional associations, charities, churches and religious communities, etc.

Two types of activities are supported:

1) Multi-country study tours, where 3-5 representatives per beneficiary country are invited.
In this case the participants have the similar professional background though come from different countries. The invited participants obtain a possibility to get more familiar with the EU affairs and to discuss concrete EU-related issues.
The study tours help to build up the regional and European dialogue and enhance cross border networks. The biggest share of them takes place in Brussels and includes visits to the EU institutions.

2) Single country event, for the exclusive benefit of one country.
These events are organised either in Brussels or in a beneficiary country and bring together 30-50 participants from the particular country.

How to apply

To apply, please, send your CV and a letter of interest to the following contact address: DELEGATION-TURKEY-P2P@ec.europa.eu .
Please respect the deadlines for application to an event clearly mentioned in the “P2P Programme Table” below.

Your letter, preferably in English, should be in the format of an attachment to the email and should include:

1 - In subject: the title of the event;
2 – Some brief information about your position and activities within the NGO;
3 – An explanation on the relevance of the NGO’s work to the subject of the event;
4 - The expectations / possible added value for yourself and for the NGO you are representing in participating to the event;
5 - Contact details including the name of the NGO, name of the candidate, position, e-mail, phone, fax and postal address.

Selection

The selection of the limited number of participants is done by the P2P team (DG Enlargement, in Brussels) in cooperation with the EU Delegation to Turkey, according to the interest shown in your letter and with reference to the following criteria:
Criteria 1: relevance of your position and activities in the NGO;
Criteria 2: relevance of the NGO’s work to the subject of the event;
Criteria 3: relevance of your expectations and possible added value for yourself and for the NGO you are representing.

Contact address:  DELEGATION-TURKEY-P2P@ec.europa.eu

P2P Programme 2010***

*Events to be confirmed.
**Please check the website regularly for precisions on the event dates.
*** The European Commission has the right to modify the events’ title, topic, place and date. Eventual changes will be published on the website of the European Union Delegation: www.avrupa.info.tr

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