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Freedom means the right to move, live, and work across the Union. It also safeguards personal liberties such as privacy, belief, assembly, and expression. These freedoms are guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Human dignity is the foundation of European society. It is inviolable and must always be respected and protected. All fundamental rights stem from this principle.
Selected organisations will receive support in developing the templates for the selection of experts during the mandatory procurement training. Guidelines for Applicants: section 7.3 (Capacity-Building Support).
Family members are not automatically excluded, but the selection must be competitive, based on criteria set in advance, and free of any conflict of interest. The organisation carries out the selection. The procedure is then approved by the EU CRM team before the expert is contracted. Guidelines for Applicants: section 2.4 (Ethics and values – […]
A project can engage a maximum of one thematic expert. There is no maximum number of trainers and coaches/mentors. Their number must be necessary for the planned activities and justified in the Budget. Guidelines for Applicants: section 2.3 (Eligible direct costs; general principles) and section 4.2 (criterion 5 – Budget); Annex B – Budget, Description […]
The Guidelines do not set a minimum experience for experts. The organisation defines the qualifications and experience required for each expert, based on the activity, and the expert is selected through a competitive procedure against these criteria. Guidelines for Applicants: section 2.3 (Eligible direct costs) and section 4.2 (criterion 5 – Budget); Annex B – […]
Experts can be any qualified persons who are not employed in public administration or any other public sector. They are selected through a competitive procedure. Teachers employed in public schools cannot receive a fee from the project. They can be engaged as associates. Guidelines for Applicants: section 2.3 (Non-eligible costs).
No. Compensation of public administration staff or other public sector employees is not an eligible cost, and university professors employed at public universities are covered by this rule. They can take part in the Action as associates. Guidelines for Applicants: Glossary (“Associate”), section 2.1.1 (Associates) and section 2.3 (Non-eligible costs).
A list of service providers will be available to selected organisations as a reference, but its use is not mandatory. Experts and service providers are selected by the organisation through a competitive procedure, which is approved by the EU CRM team. Guidelines for Applicants: Glossary (“Service Provider”), section 2.3 (Non-retroactivity of contracting) and section 7.3 […]
Yes. Where only one supplier is available in the area where an activity takes place, a single offer may be accepted. The organisation must provide a short written explanation confirming that it requested an offer and that no other supplier operating in that area could provide the service. The explanation forms part of the procurement […]
Yes, organisations must follow the project’s procurement procedures, even if they have their own internal rules. The procedures are based on the EU rules for EU-funded projects (PRAG), adapted to in-kind support. Suppliers and service providers are selected through a competitive process, and there are no value thresholds below which this does not apply. All […]
All service providers needed for the activities, including trainers, coaches/mentors, experts, business consultants and consulting firms, are engaged through a competitive selection procedure. The procedure is based on PRAG (Practical Guide to Contract Procedures for EU External Actions) adapted to in-kind support. Your organisation carries out the selection, following the procedure on which you will […]
