Project summaries of selected projects

7263

1. Objectives increase awareness of mobile EU citizens in the East of England (through ESOL courses and training sessions)

of their right to vote in loca! and EU elections and ways of civic and political engagement encourage participation of mobile EU citizens in the East of England in civic and political life through a mentoring programme with local government councillors and others in public office who have roots in other Member States outside UK establish 'Active Citizens Together' network to continue civic and political engagement work after the project finishes share good practice with 11 other Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMPs) and other UK and EU organisations wanting to increase civic and political participation of mobile EU citizens in their areas

2. Activities developing an ESOL Entry Level 3 module for mobile EU citizens learning English as a Foreign Language on

their rights in civic and political life distributing the module to colleges and EFL providers with a high intake of mobile EU citizens to include in their

ESOL Entry Level 3 syllabus and briefing ESOL tutors advertising civic and political life engagement training through local organisations working in areas with high

concentration of mobile EU citizens delivering training for mobile EU citizens with the help of these organisations on civic and political life

engagement identifying councillors and others in public office with roots in other EU Member States who want to mentor

mobile EU citizens identifying mobile EU citizens interested in involvement in civic and political life and participating in a mentoring

and networking programme establishing an 'Active Citizens Together' network for mobile EU citizens to enable them to continue the project's

work after its completion

3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project (over 24 months): ESOL class participants - 200 ESOL tutors - 8 organisations working with mobile EU citizens - 5 training session participants 200 civic organisations mentoring programme participants 15 councillor mentoring programme participants 5 members of 'Active Citizens Together network - 50 participants of Active Citizens Together' conference - 30

4. Expected results: 70% of project participants will have increased awareness of their civic and political rights (confirmed by feedback forms) 60% of project participants will intend to register to vote in local and EU elections (confirmed by feedback forms) 70% of project participants will have a better understanding of local political and civic life (confirmed by feedback forms) 10% of training sessions participants will express interest in engagement in local civic and political life and will participate in the mentoring/shadowing programme (confirmed by feedback forms) the project will add to a 'good practice knowledge bank' across Member States on civic engagement, through the production and dissemination of generic materials

5. Type and number of outputs of the project:

Training material package produced ESOL module on civic and political engagement for EU participants of ESOL Entry Level 3 course (equivalent to B1 ) or above Briefing delivered to 8 ESOL tutors ESOL module delivered to 200 EU participants Programme for civic and political engagement training for mobile EU citizens designed Briefing for 5 migrant support organisations with highest numbers of EU residents in their area delivered 20 training sessions for 200 mobile EU citizens delivered 15 one to one shadowing sessions run by civic organisations members for 15 mobile EU citizens 5 one to one mentoring sessions run by local government councillors for 5 mobile EU citizens project website created 'Active Citizens Together' network established 5 editions of 'Active Citizens Together' newsletter published 'Active Citizens Together' conference organised to plan next steps

7283

1. Objectives General objective: to foster the successful inclusion and participation of mobile EU citizens in the host EU country's civic and political life Specific objectives: to improve the knowledge and expertise of local authorities on this topic and enhance their contribution to a greater political inclusion of EU mobile citizens to improve knowledge, increase awareness and promote active engagement of European mobile citizens and their associations on the political rights linked to the status of European citizen to boost the role of political parties and national authorities in removing the obstacles to political participation of European mobile citizens to raise awareness of the general public on the political rights deriving from European citizenship

2. Activities Participatory meetings with local authorities, addressed to civil servants working in demographic/electoral offices of municipalities. Testing of innovative procedures and practices in 10 municipalities in each country. 15 Digital storytelling videos produced, to give value to the personal stories of political engagement arid civic participation of EU mobile citizens. A common European video produced using the best national videos. Awareness raising initiatives organized with EU Movers organizations: 3 participatory meetings with associations, aimed to identify innovative events and actions, and about 18 awareness raising events organized in tight cooperation with the EU movers associations. Social media campaign: Facebook pages will be created in each country partner in order to carry out a real 'social campaign targeted to EU movers. Training course for candidates or potential candidates 6 training courses of 'education to politics' addressed to EU mobile citizens who have a strong interest in direct political participation . Drafting of Guidelines for local authorities. Handbook for EU mobile citizens, European Handbook on best

practices. Organization of an European exchange meeting of good practices. Awareness raising and advocacy meetings with political parties and national authorities.

3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Direct beneficiaries of the activities of the project will be: 144 civil servants; 36 representatives of EU movers associations involved in participatory meetings and events 90 potential candidates involved in the training of "Education to Politics" EU mobile citizens; 1080 participating to the public events, 19.500 reached by the information material spread by the project, 3600 reached through the

Facebook pages 24 national authorities and political parties will be the target of the advocacy activities.

4. Expected results Local authorities' role in spreading information on political rights of EU movers and in introducing procedures

aimed at facilitating the right to vote and to stand as candidates of EU movers implemented; knowledge and awareness of EU mobile citizens, as individuals and associations, on their political rights enhanced; awareness at local and national level on the need to promote better information about and exercise of voting rights raised.

5. Type and number of outputs to be produced 36 participatory meetings with local authorities New practices/procedures tested in 30 municipalities 15 digital storytelling videos and an European video 3 meetings with 12 representatives of UE movers associations each 18 events with an estimated number of 1080 participants at least 3 Facebook pages created

6 training courses addressed to 15 potential candidates each 15000 brochures printed 3000 handbooks for EU mobile citizens printed Guidelines for local authorities (electronic) European handbook on best practices (electronic) 1 European exchange meeting 24 awareness raising and advocacy meetings with political parties and national authorities

7316

1. Objectives Inform and encourage mobile EU citizens to take up rights and opportunities to participate in their host EU

country's civic and political life Develop and promote the exchange and dissemination of innovative community-based methods based on best

research and practice Raise policymakers' awareness of the reasons, procedural/practical obstacles and interests for mobile EU citizens to use these rights and opportunities

2. Activities Training of partners on mobile EU citizens' rights and opportunities to participate in their host EU country's civic

and political life Exchange between partners on most effective awareness-raising methods Training of 5080 local EU citizen-run/support NGOs on mobile EU citizens' political rights/opportunities One-stop-shop information events on political participation, in partnership with local EU citizen-run/support NGOs

and involving significant media/community outreach Data gathering and analysis of mobile EU citizens' reasons, obstacles and main political interests/issues Quantitative and qualitative analysis of efficiency and effectiveness of community-based methods Drawing lessons learned for future information campaigns based on evaluation's findings

3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project The project will run in 3 countries: Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom 5080 local EU citizen-run/support NGOs trained on mobile EU citizens' political rights/opportunities and

innovative one-stop-shop information events Thousands of mobile EU citizens reached through at least 26 announcements of events (2 per event), in

media/information sources 5250 mobile EU citizen participants (2400 in Belgium,2400 in Ireland, 450 in the UK) informed through one-stop-shop information events (targeting the major and long-settled EU nationalities). More specifically:

O> Belgium; 2400 mobile EU citizens, especially Italians, Bulgarians, Poles and Romanians, informed through 6 events: in Brussels (1 each in Anderlecht, Brussels City and Schaerbeek), Charleroi (1), Liege (1), Verviers ( t ) O> Ireland: 2400 mobile EU citizens, especially Bulgarians, Poles. Latvians, Lithuanians and Romanians, informed through 6 events in: Dublin{3), Cork (2) and Limerick (1) O> United Kingdom: 450 mobile EU citizens, especially Bulgarians, Lithuanians, Poles and Romanians, informed through 5 NGO meet-ups, 3 local community 'salons' and 1 major one-stop-shop in London At least 120 policymakers and major policy actors (30 per country and at EU level) informed of mobile EU

citizens' reasons and obstacles for political participation At least 300 practitioners (50 per country and 150 in other EU Member States) informed of most effective

community-based methods

4. Expected results 50% of surveyed mobile EU citizens reached during one-stop-shop information events take at least one step

during the project period to use their political rights/ opportunities All NGO partners commit to repeat these events in the future Local/national authorities implement recommendations and community-based methods into their ongoing

practices

5. Type and number of outputs One training among partners on mobile EU citizens' political rights/opportunities One exchange between partners on effective awareness-raising methods based on best national/EU practices in

this area 3 trainings/community meetings (1 per country) of 5080 local EU citizen-run/support NGOs on mobile EU citizens' political rights/opportunities 13 one-stop-shop information-events held in the three EU Member States (6 in Belgium. 6 in Ireland, 1 in the UK) 13 press releases about the one-stop-shop events 1 comparative study on mobile EU citizens' reasons, obstacles and main political interests for political participation 1 evaluation report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the events' community based methods 1 handbook for practitioners on how to organise these events and methods

7284

Objectives To assess the extent of and limits to participation of mobile EU citizens in Ireland, with partucular focus on EU13 citizens, and to analyse how the efforts to stimulate mobile citizens' participation can be improved: To develop more effective ways of stimulating participation among EU citizens in Ireland and to pilot these new approaches at local level with representatives of Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish citizens; To develop recommendations for improving participation of mobile EU citizens in host countries and to present

these recommendations to stakeholders and EU policy makers.

Activities The project shall: Analyse current practices in promoting participation in political life (e.g. local elections) among EU13 citizens

living in Ireland, and identify barriers and opportunities'. Promote participation by directly addressing Latvian. Lithuanian and Polish communities in Ireland (training for community leaders, pilot shadowing programme, brochure, interactive online test); Develop and present a policy brief with recommendations on how to improve participation of EU 13 citizens in

EU 15 countries to EU policy makers.

Type and number of persons benefiting from the project : Citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland currently living in Ireland (52000 Latvians, 122000 Poles, 85000 Lithuanians) and other mobile citizens living in Ireland; Local authorities and policy makers in Ireland: 23 local authorities (Dublin, Cork and possibly Waterford); Participants of the training for community leaders: 3045 migrant community leadersţmobile EU citizens and 3rd country nationals); Participants of the event in Brussels: EU policy makers. Secondary target groups include community groups, civil society organisations, national public bodies. Expected results Evidence-based analysis on participation of EU citizens in Ireland and best practices to improve participation, including awareness on barriers and opportunities; By producing a representative study and an analysis of best practices, the project will improve stakeholders' and policy makers knowledge about participation and limits to participation, and will suggest ways for improvement. New best practices developed for energising mobile citizens to participate

By developing seminars and training programme and creating a shadowing programme for local community leaders of mobile citizens, the project will improve awareness and participation habits, and will develop practices that can be later used by others. Policy recommendations

By developing recommendations for EU policy makers how to support the participation of mobile EU citizens in host countries, the project will contribute to policy improvement.

Type and number of outputs to be produced 1 extensive analytical study with recommendations 3 training programmes for up to 15 community leaders (in each programme) in Ireland 1 brochure (3000 copies) and 1 interactive test for EU nationals about the role of local authorities and the

opportunities to participate in Ireland; 1 policy brief and 1 advocacy event in Brussels to promote recommendations to improve participation.

7269

The freedom to move and reside freely within the EU allows every European citizen to live and work in another MS. This right has been increasingly used during the financial crisis by young Europeans who migrated to seek work and life opportunities in countries that offer better prospects. While EU citizens value highly the freedom of movement, the reality looks more complicated; several barriers occur before, during or after moving and problems are reported in relation to legislation, administrative procedures but also stereotypes and discriminatory practices. 1. Objectives. The project objective is to look into the reality of free movement from the viewpoint of young Europeans (2535 years of age) who exercise or plan to exercise this right and: Identify real and perceived obstacles and barriers that they face; Identify practices that promote or hinder the enjoyment of this right; Raise awareness within young people on their rights and within national and EU bodies on barriers and ways to address them; Propose solutions (legislative and non legislative) for making the right to free movement effective. 2. Activities. Legal and empirical research in 15 EUMS that have experienced increased outgoing migration (GR, CY, ES, PT, PL, EE, BG, RO) or incoming migration (DE, BE, AT, NL, UK, FR, IT) in the last 4 years. WS1: Coordination & research preparation 3 coordination meetings;

Elaboration of research guidelines & research and analysis tools. WS2: Data collection and analysis Desktop research for the situation of young people and their tendency to move; Analysis of relevant legislation; Field research / interviews with young people who have exercised or plan to exercise their right to free movement and a small sample of representatives from national authorities; National reports highlighting the findings. WS3: Cross country and comparative analysis Analysis of the data collected at the level of individual experiences; Cross country analysis; Comparative analysis; Recommendations for national and EU authorities. WS4; Capacity building, awareness raising and dissemination Best practice manual for local, regional and national authorities; Manual addressing the 'myths' and stereotypes for young people who wish to move across Europe; Workshop with EU officials with the participation of young research participants; Website & social media use; Electronic newsletter; Awareness events.

3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project. Young Europeans (age 2535) who exercise or wish to exercise their rights to free movement;

o 450750 young people will participate in field research, o 515 youngsters will participate in the Brussels workshop o o At least 1000 youngsters will participate in awareness events and receive the manual. Local, regional and national authorities dealing with free movement in MS: o At least 100 national officials will participate in the research and awareness events and will receive the best practice manual EU Institutions competent on free movement: o At least 50 people from EU institutions will receive the project deliverables; 5 will participate in the workshop. 4. Expected results. Improve the knowledge and awareness of national and EU authorities on barriers to free movement faced by young people; Increase the awareness of young EU citizens on the possibilities for free movement; Propose evidence-based solutions for eliminating barriers to free movement at national and European levels and collect and disseminate good practices. 5. Type and number of outputs to be produced. 15 National reports; 1 report on individual experiences; 4 cross country reports; 1 comparative report; Recommendations; Best practice manual for national authorities; Manual addressing myths within young people; Minutes of seminar in Brussels; 15 awareness events; Website; Newsletter. Implementation: 24 months

7262

A collaboration of 2 national and 9 regional agencies who provide information and advice to mobile European Citizens in UK. The agencies work in legal rights and civic participation, empowering individuals and promoting rights of EU Citizens at all levels.

Objectives of The 'Living Rights' Project • promote participation and inclusion of 'newly arrived' EU Citizens by raising their awareness of the rights they

hold as mobile EU Citizens in the UK; • raise awareness of public workers on the barriers faced by EU Citizens to improve internal procedures within responsible authorities • enable the resolution of day to day issues that prevent participation through a One stop shop' outreach information sessions; • provide a forum at local level for civic participation; • contribute to the development of evidence to inform EU level data on systemic barriers.

Activities Deliver 60 Awareness Raising sessions to EU Citizens on rights and services, Run 264 Outreach information sessions delivered locally to EU Citizens using a one stop shop approach; Deliver 64 Workshops for public officials in responsible authorities; 6 'Town Hall' meetings for civic participation and understanding voting processes; Produce 2000 printed copies of Guide on How to Vote in UK; Recruitment of 8 Volunteer EU Citizens as project 'Community Champions'; 2 Networking events for local and EU policy practitioners on systemic barriers. Gather intelligence data to feed into EU level academic research.

Type and number of persons benefiting from the project 1098 EU Citizens who arrived in the UK within the past 5 years; 2220 EU Citizens assisted with resolution of day to day barriers; 604 Public officials from responsible authorities and 3rd sector agencies; 285 participants at 6 regional civic participation events 2000 printed copies of Guide on How to Vote in UK distributed at project events; 50 Frontline and EU level policy practitioners;

Expected results EU Citizens will have increased awareness of their rights and confidence to take action themselves; 2220 EU Citizens better able to access local services; 604 Public officials and other service providers will better understand the needs of newly arrived EU Citizens; Official processes will become easier for project beneficiaries and their families; 2000 EU Citizens provided with practical information to participate in civic activities such as voting: Data and intelligence on systemic barriers captured for 50 national and EU level practitioners; 285 EU Citizens will understand UK civic processes and engage with local politicians; National and European level Policymakers will better understand how national and local policies help or hinder participation of EU Citizens in UK.

Type and number of outputs to be produced 1098photocopies of awareness raising materials (slides, hand-outs, information on local and regional services); 604 photocopies of workshop materials (slides, training notes, hand-outs, case studies) Notes from 264 Outreach 'one-stop shop' sessions to 2220 EU An analysis report of data collected from 264 outreach sessions; 2000 copies A5 size (24 pages) pamphlet titled: 'How to Vote in local and European Elections in the UK' - A

Guide for EU Citizens; Report on 6 'Town Hall' meetings on 'Civic participation' outlining issues identified by EU Citizens as obstacles to

their participation in this sphere; Agenda, notes and action plans from 2 practitioners networking meetings: Report on Workstream 2,3 & 4 outlining emerging themes from each; Final project report outlining the outcomes of the project and way forward;

Project summaries of reserve list projects

7286

Objectives To raise awareness and improve knowledge about the rules on free movement and on civic and political rights of

mobile EU citizens living in Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Austria.

To involve directly the mobile EU citizens (with particular attention to disadvantaged groups) in the construction of the research's structure on free movement and civic and political rights. To increase the quality and the usability of the sources of information addressed to EU citizens living in another Union country about free movement and on civic and political rights through illustrated handbooks with comics and videos, with a special attention to disadvantaged groups. Activities Project Management and Coordination; Dissemination and Communication Plan: creation and updating of the Move Your Rights website and Facebook page; Monitoring and Evaluation; Organization of 5 sessions of 3 focus group meetings each of 1,5 hour involving 150 mobile EU citizens about their information needs on free movement and civic and political rights in their country of residence, leaded by 1 expert. (1 session of 3 focus group meetings per country); Activity of research leaded by each partner about its own country's rules on civic and political rights of mobile EU

citizens with a special attention to disadvantaged groups, involving different stakeholders (to local authorities, documentation centres, embassies, consulates, associations...) if required, and resulting in the production of 1 country report per partner; Publication of the Move Your Rights call for artists in every partner country. Selection of 1 young video maker to produce 1 informative video and 1 young comic artist (1935 years old) in each partner country in charge of illustrating the country report to create the Illustrated Handbook; Production of 5Move Your Rights Illustrated Handbooks in 4 different languages about free movement and rules on civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens in each partner's country, with a special attention to disadvantaged groups. (4 bilingual and 1 unilingual Illustrated Handbooks). Production of 5 Move Your Rights videos in English about free movement and civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens living in each partner's country, with a special attention to disadvantaged groups, with subtitles in each partner country'slanguage. (1 video per partner); Organization of 10 Move Your Rights informative sessions about the partner countries' rules civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens addressed to 400 mobile EU citizens living in the country. (2 informative sessions perpartner country for 40 participants each). Type and number of persons benefiting from the project 150 mobile EU citizens living in another Union country involved in focus groups, including 20 LGBT people, 200 mobile EU citizens living in another Union countryattending informative sessions in cultural organizations.

Expected results The awareness of mobile EU citizens in the partner countries about their right to free movement and their ability

to effectively enforce their civic and political rights has increased. The quality and usability of informative material on civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens has improved in the partner countries. Type and number of outputs to be produced 1 Move Your Rights website in 4 languages; 1 Facebook page in English; 1 Move Your Rights Call for Artists 5 sessions of 3 focus group meetings of 1.5 hour each 5 country reports 5 bilingual Illustrated Handbooks with comics about free movement and civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens in the partner countries (1000 copies of each handbook; 5000 copies in total); 5 informative videos about free movement and civic and political rights of mobile EU citizens in the host country (5 videos in English, subtitles in the partner country's language). 10 informative sessions addressed to 400 mobile EU citizens.

7309

1 .Objectives: to improve and update knowledge of national authorities on the impact of free movement in Italy and on specific critical aspects associated with the inclusion of UE mobile citizens to improve knowledge and expertise of local civil servants directly involved in the implementation of EU rules on free movement, especially Directive 2004/39/EC to strengthen the awareness of EU mobile citizens and their families, resident in Italy, on their rights derived from

the principle of free movement and EU citizenship and their correct application to make EU mobile citizens aware and confident about the mechanisms in force in Italy and in Europe to ensure the protection of their rights and encourage their use if necessary to further develop the coordination and cooperation among the different administrative levels and the dialogue with all relevant parties involved in UE mobile citizens' protection to give full meaning to the concept of UE citizenship and reinforce its practical significance in all EU nationals' life

2. Activities: Management and coordination (WSO) Overview study and research on implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC in Italy (WS1) Training activities addressed to local and regional servants (WS2) Raising awareness campaign directed to EU citizens and their families on the rights related to European citizenship (in particular the right to free movement), their proper exercise and protection (WS3) Dissemination, promotion and exploitation of the project results (WS4)

3.Туре and number of persons benefiting from the project EU citizens and third country national relatives national and local authorities civil servants (regional/local level) NGOs/CSOs/Associations representing or assisting EU migrants others representatives of civil society policy makers

4. Expected results: increased knowledge of national authorities and other concerned stakeholders on the juridical and social

framework relating to free movement of EU citizens in Italy increased knowledge of local and regional civil servants on rules connected to free movement and their correct application better alignment of local administrative practises increased awareness of EU mobile citizens on their rights and how to implement them improved cooperation between EU migrants Associations and public authorities, particularly at the local level reinforced significance of EU citizenship, especially among EU mobile citizens

5.Type and number of outputs to be produced Grid model/questionnaire (3) Report

Detailed fact sheets (10) Workshops (3) Online FAQs system Newsletter (4), leaflets and posters, media and scientific articles, press releases Online portal Practical guide both in printed (3.000 copies)and digital format Public awareness meetings (5) in Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Palermo Final conference

7271

Objectives On a genera! level the project aims to tackle the gap between the fundamental rights given to citizens of the EU and the implementation or effective exercise of those rights. Even though the fundamental rights are provided by the EU legislation and directives, they still seem not to be sufficiently exercised across all EU Member States. The freedom of movement is a crucial right attached to the EU citizenship and is expected to become even more widely exercised in the future. Deriving from this the proposed project reflects the needs of the current European society, which calls for diminishing the obstacles related to the exercise of free movement and therefore focuses on raising awareness about the access to work, study and receive healthcare in another EU country.

Activities In order to effectively implement project's goal, specific actions will be planned on the basis of the state of the art and empirical research with regard to the identified obstacles for the effective exercise of the previously mentioned rights. Provided with the gathered information on obstacles, the project's most important activity will be dissemination process which will combine events targeted at general public and specific audiences with vast media coverage. Dissemination activities will be continuously monitored which points to the project's carefully planned targeted information dissemination and awareness-raising strategies, especially in regard to achieving the effectiveness of the proposed actions.

Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Based on the addressed rights, project targets the following groups of beneficiaries: general public, high school and university students and users of healthcare services. All target groups will directly benefit from the project results by information on the processes, possibilities and institutions related to the freedom of movement implementation. However, high school and university students are identified as potentially the most immediate beneficiaries of the project's actions as they are more flexible and have a growing desire to live abroad in order to search education and working opportunities. It is estimated that approximately 24.000 persons will benefit from the project, namely 11.000 persons will be actively included in the project's activities (trainings, events, etc.) and13.000 persons will be reached through mass media (radio, tv, internet, etc.).

Expected results The project's activities are expected to achieve important results on different levels. The state of the art analysis will provide an insight into the existing situation concerning EU free movement right. Identification of the obstacles for the implementation of the right to move will provide relevant information of the local population about it and what are the main reasons for (not) using its advantages. All research activities will thus enable design a suitable and effective problem-oriented awareness-raising strategy. Rising awareness, improving knowledge and dissemination activities will increase the level of consciousness and decrease ignorance of the target groups about their right to free movement, more specifically their access to work, study and healthcare in another EU country. Through dissemination target groups will be informed about the ways and procedures for successful implementation of these rights and about the positive effects and possible negative consequences. In such manner they will be equipped with knowledge how to overcome potential challenges they might face arriving in another country. On a general level, the rising awareness, improving knowledge and dissemination activities will encourage target groups to implement the addressed rights.

Type and number of outputs to be produced In all four workstreams the project will produce total of 38 outputs. Majority (31) of them will be tangible and minority (7) will be intangible

7291

1. Objectives

• To improve Scottish local authorities' understanding of their EU migrant populations and EU migrants' understanding of local civic and political structures; • To identify models of engagement between local authorities and EU migrants that have not been used in Scotland before and pilot those most appropriate for the Scottish context; and • To build on recent momentum associated with the Scottish independence referendum in order to encourage EU mobile citizens to exercise their right to participate and vote in the next Scottish local government elections in 2017.

2. Activities

• Evidence gathering on means of facilitating civic and political engagement of EU migrants by public authorities in Scotland and across the EU; • Piloting of innovative means of engagement with their EU migrant populations by 3 to 5 local authorities in Scotland; • Development and delivery of a national campaign to encourage the participation of EU migrants in the 2017 Scottish local government elections; • Dissemination of lessons learned and best practice from the project through the project website, social media, a conference, webinar, and extensive networks of contacts across Scotland, the UK and the EU as a whole.

3. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project

• At least 10,000 EU migrants across Scotland who we plan to reach through the national campaign in the run up to the Scottish local government elections in 2017; • EU migrants directly participating in pilot activities in 3 to 5 local authority areas across Scotland (minimum of 24individuals in each area); • All 32 Scottish local authorities as they seek to develop greater understanding of, and increased civic and political participation by, EU mobile citizens residing in communities across Scotland; • The 3 to 5 local authorities directly involved in piloting methods of engagement with their EU migrant populations. • Public authorities across Europe, through the sharing of learning and best practice from the project.

4. Expected results

• Increased engagement of EU migrants in Scotland's civic and political life and, specifically, their increased participation in Scottish local government elections; • Improved methods of engagement between local authorities and their EU migrant populations: • Improved understanding of the needs of their migrant populations by local authorities in Scotland; • Improved understanding of civic and political life amongst EU migrants in Scotland; and • Sharing of learning from this project impacting on practice in other parts of the UK and the EU as a whole.

5. Type and number of outputs to be produced

• Research reports outlining current practice in (1) Scotland and (2) the EU; • Localised reports outlining the demographic characteristics of Scotland's32 local authority areas; • Pilot migrant engagement activities in 3 to 5 local authorities:

• Establishment of consultative migrant panels in the same 3 to 5 local authority areas; • Case studies from the pilot activities published on the project website and publicised through the partners' extensive networks; • National campaign materials including flyers, leaflets and web-based materials adaptable for use by all 32 councils in Scotland; • A conference and webinar at the culmination of the project; • A final project report outlining overall learning from the project; and • Evaluation reports in relation to (1) the migrant engagement, (2) the pilot activities and (3) the national campaign.

7272

Objectives Stand Up & Move project aims to raise awareness of EU free movement rights and promote fuller inclusion of mobile EU citizens in host countries. Its general objectives are to present EU mobility rights in a practical, memorable and unconventional way, through the language of stand-up comedy, and to engage EU citizens and local/national authorities in innovative collaboration, to identify obstacles and best practices for their inclusion.

Activities By adapting methods from creative industries and popular culture, the project develops two innovative approaches for informing, raising awareness and fostering inclusion. It uses a bottom-up participatory approach and combines it with the language of humour.

Firstly, a model for EU JAM workshops will be developed, based on service design methodology. JAMs will bring together mobile EU citizens and local/national authorities, to find obstacles and design concrete solutions to foster inclusion of mobile EU citizens in host countries. Diverse small groups will work on particular fields of the EU free movement directive, confronting personal stories with professional experiences. Final policy recommendations will be produced through collaboration of all stakeholders. Additionally, in-depth interviews will be carried out with JAM participants, to outline personal stories. These results will then be used in the second part, for the comedy play script.

In the second part, a stand-up comedy play will be set up, with an aim to raise awareness of EU mobility rights. The language of humour will be used to translate distant legal issues into everyday experiences and to present free movement rights of EU citizens in a practical, approachable and memorable way, and provoke reflection. The script for the play will be based on personal stories and best practices identified at the EU JAMs and in-depth interviews, therefore presenting the EU free movement directive through a personal viewpoint, in a manner of "social comedy".

Type and number of persons benefiting from the project Four target groups are addressed: 1) mobile EU citizens foreign EU citizens, who live in partner countries, 2) local/national authorities officials working in the fields of foreigners inclusion; 3) students as potential mobile EU citizens; 4) general public. 80105 participants from target groups 1, 2 and 3 will be directly involved in EU JAMs, with the possibility of further exploitation of the method by local/national authorities. Approximately 2500 spectators from all target groups will see the stand-up show during the project, and the show will be staged for two more years after the project completion.

Expected results Project activities will result in raised awareness of EU mobility rights among all target groups (stand up play), improved knowledge of local/national authorities on free movement directive (EU JAMs) and greater inclusion of mobile EU citizens in host country's civic and political life (EU JAMs). EU JAMs will represent a

transferable method for bridging the communication gap between real life stories and administrative obstacles that impede full integration of foreign EU citizens in host countries. Policy recommendations will be designed together with all JAM participants and promoted through established networks of municipalities.

Type and number of outputs to be produced The project will produce a methodology for EU JAM workshops, 5 organised EU JAMs, policy recommendations for fuller inclusion of EU mobile citizens in local/national contexts, a stand-up comedy play script and 24 staged stand up shows in partner countries. EU JAM methodology and policy recommendations will be available online for further use. The stand-up comedy script will also be published online in English, so further exploitation will be possible beyond the project duration. Moreover, the participating theatres will disseminate the script through their EU networks and promote the comedy beyond the project itself.