Rights and values programme: Council presidency and European Parliament reach provisional agreement

The presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the rights and values programme for the period 2021-2027.

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http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/12/17/rights-and-values-programme-council-presidency-and-european-parliament-reach-provisional-agreement/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/12/17/rights-and-values-programme-council-presidency-and-european-parliament-reach-provisional-agreement/
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Friday, December 18, 2020
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Organizations, Articles, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations General Assembly observers, Confederations, European Union, European Parliament
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  • The presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the rights and values programme for the period 2021-2027.
  • Funding through this programme aims at protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.
  • It will have a substantial overall budget of maximum 1.55 billion.
  • The provisional political agreement reached today will have to be approved by the European Parliament and the Council.
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