On 27 of June, nearly 100 European and national organisations and networks, including EUCIS-LLL, signed an open letter to support the “Europe for Citizens” Programme. “We find it unacceptable that while the EU celebrates the European Year of Citizens in 2013 (with the lowest ever dedicated budget for a European Year), the Council proposes to deny the ‘Europe for Citizens programme’ almost one quarter of its already extremely small budget”.