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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:252.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Reference: EuropeAid/161707/DD/ACT/VN<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam is pleased to inform you that
<b>a Call for Proposals to award Grants to Civil Society Organisations </b>has been published<b>.
</b>The call reference number is <b>161707</b>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Information Sessions will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Hanoi:</span></b><span style="color:black"> 8 January 2019, 09.00 am; Super Hotel Candle – 287-301 Doi Can, Ba Dinh Dist<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">HCMC:</span></b><span style="color:black"> 9 January 2019, 09.00am, Saigon Hotel, 41-47 Dong Du, District 1.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Potential applicants interested in attending the Information Sessions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will have to register by email to
<a href="mailto:delegation-vietnam-call-for-proposals@eeas.europa.eu" target="_blank">delegation-vietnam-call-for-proposals@eeas.europa.eu</a>; and copied
</span><span style="layout-grid-mode:line"><a>Phuong.VAN@eeas.europa.eu</a>,
</span>indicating: information session you wish to attend; name, surname, email address of attendee as well as attendee's organisation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt;text-autospace:none">Participation will be limited to
<span lang="EN-US">two representatives per organization. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" lang="EN">The complete call announcement
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">and latest update on the Information Sessions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are available on following webpage:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=161707" target="_blank">https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=161707</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note that all questions and answers as well as other important notices to applicants during the course of the evaluation procedure will be published
<span style="color:#1f497d">on the above-mentioned webapge</span> as appropriate.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions may be sent by e-mail no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of concept notes to the email
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt" lang="FR"><a href="mailto:delegation-vietnam-call-for-proposals@eeas.europa.eu" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">delegation-vietnam-call-for-proposals@eeas.europa.eu</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">,</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
indicating clearly the reference of the call for proposals<span style="color:#1f497d">.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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