Article 3 Specific objectives

The programme shall have the following specific objectives:

1. (a)

   to promote fundamental rights as recognised in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union and to inform all persons of their rights including those derived from citizenship of the Union, in order to encourage Union citizens to participate actively in the democratic life of the Union;

2. (b)

   to examine, where necessary, respect for specific fundamental rights in the European Union and its Member States when implementing Community law, and to obtain opinions on specific questions related to fundamental rights within this scope;

3. (c)

   to support non-governmental organisations and other bodies from civil society in order to enhance their capability to participate actively in the promotion of fundamental rights, the rule of law and democracy;

4. (d)

   to create relevant structures in order to foster an interfaith and multicultural dialogue at the level of the European Union.