"Debate Europe" will have a budget of €7.2 million which will be used to fund a number of civil society projects.
It will, among other things, establish 'European public spaces', where exhibitions, debates, seminars and training sessions on EU matters will take place and involve EU officials in activities at regional and local levels in the different member states.
The commission will also try and boost its "Debate Europe" website. Launched at the end of January, it has gathered some 12,000 posts by EU citizens so far – something Ms Wallstrom called a "big success".
But in addition to its goal to involve citizens in decision-making, the EU is also still aiming to make itself more popular.