DEMOS Launching Ceremony On September 18, 2014 during the launching ceremony, DEMOS signed memorandums of understanding with its 17 partner municipalities and awarded them grants for 2015 based on their performance. A total of 806,500 euro will be made available for municipal projects in 2015. Municipalities will use the grants for works, supplies or services, in the fields of waste management, public spaces, municipal traffic, financial management and local democracy.