Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Prerogatives are tasks resulting from specific powers directly conferred by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to the European Commission.
The prerogatives budget lines managed by the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion deal with social dialogue, labour mobility as well as analysis of the social situation, demographics and the family.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This call aims at strengthening the capacity of workers’ organisations (both in Member States and candidate countries) to address, at EU/transnational level, challenges related to changes in employment and working conditions as well as challenges related to their effective participation in social dialogue.
Detailed Call Description
Actions that address the following themes will be particularly welcome:
- actions aimed at preparing negotiations of autonomous social partner agreements to be concluded at EU level and at supporting their implementation at national level;
- actions related to the implementation of the work programmes of the existing European Social Dialogue Committees;
- actions related to the involvement of social partners in the European Semester and enhancing their contribution to EU policy making.
Other relevant themes for this call are:
- measures which contribute to addressing the employment, social and economic challenges as identified in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
- modernisation of the labour market, job creation and youth employment;
- new forms of work, including telework and platform work;
- strengthening collective bargaining, including on minimum wage;
- quality of work, including fair working-conditions and health and safety at work, anticipation, preparation and management of change and restructuring;
- digitalisation of the economy and society (including artificial intelligence and algorithmic management);
- transition to a climate-neutral economy;
- labour shortages and skills development including re – and upskilling;
- skills intelligence;
- intra-EU labour mobility, attracting talent in line with the needs of our economies and labour market;
- modernisation of social protection systems, including access to social protection for those in non-standard forms of employment;
- reconciliation of work and family life, gender equality, action in the field of antidiscrimination, healthier and longer working lives, active inclusion and decent work;
- tackling the employment, social and economic consequences of crisis situations.
The types of activities which may be funded under this call for proposals include: conferences, seminars, round tables, studies, surveys, publications, training courses, development of training tools, the setting up of networks and the development and exchange of best practices.
Activities funded under this call for proposals should respect the gender equality and anti-discrimination principles.
Access for people with disabilities shall be guaranteed.
Definitions used in the context of this call:
- “Social partner organisation” is either an organisation representing workers – often also referred to as “trade union” – or an organisation representing employers. They engage in some form of “social dialogue”, discussing and often negotiating such issues as wages, working conditions, training, etc.
- European-level social partner organisations (or “European-level social partners”): either organisations that are consulted in accordance with Article 154 TFEU (an up-todate list can be found here) or other European social partner organisations fulfilling the definition of social partner organisations representing workers (also referred to as trade union) or employers at regional, national or European level that are engaged in “social dialogue” i.e. the discussion and negotiation of wages, working conditions, training, etc. that are not included in this list, but which:
- demonstrate that they represent several national social partners (fulfilling as well the definition above);
- have a mandate of these organisations to engage in social dialogue at European level on their behalf; and
- are involved in the preparation and/or functioning of European social dialogue.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between €150.000 and €700.000 per project.
This does not however preclude the submission/selection of proposals requesting other amounts. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Employment
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Educational Institutions
- Employees
- Employers
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies);
- be established and registered in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States
- non-EU countries (not for coordinator and single applicant):
- Candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine
Consortium composition
Applications by both single applicants and consortia are allowed.
Single applicants:
- The single applicant must be a social partner organisation representing workers at European level.
- Affiliated entities and associate partners may be part of a single applicant proposal.
Consortia applicants
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least two applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- the coordinator must be a social partner organisation representing workers at European, national or regional level;
- when the coordinator is a social partner organisation at national or regional level, the consortium must foresee at least:
- one organisation from a different eligible country to that of the coordinator and
- a European-level social partner organisation.
At least one of the organisations mentioned in the above paragraph must participate as other beneficiary, while the other(s) can participate as other beneficiary, affiliated entity(ies) of the coordinator or other beneficiary or associated partner(s).
- Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.
- Other beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners must fall within one of the following categories: social partners and Business Representative organisations, non-profit-making organisation; universities and research institutes; public authorities; international organisations.
Eligible activities:
Applications will only be considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which they are submitted.
Eligible activities are the ones set out in section 2 above.
Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities (such as environment, social, security, industrial and trade policy, etc). Projects must also respect EU values and European Commission policy regarding reputational matters (e.g. activities involving capacity building, policy support, awareness raising, communication, dissemination, etc).
Financial support to third parties is not allowed.
Geographic location (target countries): Proposals must relate to the activities taking place in the eligible countries (see above).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Non-IT related questions should be sent to the following email address: call-specific questions: EMPL-VP-INFO-TRAINING@ec.europa.eu