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.

This call aims at contributing to the promotion of social dialogue at cross-industry and sectoral level, developing European social dialogue, and building and strengthening the capacity of national social partners, in particular following the Covid crisis.

90%

Project budgets are expected to range between €150 000 and €650 000 per project.

 The applicants may apply for a higher project funding rate, 95% if the project is a “priority action” i.e. concerns:

• social dialogue actions involving negotiations in accordance with Articles 154 and 155 TFEU;
• meetings to prepare for negotiations of agreements in accordance with Articles 154 and 155 TFEU or joint social partner actions relating to the implementation of the agreements resulting from these negotiations; or
• actions to maintain, develop and improve the capacity of national social partners, together with EU cross-industry social partners, specifically following the Covid crisis, as well as measures related to technical assistance provided by EU cross-industry social partners for the coordination and support of these Covid related activities of national social partners.

• Social Affairs & Human Rights

• Educational Institutions
• International Organisations
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• Semi-governmental organisations
• State-owned Enterprises
• Training Centres

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established and registered in an EU Member State or EU Candidate Countries.

Consortium composition

Applications by both single applicants and consortia are allowed.

Single applicants must be European social partner organisations or an international organisation. However, a national or regional social partner can submit a project as single applicant, provided that the European level is guaranteed by the involvement of a European social partner as affiliated or associated partner.

If a proposal is submitted by a consortium, the coordinator must be a social partner organisation at European, national or regional level or an international organisation.

Other beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners must fall within one of the following categories: social partners, non-profit-making organisations, universities and research institutes, public authorities, international organisations.

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: https://bit.ly/3dByK6U 

For further questions send to the email address below:
EMPL-VP-SOCIAL-DIALOGUE@ec.europa.eu

(Publish Date: 03/04/2023-for internal use only)

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