Support for social dialogue (SOCPL-2022-SOC-DIALOG)

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines Programme (SOCPL)

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.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

SOCPL-2022-SOC-DIALOG-01

Call

Support for social dialogue (SOCPL-2022-SOC-DIALOG)

Summary

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.

Detailed Call Description

This call will be used to finance consultations, meetings, negotiations and other actions, as outlined in the European Commission’s Communication on The European social dialogue, a force for innovation and change (COM(2002)341), the Communication on Partnership for change in an enlarged Europe – Enhancing the contribution of European social dialogue (COM(2004)557) and the Commission Staff Working Document on the Functioning and potential of European sectoral social dialogue (SEC(2010)964).

European social dialogue refers to discussions, consultations, negotiations and joint actions involving organisations representing either side of industry (employers or workers).

Call Total Budget

€9,976,654

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

90%

Thematic Categories

  • Employment
  • Social Affairs & Human Rights

Eligibility for Participation

  • Employees
  • Employers
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • 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 State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
    • non-EU countries (not as coordinator or single applicant): Candidate countries: Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
  • In case of consortia, the coordinator must be a social partner organisation at European, national or regional level or an international organisation.
  • If a social partner organisation representing workers is the coordinator, the participation of at least one social partner organisation representing employers is mandatory.

(further details in the call document, p. 10)

Call Opening Date

31/03/2022

Call Closing Date

30/06/2022

EU Contact Point

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: 28/03/2022-for internal use only)