Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - EU Call 'Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations'

The European Commission has published a new call for proposals under the Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion programme (EaSI). This call 'Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations' has a budget of € 4,000,000 available. The deadline for the submission of applications is 9 July 2015. Under this Call for Proposals, the European Commission may decide to finance up to 90% of the total eligible cost of the action. The Union funding per project will not be less than € 108,000.

The budget is intended to cover actions to support industrial relations, in particular those designed to develop expertise and the exchange of EU-relevant information, as well as actions to improve knowledge on industrial relations institutions and practices across the EU and dissemination of results. The overarching objective of this call is to improve expertise and knowledge on industrial relations, in particular through activities of analysis and research, at EU level as well as in comparative terms (identifying convergences and differences in the industrial relations systems in place in the EU Member States and in Candidate Countries), thereby contributing to developing and reinforcing quality and effectiveness of industrial relations structures and processes in the Member States and in Europe as a whole.

Actions must commence no later than 31 December 2015. The duration of actions can be up to 24 months. Applicants must fall within one of the following categories: social partners; nonprofit-making organisations linked to industrial relations, including universities and research institutes; public authorities; international organisations active in the fields of social dialogue and/or industrial relations.