CALL FOR PROPOSALS N° VP/2012/013 (PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES) EU FLAGSHIP "AGENDA FOR NEW SKILLS AND JOBS" EUROPE 2020

 

                                                                                                The total available budget for this call is EUR 1.500.000


PROGRESS is the new Community Programme for employment and social solidarity which will run from 2007 until 2013. The programme replaces the former Community programmes covering anti-discrimination, gender equality, the fight against social exclusion and employment incentive measures which provide financial support to the EU's Social Policy Agenda. This single programme complements the European Social Fund as well as the financial support provided for social dialogue, free movement of workers and social studies.

The programme will be divided into five sections:

1. Employment: to support the implementation of the European Employment Strategy (EES)
2. Social protection and social inclusion: to support the implementation of the open method of coordination (OMC) in the field of social protection and inclusion
3. Working conditions: to support the improvement of the working environment and working conditions, including health and safety at work and reconciling work and family life
4. Antidiscrimination and diversity: to support the effective implementation of the principle of non-discrimination and promote its mainstreaming in all Community policies
5. Gender equality: to support the effective implementation of the principle of gender equality and promote gender mainstreaming in all Community policies

Eligible applicants for the PROGRESS programme:

- public and private bodies and relevant actors and stakeholders.
- local and regional authorities, public employment services and national statistics offices.
- Specialised bodies, universities and research institutes, as well as the social partners and non-governmental organisations
- Countries eligible to participate are the 27 EU Member States, the EFTA-EEA countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway), and the candidate and potential candidate countries participating in PROGRESS (Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey).


Deadline for applications: 1 March 2013

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