Background
In line with the remarks in the budget of the European Union, budget heading 04 03 01 05 is intended to cover grants for information and training measures for workers' organisations in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The measures should help workers' organisations to contribute to addressing the overarching EU employment and social policy challenges as laid down in particular in:
- the Europe 2020 Strategy Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth COM(2010)2020 and the European Council
Conclusions of 25-26 March 2010 and 17 June 2010
- the Commission Communications Towards a job-rich recovery (COM(2012)173), Moving Youth into Employment (COM(2012)727) and
Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020 (COM(2013)83)
- the Commission Communication Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union (COM(2013)690).
Size of grants
The requested Union funding must not be less than EUR 108.000.
Eligibility
To be eligible:
- The lead applicant must be a social partner organisation representing workers, at European, national or regional level
- The lead applicant must have its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Union
- Co-applicants must have their registered office in one of the Member States or Candidate Countries
- Applicants must be properly constituted and registered legal persons. In application of Article 131 of the Financial Regulation, workers'
organisations without legal personality are also eligible provided that the conditions of the Financial Regulation related thereto are met.
Deadline: 08 May 2015
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