Deadline: 7-Feb-23
The European Commission (EC) is calling for proposals for Social Prerogatives and Specific Competencies Lines (SocPL).
The objective of this call is to promote analysis and research on industrial relations, 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 and promoting exchange of information and experience among the parties actively involved in industrial relations, with the aim of contributing to developing and reinforcing industrial relations structures in Europe.
Scope
The following categories of actions are targeted:
- Analysis and research in the field of industrial relations, such as
- Activities to further deepen the analysis on topics/key findings that were examined by the European Commission e.g. the chapters on social dialogue in Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Reports;
- Research activities on industrial relations and social dialogue, such as studies, surveys and other forms of data collection, monitoring exercises, action research;
- Measures to enhance the collection and use of (comparative) information on industrial relations systems in EU Member States and Candidate Countries and on developments at European level;
- Initiatives to promote awareness of effective industrial relations practices, at both national and European level, including by bringing together relevant actors such as academia, social partners and policy makers
- Exchange of information and experience among the parties actively involved in industrial relations, with the aim of contributing to developing and reinforcing industrial relations structures in Europe.
- Measures to identify and exchange information in the area of industrial relations, including through the activities of networks between industrial relations parties and/or experts;
- Actions to disseminate above findings in publications, round tables, seminars, conferences, training measures and training tools.
- The actions contribute to future industrial relations analysis by the Commission, notably in the context of the European Semester and the employment and social development in Europe (ESDE) Reports.
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 7 300 000.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member State.
- non-EU countries (not applicable for coordinator and single applicants): Candidate countries: Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
- The single applicant must be an international organisation.
- The Coordinator, other beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners must fall within one of the following categories: non-profit-making organisations such as universities and research institutes; social partners; public authorities; international organisations, European-level organisations.
- Affiliated entities and associated partners may be part of a single applicant proposal or consortia.
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