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  1. Governance, partnership: Projects aimed at increasing the application of multilevel and transnational or cross-border governance, designing and testing appropriate governance structures and mechanisms. Also cooperation between public institutions on any theme.

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Call key data

Information, consultation & participation of representatives of undertakings

Funding Program

Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines

Call number

SOCPL-2025-INFO-REPR

deadlines

Opening
09.01.2025

Deadline
19.03.2025 17:00

Funding rate

90%

Call budget

€ 2,500,000.00

Estimated EU contribution per project

between € 250,000.00 and € 350,000.00

Link to the call

ec.europa.eu

Link to the submission

ec.europa.eu

Call content

short description

The main objective of this call is to develop employees’ involvement in undertakings by raising awareness and contributing to the application of European Union law and policies in this area, and, in particular, the take-up and effective functioning of European Works Councils. The call also aims at supporting projects which seek to identify and address challenges in workers’ involvement in undertakings resulting from changes driven by the so-called twin transition (green and digital). The call shall focus on one or a limited number of topical challenges with a view to maximise both the individual and aggregated impact of the selected projects.

Call objectives

Actions to promote European level and strengthened transnational cooperation between social partners that address the following themes would be expected:

  • to promote exchange and wider dissemination of knowledge and good practices and to launch actions aimed at supporting the setting up and good functioning of European Works Councils, including the promotion of gender-balanced European Works Councils;
  • to support workers’ involvement in the anticipation and management of change and the prevention and resolution of disputes in the event of various forms of restructuring in EU level undertakings and groups of undertakings, as required to achieve a just transition, i.e. address challenges brought by the pursuit of EU’s climate objectives (e.g. Council recommendation of 16 June 2022 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality), and by the digital transformation of economies (e.g. impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work organisation or working conditions).

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Expected effects and impacts

Proposals are expected to have a EU-wide systemic impact and to contribute to improved capacity of social partners and the social actors at company level to familiarize themselves with EU law and policies in the area of employee involvement, to exercise their rights and their duties to this regard and to work together towards the definition and implementation of concrete responses to the challenges posed to workers’ involvement in addressing key challenges and objectives such as climate neutrality and resilient economy in the EU, by presenting novel solutions with pragmatic and sustainable impact.

Proposals should contribute to easier negotiation and creation of European Works Councils and their better functioning.

They should contribute to fulfilling objectives set out in package of measures put forward by the Commission on 25 January 2023 with a view to promote social dialogue at EU and national level and support the key role of social partners against the backdrop of the transitions to a digital and climate neutral economy. This notably includes the Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue in the European Union adopted on 12 June 2023.

In line with point 2.5 of the application template “Project management, quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation strategy”, the application shall include a description of evaluation methods and indicators (quantitative and/or qualitative) to monitor and verify the achievement of the main expected results. These indicators should be realistic, measurable and relevant. Their level of achievement or deviations thereof must be detailed and justified in the final reporting.

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Expected results

The types of activities which may be funded under this call for proposals include, but are not limited to:

  • training actions, manuals and any other type of outreach activities, exchange of information and of good practices involving workers' and/or employers' representatives, with a focus on activities generating a lasting effect;
  • analysis of quantitative and qualitative aspects and results on subjects related to workers' and employers' representation and social dialogue at undertaking level in a transnational cooperation context and enhanced collaboration and pro-activity of stakeholders in the anticipation of / response to change and restructuring activities and to changes in work organisation, business/production models and forms of work;
  • dissemination of information on project activities and outputs through websites, publications, newsletters and other means with a view to support the lasting effect of the action.

In order to achieve inclusion of persons with disabilities accessibility must be ensured, for example of information, meetings, consultations, etc.

Activities funded under this call for proposals should respect gender equality and non-discrimination principles. Access for people with disabilities shall be guaranteed.

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Eligibility Criteria

Regions / countries for funding

EU Member States
Moldova (Moldova), Albania (Shqipëria), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина), Montenegro (Црна Гора), North Macedonia (Северна Македонија), Serbia (Srbija/Сpбија), Türkiye, Ukraine (Україна)

eligible entities

Education and training institution, International organization, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Other, Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University, Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)

Mandatory partnership

No

Project Partnership

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) must:

  • be legal entities (public or private bodies). In derogation from this requirement and pursuant to Article 197(2)(c) of the Financial Regulation, the organisations of social partners without legal personality under the applicable national law are also eligible provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the entities and that the entities offer guarantees for the protection of the financial interests of the Union equivalent to those offered by legal persons. In particular the applicant shall have a financial and operational capacity equivalent to that of a legal person and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons. The representatives of the applicant shall prove that those conditions are satisfied. For organisations without legal personality, a signed letter of the legal representative certifying his/her capacity to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the organisation must be submitted.
  • be established and registered in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    • EU Member States
    • non-EU countries (not for coordinator and single applicant):
      • Candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine
  • be representative of workers or employers such as:
    • for workers: the applicants may be works councils or similar bodies ensuring the general representation of workers; European, national, regional, sectoral or multi-sectoral trade unions;
    • for employers: applicants may be organisations representing employers at European, national, regional, sectoral or multi-sectoral level.

As an exception to the above requirement, applicants may also be technical bodies such as non-profit training or research bodies, or commercial companies only if the aim of the project is non profit. These technical bodies and commercial undertakings will be considered eligible as coordinators only where they are expressly mandated by one or more eligible participating organisations representing workers or employers and when a mandatory letter of endorsement is included.

Applications by both single applicants and consortia are allowed.

Single applicants

Proposals by single applicants are allowed. Affiliated entities and associated partners may be included in projects submitted by single applicants. Single applicants are ONLY eligible if the entity is either a trade union or employers’ organisation.

Consortia applicants

When proposals are submitted by a consortium, the consortium shall consist of at least two applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), from minimum 2 different eligible countries, which complies with the following conditions:

  • The coordinator representing the consortium shall be a European, national or regional level workers’ or employers’ organisation;
  • If the coordinator is not a European-level workers' or employers' organisation, the action must involve other beneficiaries (with/without affiliated entities) from more than one Member State or Candidate Country
  • International organisations may participate as co-applicants only (other beneficiaries, not as coordinator); even if, as an exception their registered office is not in one of the EU Member States or Candidate Countries. They cannot be coordinators.
  • Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions;
  • Associated partners and third parties giving in-kind contributions shall not declare eligible costs and shall not benefit from the grant (they will not become formal recipients of EU funding);
  • Technical bodies or commercial companies can participate in the consortium provided they meet the conditions described under “eligible participants”.

other eligibility criteria

Financial support to third parties is not allowed.

Specific cases

Natural persons — Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of self-employed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).

International organisations — International organisations are eligible as co-applicants and they undertake to comply with their obligations under the grant agreement. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them. International organisations cannot be the consortium coordinator.

Entities without legal personality (including social partner organisations) — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.

EU bodies — EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) can NOT be part of the consortium.

Social partner organisations — These include notably the European social partner organisations that are consulted in accordance with Article 154 TFEU (for the list, see List of consulted organisations) as well as other European-level social partner organisations that are not included in this list, but who are involved in the preparation and launch of European social dialogue at sector level. Social partner organisations without legal personality are eligible provided that the conditions for entities without legal personality (see above) are met.

Additional information

Topics

Competitiveness of Enterprises, Employment/Labour Market, SME & entrepreneurship, 
Justice, Safety & Security

Relevance for EU Macro-Region

EUSAIR - EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Space, EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region

UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)

project duration

between 18 and 24 months

Additional Information

Proposals must be submitted before the call deadline (see timetable section 4).

Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section. Paper submissions are NOT possible.

Proposals (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System ( NOT the documents available on the Topic page — they are only for information). No modification to the format of these documents is allowed.

Proposals must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:

  • Application Form Part A — contains administrative information about the participants (future coordinator, beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) and the summarised budget for the project (to be filled in directly online)
  • Application Form Part B — contains the technical description of the project (to be downloaded from the Portal Submission System, completed and then assembled and re-uploaded as PDF in the system)
  • mandatory annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as a separate PDF files):
    • detailed budget table: not applicable
    • CVs (standard) of core project team in English with clear indication of level of foreign language competences
    • list of previous projects (key projects relating to the subject of the call in the last 3 years).

Your application must be readable, accessible and printable (please check carefully the layout of the documents uploaded).

Proposals are limited to 50 pages (Part B).

Call documents

SOCPL-2025-INFO-REPRSOCPL-2025-INFO-REPR(793kB)

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