Call for proposals
“Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations” - VP/2017/004
Objectives and description
The
overarching objective of this call is to improve expertise and
knowledge on industrial relations 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 that address the following themes will be particularly welcome:
· The
role and contribution of industrial relations structures, including
social dialogue, in responding to the major challenges/opportunities
brought by globalisation, demographic evolutions, climate change and
technological change;
· The
contribution of industrial relations structures, including social
dialogue, to reaching economic and social outcomes in terms of: economic
growth and competitiveness; social inclusion and fairness; job creation
and job quality;
· The
role of industrial relations structures, including social dialogue, in
the context of the European Semester and Economic and Monetary Union;
· The impact of coordination of collective bargaining across different levels and territories.
Eligible activities
The following categories of actions are targeted:
· Activities
to further deepen the analysis on topics/key findings that were
examined in the European Commission's Industrial Relations in Europe
series and/or the chapters on social dialogue in Employment and Social
Developments in Europe 2015 and 2016;
· Research activities 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;
· 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 such findings in publications, round tables, seminars,
conferences, training measures and training tools.
Eligible participants - Minimum conditions
Types of Entities
- Lead and Co-applicants must be legal entities; nonprofit-making organisations such as universities and research institutes; social partners; public authorities; international organisations established in an EU Member-State or in Candidate Countries.
- Affiliated Entities
can be legal entities having a legal or capital link with applicants,
which is neither limited to the action nor established for the sole
purpose of its implementation and which satisfy the eligibility
criteria, may take part in the action as affiliated entities, and may
declare eligible costs. For that purpose, applicants shall identify such
affiliated entities in the application form.
- In order to Consortia
to be eligible they need to have the involvement of applicants (lead
and co-applicants), affiliated entities or associate organisations from more than one Member State or Candidate Country, in the case of projects which are not submitted by a European-level or international organisation, and have the involvement, as lead or co-applicant, of a non-profit making university or research institute.
Place of establishment:
· Lead applicants must be established and registered in EU Member States;
· Co-applicants must be established and registered in EU Member States or in Candidate Countries.
Budget and duration
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at EUR 4 150 000.
The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 150 000 and EUR 500 000.
Under this call for proposals, the EU grant may not exceed 90% of the total eligible costs of the actions.
The indicative project duration is 24 months.
Deadline of proposals' submission
The deadline for submission is 15 June 2017.
Further information
Please find attached the call documents.
For questions regarding this call please email: EMPL-VP-INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS@ec.europa.eu
More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=507&furtherCalls=yes
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
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