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EURES EEA non-EU countries cooperation

Summary

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union (EU)’s main instrument for investing in people.
Τhe ESF+ will continue to provide an important contribution to the EU’s employment, social, education and skills policies, including structural reforms in these areas.

Programme Name

European Social Fund +

Programme Description

The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union (EU)’s main instrument for investing in people. Τhe ESF+ will continue to provide an important contribution to the EU’s employment, social, education and skills policies, including structural reforms in these areas.

Programme Details

Call

EURES EEA non-EU countries cooperation

Detailed Call Description

Proposals under this topic must support all these activities:

  • To provide recruitment assistance through the EURES advisers and other staff of the EEA employment services to jobseekers and employers, such as:
    • Recruiting workers and attracting employers.
    •  Identifying suitable job vacancies or CVs.
    •  Helping to draft CV’s, job applications, and job vacancies.
    • Matching CVs and vacancies.
  • To provide guidance and information, to potential mobile jobseekers and their employers, on:
    • living and working conditions, including general information on social security, taxation, labour law and administrative procedures regarding employment.
    • apprenticeships, traineeships and access to vocational education and training.
  • To improve the visibility and awareness of EURES in the EEA countries and to advertise the information and services provided, in line with the EURES communications strategy.
  • To monitor placement outcomes and customer satisfaction.
  • To contribute to the pool of job vacancies and CVs in the EURES portal, in cooperation with the NCO.
  • To cooperate with other EURES countries in joint projects such as recruitment events.

In addition, proposals under this topic must support at least one of the following activities:

  • To provide new and specialised services that are not or only partially available so far, thus contributing to filling the possible gaps of services provided in the region (e.g. post-recruitment support, cross-border projects, combination of training and placement, specific services for the placement of long-term unemployed, etc.);
  • To support the implementation of the EURES regulation and, in particular, to contribute to the EURES programming cycle and the exchange of information between Member States; to coordinate EURES activities at national level and participate in the coordination meetings of the EURES network.

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

95%

Eligibility For Participation Notes

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

  • be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    • EU Member States
    • non-EU countries:
      • EEA countries in accordance with Article 29 of the ESF+ Regulation

To be eligible, single applicants must be the National EURES Coordination Offices of EEA-non EU countries, in accordance with Article 29(a) of ESF+ Regulation.

Consortium composition

Consortia are not eligible. Only applications by single applicants are allowed (mono-beneficiary).

Programme Category
EU Competitive Programmes
Total Budget
€12 000 000
Thematic Categories
  • Employment
Eligibility for Participation
  • Central Government
  • Employees
  • Employers
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Semi-governmental organisations
  • State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
21/02/2023
Call Closing Date
03/05/2023
National Contact Point(s)

Directorate-General for European Programs, Coordination and Development
29 Vyronos Avenue, Nicosia
Tel:  +357 22-602883

(Publish Date: 20/03/2023-for internal use only)

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