Call: Cross-border partnerships and support to cooperation on intra-EU mobility for EEA countries and social Partners

The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme is a financing instrument at EU level to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions.

Objectives:

• Strengthen ownership of EU objectives and coordination of action at EU and national level in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion
• Support the development of adequate social protection systems and labour market policies
• Modernise EU legislation and ensure its effective application
• Promote geographical mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing an open labour market
• Increase the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and increase access to finance for social enterprises

The aim of this axis is to strengthen EURES, a European job mobility network that provides information, guidance and recruitment/placement services to employers, jobseekers and any citizen wishing to take advantage of freedom of movement for workers.

1. Cross-border partnerships
2. Support to the development of new cross-border partnerships
3. Support to cooperation on intra-EU mobility in the EEA countries
4. Support to cooperation on intra-EU mobility for social partners

• For strand 1: 8.4 million €
• For strand 2: 600 000 €
• For strand 3: 353 761 €
• For strand 4: 300 000 €