Programm: EaSI - Programme for Employment and Social Innovation

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Programme	EaSI - Programme for Employment and Social Innovation
Acronym	EaSI
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "EaSI - Programme for Employment and Social Innovation"	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
Link	Link to Programme
Thematic Focus	Employment, Innovation, Social affairs, Sustainability, Finances, Mobility, Capacity Building
EU Macro-Regions	Danube Region, Adriatic and Ionian Region, Alpine Region, Baltic Sea Region
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија Iceland / Ísland Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Turkey / Türkiye
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија Iceland / Ísland Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Turkey / Türkiye
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Public Services, Other
Type of Funding	Grant
Contact Details	https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=2&langId=en&acronym=contact

Open Calls

Transaction cost support for social enterprise finance

Future Calls

A European framework for mobility of apprentices: Developing European citizenship and skills through youth integration in the labour market

Subprogrammes of EaSI - Programme for Employment and Social Innovation

Microfinancing and Social Entrepreneurship

The Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship (MF/SE) axis supports actions in two thematic sections:

microcredit and microloans for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises;
social entrepreneurship.

Objectives:

Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance for vulnerable groups who want to set up or develop their business and micro-enterprises.
Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers.
Support the development of social enterprises, in particular by facilitating access to finance.

PROGRESS

The PROGRESS axis of EaSI helps the EU and its countries to improve policies in three thematic sections:

employment, in particular to fight youth unemployment
social protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty
working conditions

Future Calls

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.