EURES Social partners cooperation

The overall objectives of the call topic are to facilitate workers' intra-EU labour mobility, to boost employment opportunities as well as to support the implementation of the EURES Regulation, in particular in EEA countries.

The ultimate goal of the call is to facilitate the job matching, placement and recruitment process on a fair basis.

This topic covers activities of European social partner organisations which are observers in the Advisory Committee on Free Movement of Workers to inform about, coordinate and to facilitate intra-EU labour mobility among their member organisations and to ensure that those member organisations, which are also part of the EURES network, are well aligned to the objectives of EURES and/or become EURES members or partners admitted by the national EURES Coordination Offices.

Proposals under this topic must support at least one of these activities:

1. To improve the visibility and awareness of EURES targeted at their members, in line with the EURES communications strategy. The campaign should have the clear goal to increase the use of the services offered by the EURES portal and network
2. To cooperate with other organisations in EURES-related activities such as recruitment events.
3. To improve client services provided by social partner organisations to mobile and cross-border workers, bearing in mind good practices and the developments relating to admission systems for EURES Members and Partners

In addition, proposals under this topic can support any of the following activities:

1. To organise stakeholder events relating to intra-EU labour mobility, EURES, cross-border partnerships and cooperation in this area, bringing together representatives of employers' organisations, trade unions, public and private employment services and public authorities, with a view to reporting to the Commission on data, findings and recommendations.
2. To support exchange of best practices and mutual learning on the development of new or better services for jobseekers and employers, to be provided by social partners or other organisations in the context of chapter V of the EURES Regulation.
3. To provide recruitment assistance through their staff 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.
4. 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.
5. Participate in the coordination meetings of the of EURES cross-border partnerships.

Not eligible under this topic are training activities for EURES advisers and other staff of social partners, which can be covered by the EURES training programme.