This Budget line covers in particular funding of measures aimed at strengthening transnational co-operation between workers' and employers' representatives in respect of information, consultation and participation within undertakings operating in more than one Member State.

For the financial year 2011 two categories of projects will be supported under this budget line:

1. Transnational cooperation projects
2. Information and observation points

The eligible types of action are for transnational cooperation projects the following:

• A. Conferences, seminars, short training actions and exchange of information and of good practices involving workers' and/or employers' representatives;
• B. Analysis papers on subjects related to the structures concerning the workers' and employers' representatives, the social dialogue at undertaking level in a transnational cooperation context;
• C. Websites, publications, newsletters and others means for the dissemination of information

The eligible types of action are for information and observation points are the following:

• D. Helpdesk and assistance to transnational cooperation projects presented by workers' and/or employers' representatives, as well as observation of experience regarding transnational representative bodies at enterprise level. The activities of such structures may include studies, reports and databases, related to 4/29 information, consultation and participation of employees, as well as websites, publications, newsletters and other means for the dissemination of information.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 7,50 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 28 March 2011 - 13 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)
• 06 September 2011 - 12 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Official page of the Call

• Call fiche VP/2011/003 (Guidelines for applicants)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Public authorities (all)

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries

Secretariat-General

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