EU Programme For Employment And Social Innovation (EaSI) ( 2014-2020)

• Education, Training, Culture and Youth
• Employment and Social Affairs

Strengthen ownership of the Union objectives in the employment, social and working conditions fields among key Union and national policy-makers, as well as other interested parties in order to bring about concrete and coordinated actions at both Union and Member State level; support the development of adequate, accessible and efficient social protection systems and labour markets and facilitate policy reform, by promoting good governance, mutual learning and social innovation; modernise Union law in line with the Smart Regulation principles and ensure that Union law on matters relating to working conditions is effectively applied;promote workers’ geographical mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all; promote employment and social inclusion by increasing the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to finance for social enterprises; promote equality between women and men and combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; ensure that the requirements linked to the promotion of a high-level of employment, a guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion are taken into account in defining and implementing of the Union's policies and activities.

• Research centres
• Local and Regional authorities
• Federations
• Unions
• Administrations
• States
• Agencies
• Chambers
• Development NGOs
• Universities
• International Organisations

European Union Candidate countries European Economic Area

1.  Analytical activities: gathering of data and statistics, as well as development of common methodologies, classifications, indicators and benchmarks; surveys, studies, analyses and reports, including through the funding of networks of experts; evaluations and impact assessments; monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union law; preparation and implementation of social experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view to scaling them up; dissemination of the results of these analytical activities.
2. Mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities: exchanges and dissemination of good practice, innovative approaches and experience, peer reviews, benchmarking and mutual learning at European level; council Presidency events, conferences and seminars; training of legal and policy practitioners, and EURES advisers; drafting and publication of guides, reports and educational material; information and communication activities; development and maintenance of information systems in order to exchange and disseminate information on Union policy and legislation as well as labour market information.
3. Support for main actors in regard to: the operating costs of key Union-level networks whose activities relate and contribute to the objectives of the Progress axis; capacity-building of national administrations and specialist services responsible for promoting geographical mobility designated by the Member States and microcredit providers; organisation of working groups of national officials to monitor the implementation of Union law; networking and cooperation among specialist bodies, national, regional and local authorities, and employment services at European level;funding of European-level observatories; exchange of personnel between national administrations. 
4. Actions to promote mobility of individuals in the Union, in particular the development of a multilingual digital platform for the clearance of job vacancies and applications, and targeted mobility schemes to fill vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified and/or to help specific groups of workers such as young people.
5. Support to microfinance and social enterprises in particular through the financial instruments on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union, and grants.