Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI)

The EU programme for employment and social innovation (EaSI) covers employment and social protection. It aims to support sustainable and high-quality employment, to guarantee social protection, to tackle social exclusion and to improve working conditions.

The budget for the programme is almost 919 million Euros for 2014-2020 programming period.

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EaSI programme is split into three axis:

• PROGRESS axis: modernisation of employment and social policies
• employment, in particular youth unemployment;
• social protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty;
• working conditions;
• EURES axis: job mobility across the EU
• transparency of job vacancies, job applications and any related information for applicants and employers;
• development of services for the recruitment and placing of workers in employment;
• cross-border partnerships;
• Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis: access to micro-finance and social entrepreneurship.

OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES

Main objectives for the programme are:

• Strengthening ownership of EU objectives and coordination of action at EU and national level in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion;
• Supporting the development of adequate social protection systems and labour market policies;
• Modernising EU legislation and ensuring its effective application;
• Promoting geographical mobility and boosting employment opportunities by developing an open labour market
• Increasing the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and increasing access to finance for social enterprises.

EaSI programme has cross-cutting priorities:

• Paying particular attention to vulnerable groups as young people;
• Promoting gender equality;
• Tackling discriminations;
• Promoting sustainable and high-quality employment;
• Guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection;
• Tackling long-term unemployment;
• Tackling poverty and social exclusion.

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