contact@welcomeurope.com
+33(0)1 42 54 60 64
Login
Logo Welcomeurope

PPPA – Preparatory work for counselling structures to support mobile migrant labour – 2026

PPPA - Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) are important tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that could develop into permanent EU activities and programs (with their own budget lines).

2026-05-06
1.2 million euros
Open

Call synthesis

Call reference PPPA-2026-COUNSEL
Programme PILOT PROJECTS AND PREPARATORY ACTIONS
Institution European Commission
Sectors Education & Training Employment Other
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Research centre & university State administration & affiliated entities

Content reserved for subscribers

Call reference

PPPA-2026-COUNSEL



Register for free to access the content

Free access to all information

Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To analyse the challenges which mobile migrant workers may be facing
  • To monitor and evaluate the counselling structures in both countries of origin and destination
  • To supporte the running and expansion of a trade union-based transnational counselling network for short-term mobile and migrant workers in at least nine countries

 

Priorities

  • Priority 1: setting up of one single transnational cooperation project/initiative aiming at developing activities by a consortium of relevant stakeholders with a significant and lasting impact on workers, companies, and trade unions
  • Priority 2: supporting social partners to facilitate the access of mobile migrant workers to essential information on their entitlements

 

Among financed actions

  • Developing new and improving existing practices, working methods, information products and/or advisory forms and formats
  • Counselling services
  • Establishment or extansion of already existing counselling centres/networks

 

Eligibility

  • Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
    • Non-EU countries:
      • Norway and Iceland
      • EU candidate countries and potential EU candidate countries
  • Lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must fall in one of the following categories:
    • Social partner organisations at European, national or regional level
    • Public authorities
    • Non-profit organisations (private or public)
    • Research centres/institutes
    • Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
    • Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
  • Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal.
  • A consortium composed of at least three applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions, must be constituted:
    • the lead applicant must be established in an EU Member State whilst coapplicants can also be established in associated Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries
    • composed of minimum three independent entities from at least two different eligible countries

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: between 12 and 18 months

A project of longer duration may be accepted in duly justified cases. Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

  • Contact: EMPL-PPPA-2026-COUNSEL@ec.europa.eu

Useful

Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 1.2 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: may not exceed the maximum call budget (1.2 million euros)

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.

  • Funding rate: 90% of the total eligible costs