NEWS | Wednesday, 05 March 2008

Empowering people for more jobs and a better quality of life

A new Call for Project Proposals under the European Social Fund (ESF) 2007-2013 has been launched today by the Planning and Priorities Co-ordination Division (PPCD) within the Office of the Prime Minister. The call has been issued specifically for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Social Partners ONLY, in relation to project proposals focusing on Promoting an Equal and Inclusive Labour Market (Priority Axis 3).
The project proposals submitted must be in line with Priority Axis 3 under Operational Programme II, ‘Empowering People for More Jobs and a Better Quality of Life’. The financial threshold allocated to this call is €2.5 million. Eligible NGOs and Social Partners are invited to submit applications for projects relating to this specific Priority Axis. The call closes at noon on Friday 2 May.
The operational programme, application form and guidance notes, eligibility and selection criteria, as well as further information can be downloaded from www.ppcd.gov.mt.
Prospective applicants under the current call are invited to enrol on a half-day information session by emailing Claire Hollier ([email protected]) by not later than noon on Wednesday 12 March. The information session will be held in the afternoon on Monday 17 March. Places are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis and the number of applicants per organization may be restricted.
For generic queries and background documents relating to this call or to cohesion policy 2007-2013, refer to PPCD’s website: www.ppcd.gov.mt or send an email on [email protected].