## [Concerted and joint inspections](/en/activities/concerted-and-joint-inspections) ELA provides conceptual, logistical, and technical support as well as legal expertise, translation, and interpretation services to Member States carrying out cross-border **concerted or joint inspections (CJIs)**. This is part of ELA’s task to facilitate and enhance cooperation between Member States in the enforcement of relevant EU rules on labour mobility and social security coordination across the Union. The increasing complexity of labour mobility abuses requires more and closer cooperation at cross-border level. CJIs can effectively **tackle complex irregularities** and **fraud schemes** of **cross-border nature** by combining resources, information and knowledge from various enforcement bodies. ELA aims to step up cross-border cooperation in enforcement leading to frequent and increasingly systematic concerted and joint inspections, **fully exploiting the potential of analyses and risk assessments** available both in Member States and at ELA, and contribute to expanding their geographic and sectoral scope. ## Facts and figures CJIs in numbers We enhance cooperation between Member States by coordinating CJIs From 2021 until December 2024: 236 cross-border inspections supported, almost 19,000 workers checked in sectors where closer cooperation between national authorities is needed (transport, construction, agriculture, manufacturing, food production, HORECA and others). Targeted and preventive enforcement actions We support targeted cross-border inspections, as requested by the Member States Targeted and preventive enforcement actions We support targeted cross-border inspections, as requested by the Member States We also promote and support sectoral or thematic intensified enforcement actions carried out by the Member States ("weeks of action"). 8 such weeks of action were run in 2024 focusing on road transport, construction, HORECA, labour exploitation and remuneration . Promoting a multidisciplinary approach We promote collaboration among all the actors involved Over 30 different authorities participated in ELA's CJIs: e.g. labour and social security inspectorates, police, customs, immigration, tax, civil protection authorities. We cooperate with social partner organisations. ## How to [Request ELA's support and coordination for a CJI](/en/services/coordination-and-support-concerted-and-joint-inspections) If you are a national [enforcement authority](/en/glossary/enforcement-authority "A body designated by a national government to ensure that there is compliance with specific bodies of law (e.g., labour, tax and/or social security law).") you can submit to ELA a request for a CJI. If you are a national social partner, you can bring cases related to irregularities in the area of labour mobility to ELA attention. [How ELA supports CJIs in practice?](https://www.ela.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2021-12/ELA_Support_CJi_v2.pdf) ELA's support to CJIs in a nutshell. [Tools and procedures for CJI](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/documents?f%5B0%5D=ela_publication_type%3A176&f%5B1%5D=ela_publication_type%3A178&f%5B2%5D=media_activity%3A152) ELA provides a number of tools and procedures for carrying out concerted and [joint inspections](/en/glossary/joint-inspections "inspection carried out in a Member State with the participation of the national authorities of one or more other Member States, and supported, where appropriate, by the European Labour Authority staff") in a transparent, effective and timely manner. ## Resources [Enforcement in numbers](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/documents?f%5B0%5D=ela_publication_type%3A180&f%5B1%5D=media_activity%3A152) Explore key findings and statistics from ELA-supported cross-border inspections across EU Member States, covering major sectors and labour law enforcement trends. [Working group on inspections](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/about/what-we-do#wg) Working group on inspections meets twice per year to discuss legal and practical aspects of organising and conducting CJIs. [Training materials](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/documents?f%5B0%5D=ela_publication_type%3A179&f%5B1%5D=media_activity%3A152) Have a look at the available materials and presentations shared during ELA's trainings on inspections delivered to the national authorities. ## Key documents and forms - [Guidelines for concerted and joint inspections (valid since 2026)](https://www.ela.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-04/CJI_Guidelines_2026.pdf) - [Case submission template](https://www.ela.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-05/case_submission_template_editable.pdf) [See all CJIs key documents and forms](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/documents?f%5B0%5D=ela_publication_type%3A176&f%5B1%5D=ela_publication_type%3A178&f%5B2%5D=media_activity%3A152&page=0) ## Related news ### Inspections ![inspection austria 1 ](/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_list_item_featured_2x/public/2026-09/DSC07287%20%282%29.jpg?itok=nTka397N) [Joint Austrian-Slovak inspection with the participation of high level observers focuses on posting](/en/news/joint-austrian-slovak-inspection-participation-high-level-observers-focuses-posting) ELA supported Austrian and Slovak authorities in a targeted joint inspection on 22 September 2026 to check compliance with rules on posting, minimum wages, undeclared and under-declared work, bogus self-employment, and social security registration. Members of the European Parliament, as well as the Austrian Minister of Labour, observed the inspection to see how cooperation between Member States in enforcing EU labour mobility legislation with ELA support works. **Published date:** 28 September 2026 News ![Inspection 1](/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_list_item_featured_2x/public/2026-09/IMG_3205a%202.png?itok=2mUZEz_G) [617 driving and resting time infringements found during ELA supported joint road transport inspection in Tyrol, Austria ](/en/news/617-driving-and-resting-time-infringements-found-during-ela-supported-joint-road-transport) In cooperation with six other EU Member States, Austrian authorities carried out a large-scale joint road transport inspection on 8-9 September 2026, on the A12 motorway in Tyrol, supported by the European Labour Authority (ELA). Twenty-three labour inspectors and other enforcement experts from Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia joined the inspection to exchange expertise and strengthen cross-border enforcement. **Published date:** 11 September 2026 News ![Week of Action temporary employment agencies](/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_list_item_featured_2x/public/2026-08/woa%20temporary%20agents%20cover.png?itok=M7rArQ8e) [ELA coordinates first week of action dedicated to temporary employment agencies and other labour intermediaries](/en/news/ela-coordinates-first-week-action-dedicated-temporary-employment-agencies-and-other-labour) In June 2026, the European Labour Authority (ELA) coordinated its first week of action dedicated to temporary employment agencies and other labour intermediaries. In this targeted action, enforcement authorities from 14 EU Member States worked together to check 70 companies and almost 2800 workers. **Published date:** 14 August 2026 News [See all](https://www.ela.europa.eu/en/news?f%5B0%5D=activities%3A152)