EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND SUPPORTTO SOCIAL PARTNERS

Thematic Liaison Forum on the “Capacity Building” of National and European Social PartnersDominique Bé12/12/2011, Brussels

European Social Fund 2007-13 Key principles

• Europe 2020 financial instrument

• 7 year financial framework

• +/- €10 bn / year

• +/- 10% EU budget• co-financing 85%• tripartite governance• shared management

European Social Fund 2007-13Priorities

18%

28%

33%

13%

3% 4%

1%

adaptability of workers& enterprisesaccess to employment

human capital

social inclusion

institutional capacity

partnerships

Other

European Social Fund 2007-13ESF Regulation Article 5.3about good governance & partnership• under the Convergence objective, an appropriate amount of

ESF resources shall be allocated to capacity-building, which shall include:• training, networking measures, strengthening the social

dialogue &• activities jointly undertaken by the social partners, in

particular as regards adaptability of workers & enterprises

• NB: managing authority of each OP shall encourage adequate participation of social partners in actions funded [by the ESF]

Convergence (<75% GDP/cap)Regional Competitiveness& Employment

European Social Fund 2007-13% of ESF allocated to social partners capacity-building

100.0

70.0

68.4

44.0

17.3

5.8

1.0

1.0%

1.0%

1.9%

1.0%

0.4%

0.5%

0.3%

PL

IT

RO

HU

CZ

LT

EE € mio % total ESF

2007-13 ESF support tosocial partners capacity building Types of ESF supported measures

methods tools

logistics

trainings awareness raising

workshopsconference

s

studies research

CZ X XEE X X X XHU XIT X XLT X XPL X X XRO X X X X X

Cohesion policy 2014-20What is new in 2014-2020 ESF proposal?

in [less developed] region(s) / Cohesion Fund support appropriate amount of ESF resources allocated to: capacity-building activities (training, networking measures &

strengthening of social dialogue) activities jointly undertaken by social partners

involvement of social partners […] may take the form of global grants

Cohesion policy 2014-203 types of regions

crossborder transnational inter regional

less developed ex-convergence max. 75-85% cofinancing

transition max 60% cofinancing

more developed ex-competitiveness

max. 50% cofinancing

75% 90%

GDP/capita EU average

territorialcooperation

5-10% higher co-financing rate for MS

receiving financial assistance

Cohesion policy 2014-20 eligibility simulation

Canarias

Guyane

Réunion

Guadeloupe/Martinique

Madeira

Açores

Malta

less developed regions transition regions more developed regions

European Social Fund 2014-20ESF ≥ 25% Cohesion policy budget

25%22%

2007-13 2014-20of total Cohesion policy support, ESF will represent: 25% in less developed regions 40% in transition regions 52% in more developed regions

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

EE LV SK MT CZ HU PL LT BG SI CY RO EL ES IT PO DE AT FI SW FR LU DA IE UK NL BE

existing 2007-13 ESF share

"potential" 2007-13 ESF share

European Social Fund 2014-20ESF ≥ 25% Cohesion policy budget

this graph shows the impact the 25% rule would have had in 2007-13

Cohesion policy 2014-20Timeline

Nov.2010

Jan.2012

2012–2013

5th Cohesion Report

+ consultation

consultation on CSF

agreement on MFF & Cohesion package

entry into force& OPs

adoption

2014

Dec.2011

CSF proposal

Oct.2011

2014-20 Cohesionpackageproposal

June2011

MFF proposal

March2010

Europe 2020

Strategy

More info

http://ec.europa.eu/esf