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State of play of negotiations Promoting the social economy and social enterprises

This article provides an overview of the current status of negotiations regarding the promotion of the social economy and social enterprises. It discusses the schedule, main provisions, partnership agreements, operational programs, and the regulatory framework of the European Social Fund (ESF). The article also highlights the importance of social entrepreneurship and outlines the available funding, investment priorities, and delivery mechanisms.

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State of play of negotiations Promoting the social economy and social enterprises

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  1. State of play of negotiationsPromoting the social economy and social enterprises Resa Koleva DG EMPL E1, ESF Policy and Legislation OECD capacity building seminar, 28 June 2013

  2. Process • Overview of schedule • Negotiationonregulations • Informaldialogue • Content – main provisions • ESF regulation

  3. Schedule • Partnership agreements: end of 2013 • Operational programmes: middle of 2014 • This presupposes • CPR adoption by Council in Autumn • EP approval in July

  4. Negotiation on regulations • Trilogue on CPR: all main blocks discussed • Trilogue on funds regulations, including ESF, on-going • Political trilogues on main outstanding issues • Recent: agreement on ESF minimum share between Council and EP

  5. Informal dialogue • Commission position papers (Oct-Nov 2012) • Social entrepreneurship and social economy • An IP in 5 CPPs (EL, ES, HU, IT, PT) • A specific objective in 6 CPPs (AT, DE, LT, MT, PL, SK) • 1-2 informal dialogue meetings so far with each MS • Informal draft PAs • "Maturity" check

  6. Regulatory framework - main provisions • Available funding • Programming • Investment priorities • Delivery mechanisms • Social entrepreneurship-friendly framework provisions

  7. Amount of funding • ESF minimum share • COM proposal: 25% (EUR 84 billion) • Agreement by co-legislators: 23.1% (EUR 72 billion) • Social inclusion minimum share • 20% in each MS

  8. Investment priorities • Specificsupportforthroughthededicated IP • Promoting the social economy and social enterprises; • Importantrolenotonlyinthespecific IP butinthedelivery of socialpoliciesco-fundedbyESF throughotherrelevantIPs! E.g.: • Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people; • Reducing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to goodqualityearly-childhoodeducation • Activeinclusion

  9. Delivery mechanism 1 • Promoting employment thematic objective • Rehabilitation services purchased by PES and provided by NGOs, private providers. Other labour market services, labour market reintegration services. • Policy: active labour market policies. • Investment priority: Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people

  10. Delivery mechanism 2 • Investing in education, skills and LLL thematic objective • NGOs providing early childhood education and care, purchased by municipalities. • Policy: equal access to education, reduction of early school leaving. • Investment priority: Reducing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to goodqualityearly-childhood, primary and secondary education

  11. Delivery mechanism 3 • Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty thematic objective • NGOs providing community care to disabled or running a network of foster parents • Policy: transition from institutional to communty-based care • Investment priority: Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-qualityservices, including health care and social services

  12. Social entrepreneurship-friendly framework in SF • Strengthened partnership • Better access to funds • Broader access to funds – financial instruments • Capacity building

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