ESF 2014-2020

1. ESF 2014-2020 Lamine DialloEuropean Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Reykjavik, 16 January 2012

2. ESF - minimum shares • At least 25% of the Cohesion envelope for the ESF  € 84 billion resulting from: • 25% of SF amounts for the less developed regions • 40% of SF amounts for the transition regions • 52% of SF amounts for the more developed regions • Justification: • Important contribution to the Europe 2020 strategy and its headline targets • Key factor for medium term growth (OECD) • Expression of European solidarity In 2010, 10 million people were reached out

3. 18 Investment priorities in 4 thematic objectives: Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning 4. Enhancing institutional and administrative capacities ESF contribution to the other thematic objectives notably: Supporting an environmentally sustainable economy (low carbon…) Enhancing the accessibility, use and quality of ICT Strengthening research and innovation 4. Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs Scope of ESFHuman capital as driver for smart,sustainable and inclusive growth

4. Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility • Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people; including local employment initiatives and support for labourmobility; • Sustainable integration of young people not in employment,education or training into the labour market; • Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation; • Equality between men and women and reconciliation between workand private life; • Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change; • Active and healthy ageing; • Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility.

5. Investing in education, skills and life-long learning • Reducing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to goodqualityearly-childhood, primary and secondary education • Improving the quality, efficiency and openness of tertiary andequivalent education with a view to increasing participation andattainment levels • Enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading the skills andcompetences of the workforce and increasing the labour marketrelevance of education and training systems

6. Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty • Active inclusion • Integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma; • Combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin,religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation • Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-qualityservices, including health care and social services of generalinterest • Promoting the social economy and social enterprises • Community-led local development strategies

7. Enhancing institutional capacity and efficient public administration • Investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of publicadministrations and public services with a view to reforms, better regulation and good governance • Capacity building for stakeholders delivering employment,education and social policies and sectoral and territorial pacts tomobilise for reform at national, regional and local level

8. Thematic concentration LESSDEVELOPEDREGIONS 60% OP budget on 4 investment priorities TRANSITION REGIONS 70% OP budget on 4 investment priorities MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS 80% OP budget on 4 investment priorities 20% ESF budget on Social Inclusion / poverty reduction

9. Ensuring a strong involvement of social partners and NGOs Reinforced provisions on partnership in the General Regulation Specific provisions in the ESF regulation Possibility to involve social partners and NGOs through global grants ( guarantees of solvency, competence, management capacities) In the less developed regions or in the MS eligible for the Cohesion Fund: appropriate amount of ESF resources to be allocated to capacity-building activities and to activities jointly undertaken by social partners appropriate amount of ESF resources to be allocated to capacity-building of NGOs

10. Gender equality and non discrimination In the general regulation Mainstreaming the principle for equality between men and women and non discrimination In the ESF regulation Obligation to plan specific targeted actions for equality between men and women and non discrimination (dedicated investment priorities)

11. Transnationality and social Innovation • A clear requirement for Member States • The ESF shall promote social innovation • MS shall support transnational cooperation • A large range of freedom for Member States in the choice of themes • Strengthening the role of the Commission as facilitator • Bonus 10 points to the maximum co-financing rate for a specific priority axis

12. Reinforcing the territorial approach Possibility to continue ESF support to local employment initiatives, territorial employment pacts… Integrated approach to community-led local development Facilitates integrated investment by small communities including local authorities, NGOs, and economic and social partners Integrated approach and common rules = can be financed jointly from ERDF, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF Possible support of sustainable urban development strategies At least 5% of the ERDF resources to be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development The ESF may complement the ERDF for the actions falling under its scope

13. Specific provisions Eligibility of expenditure: Equipment is eligible Simplified cost options : compulsory for small grants more legal security provided Financial instruments Possible use of the ESF through risk-sharing schemes, equity and debt, guarantee funds, holding funds and loan fund ESF policy-based guarantee

14. Thank You! For any further information: lamine.diallo@ec.europa.eu