EMPL Committee 15 July 2010 The ESF Committee Opinion on the future of the ESF and the 23/24 June conference Thomas Bender Employment, Social Affairs and.

EMPL CommitteeEMPL Committee15 July 201015 July 2010

The ESF Committee Opinion on the future of the ESF and the 23/24 June conference

Thomas BenderEmployment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG15 July 2010

BackgroundBackground

Wish from the ESF Committee to express an Wish from the ESF Committee to express an opinion on the future of the ESFopinion on the future of the ESF

Opinion of the ESF Committee: Opinion of the ESF Committee:

ESFESF

not binding for MSsnot binding for MSs

Adopted on 3 June Adopted on 3 June

Structure of the opinionStructure of the opinion

Based on 5 issues discussed in the Ad-hoc expert GroupBased on 5 issues discussed in the Ad-hoc expert Group

European Added value of the ESFEuropean Added value of the ESF

Scope and priorities of the ESF in the light of EU2020Scope and priorities of the ESF in the light of EU2020

Geographical and thematic concentrationGeographical and thematic concentration

Relationship with other EU Funds, notably structural Relationship with other EU Funds, notably structural FundsFunds

Delivery systemDelivery system

European added value of the ESFEuropean added value of the ESF

High added value of the ESF in terms of High added value of the ESF in terms of – Volume and scope of supportVolume and scope of support– Role and processRole and process

… … but need to better present and demonstrate it.but need to better present and demonstrate it.

A people-related Fund: Role to fight the crisisA people-related Fund: Role to fight the crisis

ESF contribution to employment, equal opportunities ESF contribution to employment, equal opportunities and social inclusion highlighted in the next MFF.and social inclusion highlighted in the next MFF.

Scope and priorities of the ESF in the Scope and priorities of the ESF in the light of Europe 2020light of Europe 2020

Full alignment with Europe 2020, to deliver the three Full alignment with Europe 2020, to deliver the three priorities.priorities.

=> Base ESF priorities on the policy objectives of => Base ESF priorities on the policy objectives of Integrated guidelinesIntegrated guidelines

Capitalise ESF experience to enhance support for Capitalise ESF experience to enhance support for institutional capacity building and structural reforms institutional capacity building and structural reforms (incl. social partners, civil society)(incl. social partners, civil society)

Key horizontal priorities & social innovationKey horizontal priorities & social innovation

Developing financial engineeringDeveloping financial engineering

Geographical andGeographical andthematic concentrationthematic concentration

Open to all Member States and Regions …Open to all Member States and Regions …

……But differentiation of intensity according to the relative But differentiation of intensity according to the relative socio economic situation and position vis-à-vis Europe socio economic situation and position vis-à-vis Europe 2020 targets2020 targets

Improve thematic concentration: limited number of Improve thematic concentration: limited number of priorities at programme levelpriorities at programme level

Relationship with other EU Funds, Relationship with other EU Funds, notably Structural Fundsnotably Structural Funds

Dual nature of the ESF: Employment, contributing to Dual nature of the ESF: Employment, contributing to CohesionCohesion

Maintain and where possible strengthen Maintain and where possible strengthen complementaritycomplementarity

Simplify and streamline the strategic frameworksSimplify and streamline the strategic frameworks

Delivery systemDelivery system

Guiding principles: Simplification, legal certainty for all Guiding principles: Simplification, legal certainty for all stakeholdersstakeholders

OPs more strategic & more focused on resultsOPs more strategic & more focused on results

Implementing rules more focused on effectiveness of Implementing rules more focused on effectiveness of projectsprojects

Limited set of core indicatorsLimited set of core indicators

Wider application of proportionality principleWider application of proportionality principle

Main remarks included in the minutes of Main remarks included in the minutes of the ESF Committeethe ESF Committee

Large support to the Opinion, adopted nearly Large support to the Opinion, adopted nearly unchangedunchanged

Main remarks in the minutes of the Committee:Main remarks in the minutes of the Committee: Concentration Concentration Link to Europe 2020 (degree of alignment, use of targets to Link to Europe 2020 (degree of alignment, use of targets to

allocate the amounts)allocate the amounts) Option to have national framework different from NRPOption to have national framework different from NRP Audit role of the Commission reduced, increased advisory / Audit role of the Commission reduced, increased advisory /

preventive role of the Commissionpreventive role of the Commission Reinforced partnership principleReinforced partnership principle More emphasis on ESF in cohesion, complementarity More emphasis on ESF in cohesion, complementarity

between ESF – ERDFbetween ESF – ERDF

Next stepsNext steps

Dissemination of the opinionDissemination of the opinion

This opinion is a first stepThis opinion is a first step

Ad-hoc Group continues its discussions: specific Ad-hoc Group continues its discussions: specific demands on proportionality, on exploration of demands on proportionality, on exploration of introduction of output / result based elements and introduction of output / result based elements and conditionality, …conditionality, …

YearYear Budgetary issuesBudgetary issues Strategic issuesStrategic issues Management & control Management & control issuesissues

20102010 Budget reviewBudget review

Europe 2020 FlagshipsEurope 2020 Flagships

Integrated GuidelinesIntegrated Guidelines

European Employment European Employment StrategyStrategy

Revision of Revision of

Financial RegulationFinancial Regulation

Cohesion reportCohesion report

20112011 IIA & MFFIIA & MFF ESF RegulationESF Regulation

General Regulation (+ ERDF/CF)General Regulation (+ ERDF/CF)

20112011

20122012

20132013

NegotiationsNegotiations

with the European Parliament and the Council with the European Parliament and the Council

20142014 1 January = Start of the new programming period1 January = Start of the new programming period

Time table for Commission proposal on the Time table for Commission proposal on the future ESFfuture ESF

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

Questions? Reactions?Questions? Reactions?