South East Europe 2020 Supporting Jobs through Regional

South East Europe 2020 Supporting Jobs through Regional Action

Inclusive Growth Objective • Enhance employment through skills development, labor market modernization and participation by all, including vulnerable groups and minorities. • Promote health and reduce health inequities

Inclusive Growth Target Growth of Overall Employment Rate in % for persons 15+ Alb Bi. H FYR of Cro Kos* Mac. Mne Ser SEE 2010 47 32 41 42 39 40 38 39. 5 2020 54 34 48 46 44 50 44 44. 4

Employment dynamics in the Western Balkans in the framework of SEE 2020 600 421 400 200 in '000 0 -200 2008 2010 2012 2014 -400 -600 -800 (579) (872) -1000 Current Committed 2016 2018 2020

GDP, real growth 8 6 4 2008 2 2012 0 Albania -2 -4 Bi. H Kosovo* Macedonia, Montenegro FYR Serbia

Poverty rates at national poverty lines 35 30 25 20 rural urban 15 national 10 5 0 Albania Bi. H Kosovo* Macedonia, Montenegro FYR Serbia

M E SE a rb i ne gr o Se te on YR * vo , F ia on ed ac M so Ko tia oa Cr Bi H ni a ba Al Unemployment rates 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 2008 2012 10 5 0

Change in unemployment rate 2008 - 2012 10, 3 7, 5 4, 6 4, 1 2, 9 0, 9 AL Bi. H Cro Kos FYR Mac (3, 1) (10, 2) Mon Ser Total

Employment rate by gender, 2012 60 50 40 Male 30 Female 20 10 0 AL Bi. H Cro Kos Mac Mon Ser Total

% of working age population that is inactive 90 80 70 60 50 Male 40 Female 30 20 10 0 AL Bi. H Cro Kos Mac Mon Ser Total

Youth unemployment

Long term unemployment, % of total Total Ser Mon Mac Cro Bi. H AL 0 20 40 2008 60 2011 or latest 80 100

Share of unemployment by level of education 120% 100% 80% 60% Higher 40% Primary Secondary 20% 0% Bi. H Croatia Kos Mac Mne Ser

Unemployment rate by education 40 35 30 25 Primary 20 Secondary Higher 15 10 5 0 Bi. H Croatia Mac Mne Ser

Key strategic actions on employment • Build regional capacity for harmonized monitoring of migration and mobility with a view to a gradual lifting of labour market restrictions in the region. • Apply modern approaches in labour market governance that stimulate employment, including the flexicurity approach, evidence based policy making, and partnerships for labour market transition. • Tackle informal employment through an exchange of information and experiences, improved inter-institutional and intra-regional cooperation and by testing appropriate policy measures. • Promote social economy initiatives: setting up a regulatory framework, networking, sharing know-how and identifying good practices.

Labor Mobility • An analysis of the existing situation with respect to the mobility of the workforce, including socio-demographic characteristics of migrants by destination, data on remittances, data on duration of migratory spells, and paying particular attention to evolution over time of such variables and other notable trends. • A discussion of current mobility/migration policies and applicable laws in each country, and of the institutional arrangements now present to facilitate/regulate migratory flows. • Description of job creation and job destruction among sectors of the economy, including an assessment of segments of the labor market which are more likely to opt for migration • Establish a consultative process on the potential of regional labor mobility for addressing the employment challenge. Agree on the way forward towards full regional labor mobility in South East Europe

Common health challenges • Health inequalities between and within countries • Demographic ageing • High burden of preventable, non-communicable diseases (cardio-vascular, cancer, diabetes, asthma) • Lack of effective approaches to promote health • Lack of financial sustainability

Key strategic actions on health • Introduce policy measures for improving the health gain of the populations, with a focus on low-income and vulnerable groups, by strengthening the delivery of universal and high-quality health-promoting services • Strengthen the institutions and improve inter-sectoral governance of the health sector at all levels, including health information infrastructure and regional cross-border information exchange • Harmonise cross-border public health and public health services legislation, standards and procedures; develop mutual recognition and trust to enable the creation of a Free Trade Area from a public health perspective • Strengthen human resources in the health sector, harmonise the qualifications of health professionals in the SEE region, monitor Human Resources for Health mobility.