The European Social Fund Plus ESF The ESF

The European Social Fund Plus ESF+

The ESF+ in the MFF 2021 -2027

ESF+ budget post-2020 • MFF proposal with an ambitious social dimension • Positive signal compared to 2014 -2020 period (post 2020 EU 27) • Around 27% of Cohesion policy budget • Concrete amount of 101. 2 billion (current process) • Commitment to investing in people & implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights

The ESF+ components ESF +

General objectives of ESF+ • All strands: Support the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights • Shared management strand: also the Employment Guidelines and Country-specific recommendations under the European Semester • Health strand: ensure a high level of health protection in the Union

Specific objectives of ESF+ (i) improving access to employment (ii) modernising labour market (iii) women’s labour market participation, work/life balance, childcare, working environment, adaptation to change, active and healthy ageing (iv) Quality education and training (v) Education and training systems (vi) lifelong learning, (vii) active inclusion (viii) integration of migrants and marginalised communities ie. Roma; (ix) access to services; social protection, healthcare systems and long term care (x) people at risk of poverty including / most deprived and children; (xi) addressing material deprivation Contribution to "Smart Europe" Climate mainstreaming

ESF + € 101, 2 Billion ESF+ Shared management € 100 billion Concentration requirements • CSR implementation • 25% Social inclusion • 2% material deprivation (target: 4% at EU level) • 10% in Member States with high NEET rate Transnationality € 200 million Outermost Regions/NSPA € 400 million ESF+ (in)direct management - Employment and Social Innovation strand - Health strand € 1, 2 billion € 761 million € 413 million

Partnership Social partners Civil society Bodies for fundamental rights, gender equality, nondiscrimination Operational programmes ESF+ resources for capacity building of partners

Support to policy innovation • Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations and partnerships, under any/all ESF+ specific objective • Support to up-scaling of innovative approaches tested on a small-scale (social experimentations) developed under the Employment and Social Innovation strand other Union programmes. • Programmed under dedicated priority axes; higher EU co-financing rate

(In)direct management - Employment and Social Innovation (Ea. SI) / Health strands • Operational objectives: - Ea. SI: evidence-based policy & mutual learning, networking, social experimentation, labour mobility, micro-finance, social investment, transnational cooperation, harnessing globalisation - Health: crisis preparedness, health systems, EU health legislation, integrated networks • Eligible actions: analysis; policy implementation; capacity building; communication & dissemination • Scope: MS, associated countries, other 3 rd countries, international organisations

Simplification • Simplified rules in the CPR (OP, PA, management and control) • Simplified cost options and payments not linked to costs • Indicators requirements: from 44 to 23 • Member States can also use data from data registers or equivalent sources

Next steps • Commission proposals adopted 29 May (CPR: COM(2018)375) and 30 May (ESF+: COM(2018)382) • Commission to present proposasl in MS capitals – June/July • Negotiations in Council and Parliament – aim to adopt regulations in spring 2019

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