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European Social Fund
Cohesion policy 2007-2013
EU FUNDS SUPPORTING THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY PLAN
Dominique Bé, European CommissionETUC seminar “The trade union movement facing 2 challenges: recession & employment”8 & 9 September 2009, Lisbon
European Social Fund
EU funds supporting the European recovery plan
simplified EU funds management
improved European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
new EU microfinance facility
European Social Fund
EU Recovery Planmain texts
29/10/08 From financial crisis to recoveryA European framework for action
26/11/08 A European Economic Recovery Plan 16/12/08 Cohesion Policy
Investing in the real economy 04/03/09 Driving European recovery 06/05/09 Revised EGF Regulation 03/06/09 A Shared Commitment for Employment 02/07/09 European Microfinance Facility 22/07/09 Simplification of EU funds management
European Social Fund
Driving European recovery
(04/03/2009)
restore & maintain stable & reliable financial system
support the real economy
support people through the crisis
promote global recovery
European Social Fund
Driving European recoverysupporting people
alleviate the human cost of the crisis keep people in employment activation & income support retrain & upgrade skills free movement of workers reduce non-wage labour cost youth unemployment / early school leavers employment protection law
Employment Summit for Europe (7 May 2009)
European Social Fund
A Shared Commitmentfor Employment(03/06/2009)
priorities & actions maintain employment, create jobs & promote mobility upgrade skills, match labour market needs increase access to employment
make better use of EU funds mobilise all available funds accelerate funding
prepare the future
European Social Fund
A Shared Commitmentfor Employmentrecommendations to MS
maintain employment, create jobs, promote mobility short-time work/training MS (ESF) restructuring anticipation/management SP, local auth. (ESF)
job creation MS, SP (ESF) mobility EURES, MS
upgrade skills, match labour market needs skills needs forecast & training Commission, MS, SP (ESF)
help young people MS, (SP) (ESF)
access to employment activation & access to employment MS (ESF)
European Social Fund
A Shared Commitmentfor Employmentbetter use of EU funds mobilise all available funds
fast-track procedure to adapt ESF OPs capacity building for social partners
accelerate funding
100% EU funding in 2009-10 EU microfinance facility (€100 mio)
+ ESF interest-rate support
European Social Fund
Better use of EU funds
measures to speed up implementation of EU cohesion policy programmes: €347 billion (2007-2013)
recommendations to Member States
specific legislative measures flexibility liquidity smart investment
European Social Fund
Better use of EU funds Flexibility
“modifiable” OPs 2000-2006 OPs eligible > June 2009 (+/- €7bn ESF) 100% EU financing of public funding of ESF projects
(2009-10) simplify financial management
indirect costs up to 20% of direct costs flat-rate reimbursement for all costs lump-sum grants for small projects (<€50K) simplified rules for “revenue-generating” projects facilitated contracting with EIB & EIF
European Social Fund
Better use of EU funds Liquidity
increase cash flow increase 2009 advance payments
+€6.25 bn => €11.25 bn total accelerate major projects
ex: Commission approval only > €50 million simplified State aid rules for Cohesion policy (2009-10) ERDF support for renovation or construction of housing
for communities faced with social exclusion, particularly Roma, in both rural & urban areas
European Social Fund
Better use of EU funds Smart investment
more investment in high growth sectors energy-efficiency investments in housing in EU-15 promote entrepreneurship
JEREMIE (Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises)
JASMINE initiative (Joint Action to support Microfinance Institutions in Europe)
European Social Fund
EGF regulation
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2007) to retain in or reintegrate into the labour market
workers made redundant due to changing global trade patterns
up to € 500 million each year 2007-2008
€ 67 million 12 restructuring cases >15,000 redundant workers 8 Member States: FI, FR, DE, IT, LT, MT, PT, SP
European Social Fund
Improved EGF06/05/2009
before now (until end 2011)
redundancy cause trade patterns crisis
min. redundant workers 1,000 500
EGF funding rate 50% 65%
EGF support duration 1 year 2 year
European Social Fund
Micro-finance facility(02/07/2009)
microcredit to small businesses & unemployed micro-enterprises (<10 people)
€100 mio > leverage: €500 mio (EIB Group) +/- 45,000 loans (< €25K) over up to 8 years
financing + support measures (mentoring, training, coaching,
guarantees, assistance in preparing a business plan, etc.)
ESF interest rate rebates operational in 2010
European Social Fund
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0,1microfinance
EGF
ESF
Supporting peopleAvailable EU funds
in bn € / year