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MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
COHESION POLICY
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
ROMA
2014-2020
Dominique Bé
EU Roma, 10/11/2011, Budapest
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Multiannual Financial Framework
2014-2020: €1,025 billion
global Europe
7%
security &
citizenship
2%
sustainable
growth
37%
administration
6%
Other
48%
cohesion policy
33%
competitiveness
11%
infrastructure
4%
as % of total
€ bn 2011 prices
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Multiannual Financial Framework
Key planning & delivery principles
 focus on results
 increased use of conditionality
 simplification of delivery
 cost effective accountability (proportionality)
 reducing administrative burden for beneficiaries
 different programmes under single framework with common
rules
 mainstreaming horizontal priorities (ex: climate action)
 leveraging EU funds
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Cohesion policy post 2013
3 complementary Funds
focused on thematic objectives
ESF
competitiveness of SMEs
education, skills & life-long
learning
employment & professional
mobility
environment, climate
health, education & social
infrastructure
ERDF
Cohesion fund
institutional capacity
R&D & innovation
services general economic
interest
social inclusion & poverty
reduction
telecom, energy & transport
urban development
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Cohesion policy post 2013
€376.02 bn – 2014-2020
Territorial
cooperation
3%
Connecting
Europe Facility
11%
Cohesion Fund
18%
less developed
44%
ESF + ERDF
69%
transition
10%
more developed
14%
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Cohesion policy post 2013
3 types of regions with focused priorities
less developed
transition
convergence
75%
90%
GDP/capita EU average
 crossborder
territorial
cooperation
 transnational
 inter regional
more developed
competitiveness
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Cohesion policy post 2013
eligibility simulation
GDP/capita*
< 75 % of EU average
75-90 %
> 90 %





*index EU27=100
3 categories of regions
less developed regions
transition regions
more developed regions





Canarias



Madeira
Guyane
Réunion
Guadeloupe/
Martinique
Açores
Malta

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Cohesion policy post 2013
ESF ≥ 25% Cohesion policy budget
50%
existing 2007-13 ESF share
45%
"potential" 2007-13 ESF share
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
this graph shows the impact the 25%
rule would have had in 2007-13
0%
EE LV SK MT CZ HU PL LT BG SI CY RO EL ES IT PO DE AT FI SW FR LU DA IE UK NL BE
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Cohesion policy post 2013
Capping: max. 2.5% of GNI
92%
68%
69%
72%
94%
73%
in several Member States because of
GNI capping Cohesion policy
allocations would be reduced
compared to their 2007-13 allocation
2007-13
2014-20
HU
93%
LV
LT
EE
CZ
BG
PL
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Cohesion policy post 2013
Delivery
 shared management
 national co-financing
 higher EU co-financing rate for MS receiving financial
assistance
 multi-funds programmes as an option
 e.g. human capital & infrastructure investments
 performance reserve
 5% of cohesion policy budget
 allocated at mid-term review
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ESF REGULATION
2014-2020
Proposal from the European Commission
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Mission
 economic, social & territorial cohesion
 employment & job quality
 geographical & occupational mobility
 adaptation to change, education & training
 gender equality, equal opportunities & non discrimination
 social inclusion & fight against poverty
 Europe 2020 priorities & targets
 integrated guidelines for economic & employment policies
 Council Recommendations on NRP
 focus on disadvantaged groups, new challenges, good
governance, reforms
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ESF Regulation post 2013
4 priorities x 4 objectives
SME competitiveness
institutional capacity & administration
RDT&I
social inclusion & fight >< poverty
digital agenda
education, skills & LLL
green skills & jobs
employment & labour mobility
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Scope (I)
 employment, geographical & occupational labour mobility
 access to employment & labour mobility
 labour market integration of NEET
 self employment, entrepreneurship & business creation
 gender equality & work-life reconciliation
 adaptation to change
 active & healthy ageing
 quality labour market institutions, incl. geographic mobility
 education, skills & LLL
 fight against early school leaving
 access to quality education at all levels & quality LLL
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Scope (II)
 social inclusion & fight against poverty
 active inclusion
 integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma
 anti-discrimination
 quality heath care & social services of general interest
 social economy & enterprises
 community-led local development strategies
 institutional capacity & efficient public administration
 administrative capacity in “less developed” MS
 capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education &
social policies
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Scope (III)
within above priorities, contribution to
 green skills & jobs
 education & training systems reform, upskilling, green jobs
 digital agenda
 digital literacy, e-skills, e-inclusion
 RDT&I
 post-graduate studies, training of researchers
 networking activities for higher education institutions, R&T
centres & enterprises
 SME competitiveness
 adaptability & human capital
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Consistency & thematic concentration
 consistency with NRP & related Council recommendations
 focus on disadvantaged groups
 min. 20% ESF to social inclusion & fight against poverty
 thematic concentration (of each OP) on employment/mobility,
education/training, social inclusion & institutional capacity
80
%
more developed
70
%
transition
60
%
less developed
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ESF Regulation post 2013
min. 20% ESF for social inclusion
40%
35%
existing 2007-13 social inclusion share
this graph shows the
impact the 20% rule
would have had in
2007-13
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
DK EE SW PO LT LV SI BG HU CZ ES RO PL IT CY EL LU SK FI MT AT DE UK BE NL IE FR
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Horizontal principles
 partnership
 global grants for social partners & NGOs
 capacity building in less developed regions/MS for
 social partners, including joint actions
 NGOs
social inclusion, gender equality & equal opportunities
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ESF Regulation post 2013
Financial management
 simplified cost options permitted up to €100K grants
 standard scales of unit costs & lump sum grants
 mandatory for grants < €50K
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MFF, Cohesion Policy & ESF
Post 2013
 http://ec.europa.eu/budget/reform
 http://ec.europa.eu/esf