TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ESF – PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BACKGROUND AND CURRENT SITUATION TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE ESF POST 2013 PROPOSAL NEW ESF REGULATION SWEDEN – A strategy to reinforce transnational co-operation and social innovation BALTIC SEA NETWORK – ESF: ARE MACROREGIONS THE ANSWER? RECOMMENDATIONS & FUTURE

PAST COMMUNITY INITATIVES EMPLOYMENT, ADAPT LEONARDO, COMENIUS ETC - elaborated, well- functioning structure for TNC FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES, HORIZON 2020 PROGRESS EQUAL - Transnationality, innovation, partnership ESF

PRESENT LOW NUMBER OF TNC PROJECTS IN TOTAL - some MS low/no prio NO COORDINATION NO QUALITY CHECK BUT: INCREASING INTEREST, MEASURES TAKEN, SOME MS IN THE FOREFRONT, HIGH EC PRIO, EU 2020 ESF COMMITTEE AD HOC GROUP since 2010 TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK ON TNC + TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS on - Migrants, Social economy, Youth, AS and refugees, RBM, Gender, Empowerment, Partnership, Roma, Age; Ex-Offenders; Inclusive entrepreneurship; Public administration

PRESENT EC: INTENSIVE WORK IN PREPARING FOR POST 2013 SOME MSs PARTICULARY INTERESTED PARTNERS SEARCH FORUMS – Warsaw, Stockholm NEW TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS AS BRIDGES TO 2014 BALTIC SEA REGION PRIO – EUSBSR

SWEDISH STRATEGY... AWARENESS RAISING, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCE: MA, IB, SUPPORT STRUCTURE, PROJECT PROMOTORS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TOOLS AND METHODS PROJECTS WITH TNC: 2010: 7 % 2012: 37 %

ESF SWEDEN 8 REGIONS 1.Övre Norrland 2.Mellersta Norrland 3.Norra Mellansverige 4.Östra Mellansverige 5.Stockholm 6.Västsverige 7.Småland och Öarna 8.Sydsverige

All projects Projects incl. TNC Region Num-berAverage budget Num-ber% of totalAverage ESF (Mio SEK) TNC budget average (tkr) TNC-budg./ total ESF- budget Övre Norrland 1116,92724%4,82966,2% Mellersta Norrland 697,11014%4,52245,0% Norra Mellansv. 9610,42021%12,44243,4% Östra Mellansv ,64125%10,53563,4% Stockholm 6625,83350%17,76123,5% Småland och Öarna 1098,12725%6,93124,5% Västsverige 20610,98943%7,62623,5% Sydsverige 12813,03427%9,62762,9% Nation/intereg. 4125,33585%15,311337,4% Total 1 June , % 10,04254,3% 1 July ,126328%9,43253,5% 1 January ,3677%8,73263,8% Table 3: Project in implementation phase Priority axis June 2012

FUTURE COMMON FRAMEWORK – FLEXIBLE APPROACH COMMON THEMES – proposed by TLN and decided by the ESF committee COMMON, COORDINATED CALLS – 2/ – 2020 SUPPORT STRUCTURE PROVIDED BY EC DATABASE FOR PARTNER SEARCH FACILITIES FOR PARTNER MATCHING – forums, virtual meeting rooms etc POWERFUL TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS: 2012 – 2020 SOCIAL INNOVATION? MANDATORY – MSs opting out → flexible approach? PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION, DISSEMINATION/UP-SCALING?

NEW ESF REGULATION ARTICLES 9 & 10 – SOCIAL INNOVATION & TNC Article 10 TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION 1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners from at least two Member States. 2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee. 3. The Commission shall facilitate transnational cooperation on the themes referred to in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint action. In particular, the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the relevant outcomes. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation, with a view to facilitating transnational cooperation.

THE BALTIC SEA REGION MACROREGIONS – BALTIC SEA, DANUBE, THE ALPS, THE ADRIATICS A STRONGER SOCIAL DIMENSION COMMON PROBLEMS, DIFFERENT (WELFARE) SYSTEMS, JOINT LEARNING & SOLUTIONS BALTIC SEA REGION: SE, FI, EE,LV, LT, PL, DE, DK EUSBSR – EU STRATEGY FOR BALTIC SEA REGION 2009/2012 ACTION PLAN 15 PRIO AREAS 90 FLAGSHIP PROJECTS COMPLEMENTARITY/ALIGNMENT OF FUNDING - ESF, ERDF, LLP, YOUTH IN ACTION

BALTIC SEA NETWORK PRIO EDUCATION AND YOUTH STRONG INTEREST ESF, LLP, YOUTH IN ACTION DROP-OUTS/NEETs EU 2020 – less than 10 % PREPARATORY AND FLAGSHIP PROJECT (SALAR) starts September2012: Strengthen transnational cooperation between actors in the Baltic Sea Region in the field of education and work in order to prevent early school leaving and develop support to vulnerable groups of students/youth

BALTIC SEA NETWORK PRIO HEALTH & SOCIAL WELLBEING COMMON CALL FOR PROPOSALS PL - SE FORMULATED IN COOPERATION WITH PRIO AREA COORDINATOR NDPHS JOINT PARTNER MATCHING, MONITORING AND ANALYSIS/EVALUATION JOINT DISSEMINATION AND POLICY IMPACT ACTIVITIES JOINT RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS BSN-ESF A stronger social dimension in the EUSBSR Increased and improved transnational cooperation in the ESF More efficient alignment of funding, linked to the EUSBSR

ESF 2014 – 2020 SWEDEN Apply the common framework approach for the implementation of transnational cooperation, but also allow for transnational cooperation in other ways; promote a qualitative use of transnational cooperation in the ESF; concentrate transnational cooperation to a limited number of priority areas / themes of the Operational Programme (OP) and / or special calls for proposals in strategically selected fields of intervention;

ESF 2014 – 2020 SWEDEN give the transnational cooperation with the Member States in the Baltic region particular priority in the Operational Programme in order to support the implementation of EUSBSR; consolidate and develop the network BSN ESF and eventually establish an arena for joint analysis, research and development in the region, linked to the Member States' transnational use of ESF (and flanking programs) in relation to EUSBSR.

EUROPEAN ADDED VALUE “Not only does transnational co-operation generate added value in the form of better and more sustainable project results, it also contributes towards shaping a European perspective and way of thinking – a true European mindset. Transnational co-operation facilitates the development of innovative ideas, concepts, methods and policies which will contribute to realizing the European Union’s overarching strategy for the future Europe, EU 2020.”