1. State of play of PA and OP negotiations
ESF Technical Working Group Rome, 15 October 2014

2. Overview of the presentation
I. State of play: some statistics on PA/OP
II. Key issues emerging from the negotiations
Consistency with relevant CSRs and how to translate them into investment priorities and ensuring adequate funding levels
Update on Roma issues

3. I. State of play: some statistics – PA (8/10/14)
ALL Partnership Agreements formally submitted
17 PAs adopted by the Commission: DK, DE, PL, EL, SK, CY, LV, EE, LT, RO, PT, BG, FR, NL, CZ, HU, FI
It is expected that most of the PAs will be adopted will be adopted by the end of October 2014

4. I. State of play: some statistics – OPs (14/10/14)
Total number of OPs supported by the ESF: 187 ( : 117)
100 mono-fund OPs, including 2 dedicated YEI OPs (FR and IT)
87 multi-fund OPs
Total number of ESF supported OPs formally submitted to Commission: 184 of which 34 YEI
Number of ESF supported OPs adopted: 9 (8 mono-fund and 1 multi-fund) - 3 of these OPs are supported by YEI (2 dedicated OPs)
Number of OPs for which Commission observations sent : (30 YEI)

5. MEMBER STATE
ESF OPs expected
ESF OPs observations sent
ESF OPs adopted
Austria 1
Belgium 4 3
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland 2
France 33
Germany 17 16
Greece
Hungary 5
Ireland

6. MEMBER STATE
ESF OPs expected
ESF OPs observations sent
ESF OPs adopted
Italy 29 1
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland 17
Portugal 10
Romania 2
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain 23
Sweden
United Kingdom 6

7. I. State of play: some financial data on the basis of PA/OP
ESF share = € 86.4 billion = %
(roughly € 6.1 billion above ESF minimum share)
ESF and selected thematic objectives (% of ESF allocation – including YEI - TA not included)
TO 8: employment: 40%
TO 9: social inclusion: 25%
TO 10 education: 31%
TO 11: ACB: 4%

8. II. Key issues remain unchanged
Consistency with relevant CSRs and how to translate CSRs into investment priorities
Clear intervention logic, definition of specific objectives and result orientation
Increasing number of regional OPs: need for strong coordination mechanisms between programmes and Funds

9. II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (1)
Increase adult participation in lifelong learning in order to adjust skills supply to skills demand
IP 10iii: Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning for all age group
Continue efforts to increase female labour market participation, in particular by taking further steps to increase the availability of affordable quality childcare and pre‐school education and ensuring stable funding
IP 8iv: Equality between men and women in all areas
Underpin the general pension reform by stepping up efforts to promote the employability of older workers to raise exit ages from the labour market
IP 8vi: Active and health ageing

10. II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (2)
Strengthen efforts to reduce youth unemployment, in particular by further improving the relevance of education to labour market needs, increasing the availability of apprenticeships and work‐based learning places and by strengthening outreach to unregistered youth and the cooperation between schools and employers, in line with the objectives of a youth guarantee.
IP 8ii: Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people,
Further complemented by:
IP 10ii: Improving the quality and efficiency of, and access to, tertiary and equivalent education
IP 10iv: Improving the labour market relevance of education and training systems
IP 8vii: Modernisation of labour market institutions

11. II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (3)
Categorisation data (intervention field codes) allow tracking the funding from the programming stage and during implementation. Financial allocations to the IPs supporting the follow-up and implementation of relevant CSRs should be substantial.
Data provided in the Annual Implementation Report on the output and result indicators by IP provide information on the progress in implementation and in achieving the specific objectives, i.e. whether the change that is aimed for is on track.

12. II.B. Update on Roma issues (1)
12 MS have selected the IP 9ii – Socio-economic integration of marginalized communities, such as the Roma
5 MS with CSR on Roma: focus is on improving access to inclusive education, 1 MS has a CSR on labour market access for Roma
Main issue for MS having a CSR on Roma: selection of IP 9ii and ensuring adequate funding levels for that IP.
Mainstreaming approach (not sufficient, but) necessary to complement the targeted action, defining specific objectives on Roma and corresponding indicators with targets
Integrated approach in line with the National Roma Integration Strategies

13. II.B. Update on Roma issues (2)
Art. 4(1) ESF : OPs to be consistent with and respond to challenges set out in:
the NRP
other national strategies to fight unemployment, poverty and social exclusion
the relevant CSRs
Main picture for MS with CSR on Roma:
Most are targeting the inclusion of Roma children in schools (pre-school children, prevention of ESL, continued education, but also capacity building for teachers and for parents).
Focus on access to health services
Targeting entrepreneurship
Focus on increasing employability through individualised counselling
Awareness raising for Roma communities about their rights

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