1. TNC 2007 – 2013 and beyond
TNC in ESF 2007 – 2013: could be improved upon
: TNC mandatory...
...and take account, where appropriate, of macro-regional ... strategies
ESF SE Strategy for TNC knowledge, information, tools 2010
Focus 2011: TNC in the Baltic Sea Region
Project: Baltic Sea Network ESF 2012

2. Baltic Sea Network-ESF
BSN-ESF: FI, Aland Islands, EE, LV, LT, PL, DE-HH, DK, SE
Facilitate and strengthen TNC between projects and Mas/IBs in the Baltic Sea Region
Common understanding of the role of ESF in relation to the EUSBSR
Develop a stronger social dimension in the EUSBSR
Develop and prepare a solid knowledge base for ESF interventions in BSR, linked to EUSBSR

3. TNC 2014 - 2020 From quantity to quality
Thematic and geographic concentration
Common problems
– joint solutions
Evident macro-regional added value of TNC actions/projects
Refer to geographical, cultural and historical links
– and a shared responsibility for a common prosperous future

4. A Social Baltic – investing in welfare and entrepreneurship
A Social Baltic – develop and consolidate a support strucutre for TNC in BSR
7 common themes
Synchronized calls
Partner search facilities
Joint monitoring and follow-up
Dissemination and mainstreaming
Cooperation with Priority Area Coordinators (PACs) in EUSBSR
Flagship projects – high quality, larger consortia, policy impact

5. Common themes BSN-ESF ESF - EUSBSR 2014/2015
Early School Leavers, NEETs
Mobility – labour and youth*
Capacity building in social economy
De-institutionalization in care sector, skills development*
Support SMEs, business enviroment*
Active inclusion, combating poverty, welfare system restructuring
Healthy working life, well-being at work*
*Gender/reconciliation of work and family life

6. Theme
Member State
OP investment priority/thematic objective
PA EUSBSR Action plan
PAC (contact)
Comments
1. Early School Leavers (ESL) and NEETs; transition from school to work
All
Sustainable integration of young people; Reducing early school-leaving;
Enhancing access to lifelong learning
Education and Youth
Norden Association
Hamburg Ministry of Education
A Flagship project has been launched in the PA and is foreseen to be supported by the ESF 2014/15
2. Mobility
Youth
Labour
Undeclared work, informal economy
Reconciliation of work /family life
Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility;
… enhance transnational labour mobility
Youth mobility also a sub theme in ESL and included in other PAs
Preparatory project Labour mobility
3. Capacity building in social economy
DK, SE, PL
Promoting the social economy;
…Promoting social inclusion
HA Involve ?
Health
Includes issues on involvement of civil society and community lead development

7. 4. De-institutionalization and restructuring
in health, social and elderly care sectors; skills development
(LV), (SE), LT, PL, EE
FI?
Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services
Health and its social aspects
NDPHS
Theme 4 also linked to theme 6; LV only people with mental disabilities and children in theme 6; SE theme 6 and 7
5. Support for SMEs
Capacity building
Business environment/
infrastructure
Female entrepreneurship
Reconciliation of work family life
LV, LT, SE, PL
(DK)
Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises; Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation
SME
Denmark/ Danish Business Agency
SE included in access to LLL; complementarity ESF-ERDF foreseen
6. Active inclusion
Combat poverty
Welfare systems restructuring
All
Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty; Capacity building for stakeholders delivering employment, education and social policies
Important future (and strategic) priority area for transnational cooperation in the ESF in relation to the EUSBSR: strengthen the social dimension
7. Healthy working life/well-being at work
FI, SE, EE, PL
Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change

8. A Social Baltic – investing in welfare and entrepreneurship
Implementation package
- support structure
Theoretical framework/solid knowledge base
- researchers, critical friends, seminars
Policy framework
- EUSBSR, social investments, welfare regimes
Dissemination and mainstreaming structure and activites
- PACs, EUSBSR Action Plan
Extra funding/resources needed
- outside ordinary TA
Flagship project School to Work