1. From ‘Lisbon’ to Europe 2020: a new design of the reporting cycle and how to link it to the ESF
ESF Evaluation Partnership Working Group on the ESF contribution to the EES
Brussels, 18 November 2010

2. From ‘Lisbon’ to Europe 2020
Europe 2020: its content
Requiring new governance structures
Linking the ESF with Europe 2020

3. Europe 2020 pursues 3 priorities
Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation
Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy
Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion

4. Europe 2020: 5 headline targets
75 % of the population aged should be employed
The share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of the years old should have a tertiary degree
20 million less people should be at risk of poverty and exclusion
3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D
"20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met

5. 7 flagship initiatives identified on the European level
An agenda for new skills and jobs
European platform against poverty
Youth on the move
Innovation Union
A digital agenda for Europe
Resource efficient Europe
An industrial policy for globalisation era

6. 4 out of 10 priorities deal with social issues
increasing labour market participation and reducing structural unemployment;
developing a skilled workforce responding to labour market needs, promoting job quality and lifelong learning;
improving the performance of education and training systems at all levels and increasing participation in tertiary education;
promoting social inclusion and combating poverty

7. Changes as compared to Lisbon
New target values
EU and national targets
New poverty/exclusion target
Integrated approach
Alignment with SGP
Enhanced link with structural funds
EU level flagship initiatives

8. The new governance

9. Requirements of Europe 2020
More integrated approach to governance – macro, thematic and fiscal strands
structural reforms assessed in the light of macro developments and fiscal stance
possible conditionality of structural funds support
Better country specific monitoring
progress towards national targets
to avoid danger to the EU (Eurozone) macroeconomic stability
Strengthened strategic guidance from the EU
Stronger steering from the European Council

10. Fiscal
surveillance
Macro -
economic
Thematic
coordination
Europe 2020
Integrated
Guidelines
EUROPE 2020 FIVE HEADLINE TARGETS
Stability
and
Growth
Pact
National
Reform
Programmes
Convergence
Commission ’ s
Annual
Survey EU
annual
policy
guidance and
recommendations
flagship
initiatives and levers
level

11. Annual Growth Survey
The main input for discussions at the Spring meeting of the European Council
Review of
Macro-economic and fiscal developments
Progress towards EU targets
Progress on flagship initiatives
and in removing bottlenecks in the single market
Forward-looking part
The main challenges for fiscal and macro-economic policies
Priorities for action in the area of structural reforms
draft Joint Employment Report will constitute a part of the survey addressing employment policies

12. National Reform Programmes I
Macroeconomic scenario
A cross-reference to the elements in the SCP
Macro-economic surveillance:
policies in accordance with the IG 1 to 3 to address internal/external imbalances, ensure macro-financial stability, and tackle competitiveness weaknesses

13. National Reform Programmes II
Thematic coordination:
trajectories for meeting national targets IG 4 to 10
description of key measures to achieve the national targets, including time-tables and budgetary impacts
MS should set out how they intend to tackle bottlenecks
MS should indicate how EU structural funds will be used in support of measures to achieve the targets
Participation, communication and identification of good practice

14. Country Specific Recommendations
a single set of country-specific recommendations and/or draft opinions attached to a single country report
issued under separate legal instruments
Council Opinions on fiscal policies;
Recommendations on other elements of macro-economic surveillance will be issued under articles 121 of the Treaty and on the basis of secondary legislation currently being prepared as regards excessive imbalances;
Recommendations on thematic issues will be issued under articles 121 and 148 of the Treaty

15. Annual Growth Survey (AGS) Adoption of NRPs and SCPs
European Semester
Annual Growth Survey (AGS)
January EC
Debate & Orientations
February
EP, CoEU
Spring EU Summit
Council
March
Adoption of NRPs and SCPs MS
April

16. Country Specific Recom. (CSR)
European Semester
Country Specific Recom. (CSR)
June EC
Adoption of CSR
June
CoEU
Endorsement of CSR
July
Council
The autumn will be the time to prepare the national budgets etc. but also for peer reviews.

17. Link between EES and ESF

18. ESF fully aligned with Europe 2020
NRPs and CSR become key documents when developing the OPs
What does that mean in practice?
Timing of AIR’s?
Alignment of indicators?
Role of intermediate documents such as DIC?
Concentration of expenditure?
Cooperation between ministries/departments?