Rtp25198 miguelmares

European Social Agenda and Lisbon Strategy
as a form of the social exclusion and
discrimination in the purpose of promotion of
the social inclusion

Pluski 10 September 2007

Mr Miguel Mares Garcés
Workshop Social Protection & Social Inclusion
TAIEX – RTP 25198

Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

LISBON OBJECTIVE:
To become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world capable of
sustainable economic growth with more and better
jobs and greater social cohesion
(+ respect for the environment)


INTRO

Two main factors are impacting the dynamics of the labour market:

Globalization
Ageing of European population

To adapt to a new competitiveness condition objectives:

To increase work productivity;
To increase the employment rate growth;
To increase the active working age;
To develop life long training;
To decrease the number of early school leavers;
To maintain social protection;
To increase the flexibility of the labour market.


Some objectives seems to be in contradiction

Some of these objectives are included in the EES
and in the Social Agenda.

EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY
SOCIAL AGENDA 2005-2010


EES

The EES is the main tool to give direction to and ensure coordination
of the employment policy priorities to which Member States should
subscribe at EU level.

Basic idea:
Economic convergence to be sustainable requires some labour
market convergence.

The European Employment Strategy (EES) has coordinated Member States'
employment policies since 1997 through:

- common European guidelines and recommendations
- annual national action plans for employment
- monitoring, evaluation and mutual learning at EU level


EES: Guidelines

Attract and retain more people in employment and
modernise social protection systems
Improve adaptability of workers and enterprises and the
flexibility of labour markets.
Increase investment in human capital though better
education and skills.
Governance


A brief history of the EES

The early 1990s
The 1993 White Paper and Essen Strategy
The Amsterdam Treaty and EES launch (1997)
The 2000 review and 2002 impact evaluation
The 2001 Lisbon strategy
The 2003 revision of EES
The 2005 revamp of EES


The Amsterdam Treaty & EES launch

strengthening of the Community approach to employment
key elements :
1. high level of employment as one of the key objectives,
2. employment as a "common concern".
3. coordinated strategy for employment.
4. priciple of "mainstreaming" employment policy,
5. Joint Employment Report + Employment Guidelines for the Member States
6. Commission may propose and the Council adopt ecommendations
7. legal base for the analysis, research, exchange of best practice
8. It enables decisions to be taken by qualified majority

Luxembourg Jobs Summit of November 1997 anticipated the entry into
force of the Treaty and launched the European Employment Strategy in
its current form.
Cardiff (June 1998), Cologne (June 1999), Lisbon (March 2000),
Stockholm (October 2000) and Barcelona (March 2002).


The 1997-2002 EES: four pillars

The EES was initially structured into four pillars and a set of
corresponding guidelines.

1) Improving employability
2) Developing entrepreneurship
3) Encouraging adaptability in business and their employees
4) Strengthening the policies for Equal Opportunities

The EES was launched with a view to make decisive progress in the
fight against unemployment within five years.


2000 review “mid-term” evaluation
positive developments: weaker points:

the EES had created a common, Regional differences in labour market
integrated framework for structural performance remained important
reform which enables synergies to be Bottlenecks, largely due to the skills gap,
achieved across simultaneous and were emerging in a number of Member
mutually supportive action. States.

an increased involvement of a wide The implementation of different objectives
number of actors both at the European was uneven, with most progress achieved
and national levels in the EES. in employability whereas the adaptability
pillar was lagging behind.
An increased transparency of
employment policies, as well as an Local levels of administration and other
increased political accountability of the local actors needed to take a greater stake
actions. at the design and implementation of the
relevant Guidelines.
•


2000 Lisbon Council: The Lisbon strategy

Lisbon objective (2000):

To become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based
economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with
more and better jobs and greater social cohesion (+ respect for the
environment)

TARGETS:

Employment rates for 2010: (70% overall and 60% for women)

New or strengthened priorities (such as skills and mobility, lifelong learning).

More but also better jobs so as to foster not only competitiveness and economic
growth but also greater social cohesion.


Lisbon targets


impact evaluation

• In 2002, the European Commission issued its evaluation of the first five
years of the EES (national reports and a joint report).

more than 10 million new jobs created since 1997 and 4 million less unemployed. how
much due to the introduction of the EES and how much to economic improvement,?
The evaluation highlighted significant changes in national employment policies, •
However, the EES is also seen to have a number of weaknesses, partly in relation to
the activation of the most disadvantaged groups and to policy evaluation, and partly
relating to new and emerging challenges. These include:

- demographic challenges
- emerging skills gap
- enlargement
- globalisation and immigration


Evaluation results: employment performance

new jobs / employment rate

Women’s employment rate
The rate for older workers increased
unemployment has been decreasing (also for women and the young +
long term)

Nevertheless,
The Lisbon targets are within reach

Furthermore,
There are significant differences between Member States
.


2002 revision
New set of Employment Guidelines and Recommendations in 2003

Following the 2002 evaluation, the Commission adopted a “Communication
on the future of EES” in January 2003.

revised strategy with concrete objectives and targets.
three overarching objectives

- full employment (on the basis of Lisbon targets);
- quality and productivity at work;
- social cohesion and an inclusive labour market.

and insists on a better delivery and governance of EES.


Enlargement and EES
Since the late 1990s, the objective of the Commission:
candidate countries define employment policies that prepare them for membership of the Union and
progressively adjust institutions and policies to the European Employment Strategy.

The Commission initiated in 1999 a cooperation process on employment with these countries. EU
financial support for accession
preparations for ESF

"Joint Assessments Papers" ("JAPs"),
Most candidate countries consulted extensively on the draft Joint Assessment Papers, including
the Finance and Education Ministries and the social partners, which helped to establish policy
coherence.
implementation of the JAP commitments in 2002-2003.

The ten* new Member States prepared their first National Action Plans ("NAPs") for employment in
2004, along with those of the 15* other Member States.


2005 revamp

structural difficulties on the European social model:
ageing population
decline in economic performance

February 2005, the European Commission made a proposal for a revamp of
the Lisbon strategy to focus on delivering stronger, lasting growth and
more and better jobs.
complete revision of the EES,
the guidelines in conjunction with the macroeconomic and microeconomic
guidelines and for a period of three years. T
Synergies: national level and Community actions,
This new process has been in practice from July 2005,


2005-2008 Employment Guidelines
The new Employment Guidelines (2005-8) are eight and they fit within

three priorities:
1) attract and retain more people in employment, increase labour supply and
modernise social protection systems;
2) improve adaptability of workers and enterprises;
3) increase investment in human capital through better education and skills

ambitious new programme of mutual learning
exchange of good practice and the Dissemination, including at regional level,

Combined with a better use of EU financial resources,
European Social Fund ,


2005-2008 Employment Guidelines

1.Implement full employment, improving quality and productivity at work,
and strengthening social and territorial cohesion
2.Promote a lifecycle approach to work
3.Ensure inclusive labour markets, enhance work attractiveness, and make
work pay for job-seekers, including disadvantaged people and the inactive
4.Improve matching of labour market needs
5.Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour
market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners
6.Ensure employment-friendly labour cost developments and wage-setting
mechanisms
7.Expand and improve investment in human capital
8.Adapt education and training systems in response to new competence
requirements


Progress towards the Lisbon targets


The process

Spring 2007 European Council (March 2007)

Member States to submit latest Implementations/ National
Reform Programmes (Oct. 2007)

Commission to present its third Annual Progress Report
(Dec. 2007)


The joint report on employment 06/07
Some progresses:
Employment rate (63.8%)
but difficult to achieve the goal of 70% in 2010;
Employment of ageing people (42.5%)
but difficult to achieve the goal of 50% in 2010;
Good progress in women’s employment (56.3%)
the 2010 goal will be probably achieved;
Social reforms and a more balanced situation of Public Finances.

Some difficulties:
Productivity growth rate remains insufficient (0.9% in 2005)
Insufficient participation of adults in life long training;
School abandonment still high
The flexibility of labour market
Employment of some social groups : young people, women, migrants.


The joint report on employment 06/07

Some difficulties:

Productivity growth rate remains insufficient (0.9% in 2005)
Insufficient participation of adults in life long training;
School abandonment still high
The flexibility of labour market
Employment of some social groups : young people, women, migrants.


The renewed Lisbon Strategy (2)
Implementation at Member States' level:

Annual Guidelines + targets

Annual National Action Plans for Employment by the Member States (nsrf)

Joint Employment Report
an assessment of implementation

Annual country-specific recommendations

Mutual Learning and Peer Review


THE SOCIAL AGENDA

The roadmap for actions in the employment and
social area as part of the Lisbon Strategy

Pursue an integrated European approach economic,
social and employment policies
Promote quality – of employment, social policy and
industrial relations
Modernise systems of social protection by adapting them
to the current requirements of our societies, on the
basis of solidarity


Social Agenda 2005-2010
focus on:

The new agenda focuses on providing jobs and equal opportunities
for all and ensuring that the benefits of the EU's growth and jobs
drive reach everyone in society.
By modernising labour markets and social protection systems, it will
help people seize the opportunities created by international
competition, technological advances and changing population
patterns while protecting the most vulnerable in society.


decent jobs and social justice.

It is about equipping everyone to manage the changes
facing our society and about looking after the neediest.
It is designed to preserve and modernise our valued
social model as the essential tool underpinning
Europe's drive to boost growth and jobs.
It maps the route for reforming labour markets in order
to make work a real option for everyone. At the same
time, it provides pathways for modernising welfare
systems and combating poverty."


two strategic goals:
of the Commission's strategic goals for the
next five years:
prosperity and solidarity.

The Agenda calls for partnerships between public
authorities at local, regional and national level, employer
and worker representatives and NGOs.


two key
priorities:
1.-employment

2.-fighting poverty and
promoting equal
opportunities.


1.- employment
the Agenda will focus on:
• Creating a European labour market, through enabling workers to take
pension and social security entitlements with them when they work in
a different Member States and by establishing an optional framework for
collective bargaining across frontiers; the Commission will also examine
transition periods for workers from new Member States;
• Getting more people into better jobs, particularly through the European
Youth Initiative and supporting women in (re-)entering the labour market;
• Updating labour law to address needs created by new forms of work, i.e.
particular short term contracts; a new health and safety strategy;
• Managing the process of restructuring through the social dialogue.
• 2006, ADAPT, GOBERNAZA,INVERSION CAPTHUMANO,RSOCIAL
CORPORATIVA


Attract and retain more people
Promote a lifecycle approach to work
Ensure inclusive labour markets for job-seekers and
disadvantaged people
Improve matching of labour market needs


Flexicurity*
Improve adaptability of workers and enterprise
Promote flexibility combined with employment
security & reduce labour market segmentation
Models


Increase investment in human
capital
Expand and improve investment in human capital
Adapt education and training systems in response to
new competence requirements


Mutual Learning & Peer Review
Thematic seminars and good practice sessions on
important themes or successful policies

Member States critically reviewing each others
employment mix and learning from each other


Involvement of all important actors
A focus on the "goverance“.

Involvement of Social Partners, Parliaments, local and
regional partners in the EES ESF SUPPORT


Annual Guidelines + targets

Annual National Action Plans for Employment by the
Member States

Joint Employment Report
an assessment of implementation

Annual country-specific recommendations

Mutual Learning and Peer Review


2.-fighting poverty
and promoting equal
opportunities.
the Agenda will focus on:
Analysing the impact of ageing populations and the future of relations between the different
generations, green paper
Supporting the Member States in reforming pensions and health care and tackling poverty;
Tackling discrimination and inequality; the Commission will examine minimum income
schemes in the Member States and set out a policy approach for tackling discrimination,
particularly against ethnic minorities such as the Roma;
Fostering equal opportunities between women and men, for example by setting up a
gender institute;
Clarifying the role and characteristics of social services of general interest; 2010, 2007
MOC


Eradicating poverty
and combating
discrimination
EU governments declared at the Lisbon Summit in 2000
that poverty in the European Union is unacceptably high.


Some 15 % of the EU population, or over 60 million
people, are living below the poverty line, though
poverty rates vary widely across the EU.

• They set the goal of making a decisive impact on eradicating poverty by 2010.
The need for action is all the more acute now as the EU prepares for
enlargement.
• Member States to co-ordinate their social protection policies within a single
coherent framework.
• Under the plan, national action plans will set targets for
• reducing the number of people significantly at risk of poverty and social
• exclusion, with measures to help the most vulnerable as one of the priorities.


Non-discrimination is a
fundamental human right
To tackle poverty and deprivation and bring the marginalised into mainstream
society,all forms of discrimination must be eliminated. Ground-breaking EU
legislation on combating discrimination based on race or ethnic origin, religion or
belief, age,disability or sexual orientation.


Regional contribution

Regions can bring some relevant contributions towards the Lisbon objectives:

1.- Promoting economic growth:
The regional planning of Stockholm in the economic field and education and training;
Innovation strategies
The creation of Employment and Economic Development Centres;
Life long training strategies;
The creation of economic development agencies;
Consultancy and training for SMEs.

2. Achieving full employment:
Regional and local employment strategies;
Active employment policies regarding job creation;
Modernisation of the employment services.


Regional contribution

3. Strengthening social cohesion:

Creation of support schemes with regard to disadvantaged people groups;
Specific programmes for immigrants;
Creation of working/learning places to improve the link between education and the
labour market;
Measures regarding prevention of school drop outs.

4. Governance:

The formulation of regional employment strategies;
Social dialogue;
Monitoring and evaluation practices.


Regions
Despite the different administrative models, the Regions are all involved in
instigating projects – in partnership with other players;

Employment and training policies are still insufficiently integrated with policies in
other areas that also contribute to competitiveness. However, a number of
examples show that where strategic approaches do exist at regional level, policy
integration and coordination is improved;

Decentralisation encourages policy coordination and integration. Regions that have
greater competence achieve a greater degree of policy integration and coordination.
Proximity to the issues at stake is therefore a key success factor;

Governance is an important factor in the success of employment and training
policies. Achievement of positive results in development processes is increasingly
dependent on the capacity of the various public and private players to be actively
involved in the design and delivery of policies;


In this context, the Regional Authorities are becoming catalysts and key coordinators
of regional development processes.
Their specific role is one of networking and getting various partners to work together
towards achieving development objectives.
Coordination with other administrative levels is necessary if the policies are to be
effective.

Considerable progress remains to be made in this area.


VALENCIAN REGION
FUNDACION COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA
REGION EUROPEA

TAIEX – RTP 25198


INTRODUCTION: VALENCIAN REGION

COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
Total surface area: 23.000 km2

4,800.000 inhabitants, the population of the region accounts
for 10.5 % of the total Spanish population

income per inhabitant: 93(EU25=100)

Valencia is the third largest city in Spain

population density:185 inhabitant/Km2

One of the co-official languages of Spain together with
co-
Galician, Catalan and Basque is Valenciano

The Region of Valencia is located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain and
is part of the so-called Mediterranean Arch,
an axis which has experienced
one of the fastest economic growth rates in the European Union


20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS
1994 / 1999 2000 / 2006
1.040 M ecus 2.744 M €
ERDF: 607M, ERDF: 2.055M,
ESF: 310M, ESF: 476M,
Agriculture funds: 123M Agriculture funds: 212M
3000 3000

2500 2500

2000 2000

1500 1500

1000 1000

500 500

0 0

ERDF ESF EAGGF Total ERDF ESF EAGGF Total


20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS

ENVIRONMENT AND HYDRIC RESOURCES

TRANSPORT AND ENERGY NETWORKS

COMPETITIVENESS AND PRODUCTIVE FABRIC IMPROVEMENT

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY (Innovation, I+D, INFSO)

LOCAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT


EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS:
AN INSTRUMENT FOR ADDED VALUE

Permanent structures for European partnerships


VALENCIAN REGIONAL DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS

The Valencian Regional Office in Brussels is part of the Regional
Ministry for Cooperation and Participation which depends on the
Presidency of the Valencian Region.
The Delegation aims to disseminate the image of the Valencian Region in
Brussels through region marketing, as well as to promote the training to the young
of the Valencian Region by means of the promotion of public programs and
private grants.

It represents, defend and promotes the Valencian Region interest before the
European Union. In order to achieve this goals the Delegation works closely with
the different European institutions, the Spanish Permanent Representation to the
EU, the Regional Offices and other permanent representations of other European
Members.

Active participation in the European parliament activities and Committee of the
Regions (Commission RELEX and DEVE) initiatives in favour of economic growth
and subsidiarity respect .


a new instrument for the Valencian region

FCVRE
Foundation Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
(created in 2003)


Development of the Fundación Comunidad Valenciana –
Región Europea (2003-2007)

50

45 54
40
72
35 41
30

25

20

15

10

5 6
0 0 3 0 0
Human Resources Antennas Agreements Projects


Development of the Fundación Comunidad Valenciana –
Región Europea (2003-2007)

Valencian people trained about European issues

60
50
54
40

30
20 6 6
24 24
0 0
10
6
0
Re- Trainees Local TOTAL
insertion Agents


Current Human Capital: 54 people

Gender
CAPITAL HUMANO
40
FCVRE 2006
30 16 31
20 Men
Wom en
Trainees; 10
15%
0
2007

Degrees
Re-insertion
into 50
Fixed Staff; employment 40
62% 23%
30
36 Bachelor
20
Graduate
10 11
0
2007


Re-insertion into employment

SERVEF Subsidy ESF

Subsidy People

EMORGA (year 2005) 99.968.94€ 15
Mobility Programmes and Traineeships

EMORGA (year 2006) 79.976.49€ 13
People

“Youong Salary” 74.951.05€ 6
(year2005) EURODYSEE 5

TOTAL 254.896.48 34
Traineeships at other entities 30
(IMPIVA, IVEX, FEPORTS,
Development Cooperation)

TOTAL 35

56

VALENCIAN REGION TRAINEE PROGRAMS

An instrument of European integration
opportunity for all young people willing to have an experience
abroad or to complete their studies within the framework of a
European programme of mobility of this institution.



• La FCVRE has a long experience in the exchange of
young people and has obtained the leadership as
office welcoming young European people coming for
internships.
The FCVRE does not only have experience in terms
of training, besides it is leader in innovation,
technology and projects difusión.

• From our institution, young people are offered an
adequate methodology and taking into account a
number of thematic areas developing themes of
interest for the Valencian Community.

• Under the supervision of a tutor, carry out tasks of
support, thus gaining training and professional
internship which will help them finding a job.


interregional collaboration

• Our objective is to keep progressing in the interregional collaboration within the scope of the
EU, in which the Valencian Community raises the possibility for young people with certain
experience, knowledge of languages and motivated to work of joining the liaison offices
of the European regions.
• The fundamental objective is to narrow the ties of cooperation between regions including the
young people within their own funding programmes, or within the European programmes
of employment and training.
• Common Project
• Defined by the participating regions in the exchange. The young people would be under
the supervision of two tutors according to the following criteria:
• -Internships during three days in the hosting office and another one in the office of origin in
order to coordinate and supervise the tasks by the tutor of origin.
• -On Fridays, the trainee could keep on working at the FCVRE in order to continue his
training on themes of management, languages, European institutions, etc. for instance.
• www.uegva.info adl@delcomval.be


VALENCIAN REGION
Public Private Partnership (PPP)

The Foundation Comunidad Valenciana - Región Europea:
a new instrument for the Valencian region

Public sector Private sector
Regional Energy,
and local saving banks,
administrations chambers of commerce,
Public organizations universities,
pro associations


Public Private Partnership

Public Private Partnership, the tool of the Foundation Comunidad Valenciana -
Región Europea promotes and provide European service to social and
economic bodies in our region.

In 1999, the first policy on PPP was approved to develop innovation projects on
the framework of the urban management by means of the research of new
technologies solutions:. www.valenciainnova.info

The Valencian Government has identified PPP as a priority and collaborates
with the Foundation on the expenses: location, infrastructure…

12% of operational expenses are financed by the Valencian Government

48% other entities support: Intercitrus, IMPIVA, FEPORTS, Saving Banks
Association, Feria Valencia, Feria de Alicante…

40% Self – financing: European projects, allowance, services to third
parties…


European projects with the involvement of the FCVRE

Number of approved projects

41
Valencian budget of approved projects

54.0 Mo €
Total budget of approved projects

109.2 Mo €
Projects under evaluation

10 projects


Best Practices
Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia


Best Practices
Local development

The engagement of the FCVRE at local and regional level is
to promote the relations between municipalities and
provinces with other European regions

• Objetive: promote the participation of municipalities among the
transnational cooperation, participation in European projects,
agreements in technological and innovation transfer between
municipalities, as well as signature of agreements in technical
assistance or regional networks.

• Local and regional governments can participate in the new strategic
objectives of the EU

• The local and regional governments can be an example of change
innovating directly in municipal structures and improving the services
for citizens.


Cooperation with Local Development Agencies of
Municipalities

• Agreement of cooperation between FCVRE and the Federation of
Municipalities and Provinces

• Stage of Local Development Agents in Brussels

• Training programes

• Duration around 6 months

• Objective of the stage: direct participation in projects among european
funds and municipalities networks


Municipalities

FIRST AGREEMENT with municipality of San Antonio de Benagéber

. Incorporation date in Brussels: April 2005

Participation in Open days
International meetings
Taiex / Employment projects

. Objective: Leader in environment and cultural projects
. Contact: Miguel Mares Garcés (sabenageber_adl@gva.es),


Municipalities

• City Council of Vila-real: after municipal elections they have created a
new European integration department to coordinate and develop
European projects
• City Council of Vila-real: after municipal elections they have created a
new European integration department to coordinate and develop
European projects
• AGREEMENT with municipality of Vila-Real (Castellón)

• . Incorporation date in Brussels: September 2006
• . Objective: participation in three European projects 1.
PROYECTO EASY ( IEE CALL FOR PROPOSAL 2006 )
• 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ENERGY
AGENCY ( IEE CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2006 )
• 3. TAXI DRIVER ( LEONARDO PROGRAMME )
•
– Contact: Amelia Delcampo Carda ( afic@ajvila-real.es)


Municipalities III

AGREEMENT with County Council of La Ribera Alta

Incorporation date: February 2007
Objective: participation in European projects
Contact: Laura Bas (innovacion@delcomval.be )

County Council of La Mancomunitat de la Ribera. Among a
consortium with other County Council they have created two autonomous
entities for economic and social development in the cities: PATER
(Territorial Pact for Employment) involved in projects. and Energy
Agency (AER) to establish a culture of energy saving and develop
projects.

WE ARE OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR EXPERTS AND SHARE
EXPERIENCES, TO PARTICIPATE IN EU FUNDING !


We want to cooperate with you and are open to discuss new
ideas for future initiatives

You may find further information on our website:
www.uegva.info


http://www.uegva.info


Valencian Regional Office
Rue de la Loi, 227 – 4th Floor
B-1040 Brussels


The EU programme for employment and
social solidarity 2207 -2013

PROGRESS
Pluski 10 September 2007

TAIEX – RTP 25198


PROGRESS 2007-2013

Community Programme
for Employment and Social Solidarity

Decision Nº1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 24 October 2006
Official Journal L315 of 15.11.2006
Entry into force: 01.01.2007 Expiry date: 31.12.2013


PROGRESS
COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FOR EMPLOYMENT
AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY

To financially support the implementation of the
objectives of the European Union in the
employment and social affairs area, as set out in
the Social Agenda, and thereby contribute to the
achievement of the Lisbon Strategy goals.


EES
LISBON
STRATEGY
SOCIAL
AGENDA


PROGRESS 2007-2013

EES
LISBON STRATEGY
NICE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
MIGRANTS
WORKING CONDITIONS


PROGRESS 2007-2013

SIMPLIFICATION
RATIONALISE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
SUBSIDIARITY +ONGs
EQUAL TREATMENT
NON DISCRIMINATION
CONSISTENCY
COMPLEMENTARYTY


THE REVISED LISBON STRATEGY

Growth, Competitiveness and Job creation

Boost knowledge and innovation
Make Europe a more attractive place to invest and work
Create more and better jobs


THE REVISED LISBON STRATEGY
Lisbon objective (2000):

To become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the
world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs
and greater social cohesion (+ respect for the environment)

TARGETS:

Employment rates for 2010: (70% overall and 60% for women)

New or strengthened priorities (such as skills and mobility, lifelong learning).

More but also better jobs so as to foster not only competitiveness and economic

growth but also greater social cohesion .


SOCIAL AGENDA 2005-2010

The new Social Agenda: an essential pillar of the new
growth and jobs strategy
modernising Europe's social model under the revamped Lisbon
Strategy for growth and jobs.


MAIN GOALS
OF THE SOCIAL AGENDA (2005-2010)

Moving towards full employment
Making work a real option for all
Increasing the quality and productivity of work, and
Anticipating and managing change


MAIN GOALS
OF THE SOCIAL AGENDA (2005-2010)

Creating a more cohesive society:
Equal opportunities for all:
Modernising social protection
Combatting poverty and promoting social inclusion
Promoting diversity and non-discrimination


IMPLEMENTING THE SOCIAL AGENDA
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
- CONSEQUENCES
Mainly seen as a catalyst for change
Support to the Member States in meeting their commitments or
converging towards EU objectives by:

Proposing EU strategies
Implementing and following-up EU objectives
and their translation into national policies
Transposing and following-up application of EU legislation
Promoting co-operation and coordination between Member States
and with civil society organisations


SITUATION
PROGRESS PREDECESSORS

Simplification and streamlining of Community expenditure
Integrated Programme

Overall budget: 743 million€

Divided into five policy sections


AREAS

Employment
5
Social inclusion and social
protection
Working conditions
Anti-discrimination
Gender equality


PROGRESS FIVE POLICY AREAS
Employment
Linked to the European Employment Strategy
Social inclusion and social protection
Linked to Open Method of Coordination
Working conditions
Labour law, restructuring and anticipating change, strategy on
health and safety at work
Anti-discrimination
Principle of non-discrimination and mainstreaming of the principle
into all EU policies
Gender equality
Principle of gender equality and mainstreaming of the principle into
all EU policies


SOCIAL PROTECTION AND INCLUSION

OPEN METHOD OF COORDINATION

Improving the understanding
Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the
OMC
Organising exchanges/ best practices
Key challenges and policy issues
European networks


GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To improve the knowledge and understanding of the situations
prevailing in the Member States

To support the development of statistical tools, methods and
common indicators

To support and monitor the implementation of policy objectives and
Community law in the Member States, and assess their
effectiveness and their impact

To promote networking/mutual learning, identification
and dissemination of good practice and innovative
approaches at EU level


PROGRESS GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To enhance the awareness of stakeholders and the general
public about the EU policies and objectives

To boost the capacity of key EU networks to promote,
support and further develop EU policies and objectives

To promote gender mainstreaming into all sections
and activities of PROGRESS


GENERAL OBJECTIVES 2

LINKING PROGRESS WITH THE COMMUNITY STRATEGIC
GOAL OF CREATING MORES AND BETTER JOBS AND
OFFERING EQUAL OPPORTUNIITES FOR ALL
Magnitude of the challenges
Limited eu competence
Modest financial resources


GENERAL OBJECTIVES 2

USING THE POSSIBILITIES OFFERED BY AN INTREGRATED PROGRAMME
New possibilities to improve policy coherence and efficiency through cross-cutting
work
At the same time, taking account of the specificities os each policy section

ESTABLISHING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND INCREASING PUBLIC TRUST
Success and impact will depend on the establishment of partnerships with MSs
and stakeholders, incluidng social partners & civil society
Essential to take account of concerns and aspirtain of EU citizens


TYPES OF ACTIONS

Analytical activities
(data/statistics; common indicators; studies;
impact assessments)
Mutual learning, Awareness & Dissemination
(best practices & peer review;
media campaigns and events)

(Assistance)Support to main actors
(support to key EU networks; working groups;
training seminars; experts' networks;
EU level observatories; exchange of personnel;
cooperation with international institutions)


PROGRESS BUDGET

Total financial envelope
743,29 m€
140

116,96 120,41
120 110,07 113,63
103,56
95,72
100
82,9
80
M€

60

40

20

0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013


PROGRESS BUDGET
Repartition of the budget
among policy sections (2007-2013)

12% 2%
23% Employment
Social inclusion
Working conditions
Non-discrimination
23%
Gender equality
Plus Support
10% 30%

Employment Social inclusion Working conditions Non-discrimination Gender equality
23% 30% 10% 23% 12%

+Support 2%

MONITORING AND EVALUATING

ACTIVITIES REPORTS
annual
MID-TERM EVALUATION
Overview of the programme
EX-POST EVALUATION
FORUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION SOCIAL AGENDA


PARTICIPATION

EFTA/EEA
ASSOCIATED +BALKAN
Participating countries
Public employment services and their agencies
Local and regional authorities
National statistical offices
Specialised bodies provided for under Community law
Social partners
NGOs,
Higher education institutions and research institutes
Experts in evaluation
Media


PROGRESS IMPLEMENTATION

PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP
Coordination at Commission level
Coordination at the national level
Link between PROGRESS Committee
and other policy Committees
Partnership with NGOs and social partners


PROGRESS IMPLEMENTATION

Putting in place a multi-annual programming
Adoption fo the annual plan of cowek
Promoting gender mainstreaming anad qeual access
Procudeures for the selection of activities
Agreement on the list of beneficiciaries
Community financial support
Reporting


PROGRESS IMPACT
Four axes
Consolidation
Focus
Alignement
Complementarity


PROGRESS IMPACT

Increasing efficiency and performance –
result-based management
Developing a strategic framework for PROGRESS
implementation

Focusing on actions
where EU added-value is highest
Defining EU added-value
Complementarity with ESF and other Community interventions


METHOD OF APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT

Direct management by the Commission
Commission is assisted by a Committee
(with representatives from Member States)

Approval by the Committee
of the general guidelines
for implementation and annual plans of work

Annual Plans of Work implemented through
Call for tenders (contracts)
Call for proposals (subsidies - max 80% co-financing)


+ INFO

http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/progress/index_en.htm


adl@delcomval.be


Thank you for your kind attention!

Miguel Mares Garcés
Head of Human resources


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