1. ESF Regulation 2014-20 Dominique Bé 07/12/2011, Brussels
European Social Fund support mechanisms to social partners of the Commerce sector
Dominique Bé
07/12/2011, Brussels 1

2. What says Regulation. Article 5
What says Regulation? Article 5.3 of Regulation on ESF about good governance and partnership
ESF Regulation
The managing authority of each operational programme shall encourage adequate participation of the social partners in actions funded under Article 3.
Under the Convergence objective, an appropriate amount of ESF resources shall be allocated to capacity-building, which shall include training, networking measures, strengthening the social dialogue and activities jointly undertaken by the social partners, in particular as regards adaptability of workers and enterprises referred to in Article 3(1)(a). 2

3. Which countries are targeted?
Portugal
Spain UK
Italy
Greece
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Malta
Hungary
Slovenia
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Germany

4. What percentage of total ESF budget is dedicated to convergence in new Member States? (2007-2013)
Bulgaria: 100%
Estonia: 100%
Lithuania: 100%
Latvia: 100%
Romania: 100%
Slovenia: 100%
Malta: 100%
Poland: 100%
Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia: multi-objectives priorities
Cyprus: 100% on competitiveness priority

5. Percentage for Convergence priority on ESF funding in NMS (2007-2013)

6. Total convergence amount in NMS in 2007-2013
Total other ESF priorities
Total ESF
66%
34%
100,00% € € €

7. Type of measures per country, some examples
Romania > strengthening of the social partners through activities for promoting interest in membership
Czech Republic > development of the quality of services of the representatives of the employers
Hungary > creation of working networks based on territory or sector in order to be more prepared for a structured social dialogue
Lithuania > training in the fields of collective bargaining preparation, negotiation tactics, conflict management, prevention of illegal work, flexible forms of work, etc.

8. Who are the beneficiaries? Some examples
Romania:
Asociaţia Filantropia Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Fundaţia Post Privatizare
Blocul Naţional Sindical
Sindicatul Liber SC Cugir SA
Sindicatul Liber Navalistul
Estonia:
Railway Workers Trade Union
trade union confederation EAKL

9. What is new in the proposal for 2014-2020?
With the new proposal, the role of the ESF will be reinforced:
the participation of social partners and civil society will be further encouraged in the implementation of the ESF, through capacity building, the promotion of community-led local development strategies and the simplification of the delivery system.
Rules governing the reimbursement of projects by the ESF will be simplified, in particular for "small" beneficiaries, who make up at least 50% of recipients of ESF funding – NGO's, small- and medium-sized enterprises and others;

10. ESF Regulation
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