The aim of this High-Level Capacity Building Seminar is have an international exchange of information on inclusive entrepreneurship actions across the European Union and on how the European Union Structural Funds can be used to support actions that combine entrepreneurship promotion and social inclusion.
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ESF and YEI support to Youth Employment, including Youth Entrepreneurship
1. ESF and YEI support to
youth employment,
including youth
entrepreneurship
Resa Koleva, DG EMPL Unit E1
Brussels, 22 September 2014
2. Social Europe
European Social Fund 2014-20 support to youth:
A dedicated investment priority for young people:
Sustainable integration of young people in particular those not in
employment, education or training, including young people at risk of
social exclusion and young people from marginalised communities,
into the labour market, including through the implementation of the
Youth Guarantee.
But also other investment priorities relevant for youth measures:
Reducing and preventing early school-leaving and promoting equal
access to good quality early-childhood, primary and secondary
education […];
Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning […], upgrading the
knowledge, skills and competences of the workforce […]
Access to employment, active inclusion, etc.
ESF remains the biggest EU fund to support human capital
investment.
3. Social Europe
Youth Employment Initiative (YEI)
•New instrument established in the Multiannual Financial
Framework (MFF 2014-20), integrated entirely into the ESF legal
framework.
•EUR 6 billion for the period 2014-2020: EUR 3 billion from the ESF +
EUR 3 billion from a specific 'youth employment' budget line
•Open to all NUTS2 regions with levels of youth unemployment (15-
24 age group) above 25% (in 2012) => 20 MS are eligible.
•In addition to ESF (European Social Fund) resources, which support
youth employment in ALL MS and regions
•YEI will be spent faster than the ESF, until end-2018 (i.e. it is
"frontloaded"). The aim is to address the problem quickly.
4. Social Europe
YEI: target group and examples of types of actions
YEI will target individuals only (not systems reforms).
Target group: NEETs aged up to 25, or optionally for MS – up to
30 years, who must be residing in the eligible regions and can be:
- inactive or unemployed (including long-term)
- registered or not as job seekers
Possible actions: provision of traineeships and apprenticeships;
first job experience; hiring incentives for employers to recruit
youngsters (e.g. limited subsidising of the salary or social security
contribution); job and training mobility measures; start-up support
for young entrepreneurs; vocational education and training leading
to a qualification; where relevant for early school leavers - second
chance programmes.
Aim: deliver these actions as part of integrated pathways and
based on the individuals' needs/ individual actions plans.
5. YEI in the Member States
MS YEI allocation
BE 42,435,070
BG 55,188,745
CZ 13,599,984
IE 68,145,419
EL 171,517,029
ES 943,496,315
FR 310,161,402
IT 567,511,248
CY 11,572,101
LV 29,010,639
LT 31,782,633
HU 49,765,356
PL 252,437,822
PT 160,772,169
RO 105,994,315
SI 9,211,536
SK 72,175,259
SE 44,163,096
UK 206,098,124
HR 66,177,144
Total 3,211,215,406
6. State of play ESF/YEI programming
187 ESF/YEI OPs expected; 183 officially submitted, incl.
34 OPs covering YEI
6 OPs adopted (incl. 3 YEI-relevant OPs representing EUR
1.6 bn)
EUR 6.4 bn of YEI resources programmed
Additionally, at least EUR 4 bn of other ESF resources
programmed under investment priority on sustainable
integration of young people into the labour market.
Most youth-related OPs envisage self-
employment/entrepreneurship measures, both on
employment and education side
7. State of play ESF/YEI programming
187 ESF/YEI OPs expected; 183 officially submitted, incl.
34 OPs covering YEI
6 OPs adopted (incl. 3 YEI-relevant OPs representing EUR
1.6 bn)
EUR 6.4 bn of YEI resources programmed
Additionally, at least EUR 4 bn of other ESF resources
programmed under investment priority on sustainable
integration of young people into the labour market.
Most youth-related OPs envisage self-
employment/entrepreneurship measures, both on
employment and education side
Notes de l'éditeur
Where do we stand with ESF and Youth Employment Initiative programming?
Let me share with you a few key facts and observations:
ESF Operational Programmes (mono- and multi-fund)
Out of 187 foreseen, 183 OPs have been submitted officially by MS. Missing OPs from: IT (3) and SE
5 OPs adopted: FR YEI, IT YEI, DK, LT, DE (Baden-Wurttemberg)
Official observations on 93 OPs (i.e. half of the OPs submitted) sent to MS. 7 MS (16 OPs) received official observations on YEI-related aspects.
OPs with YEI: all MS submitted their OP.
In total 34 OPs cover YEI:
YEI implemented through 1 OP in: BG, CZ, IE, EL, ES, HR, IT, CY, LV, LT, HU, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK, SE
YEI implemented through 2 OPs in BE and UK (England and Scotland)
YEI implemented through 13 OPs in FR (including the YEI dedicated OP)
Given the challenges of high unemployment and increasing poverty, the focus on inclusive growth could be stronger in some PAs. The Commission is also of the view that the funding allocated to education is for the moment not sufficient to implement the priorities identified. In some PAs low priority is given to active measures for social inclusion.
Concerning the YEI, relevant information in some OPs is rather general and does not set out how this new initiative will be delivered and if and how it will support the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. In some programmes the actions supported by the YEI need to be more focused on supporting employment creation.
Notwithstanding the existence of a CSR on the integration of the Roma minority, some Member States do not foresee a dedicated priority for marginalised communities, making it more difficult to assess how much funding will be allocated to this policy area. Some Member States do not sufficiently address the needs of the Roma target group or need to further elaborate their strategy and intervention logic.
Administrative modernisation and the quality of justice are recognised as key factors for competitiveness and inclusive growth. Yet, in a number of Member States where public administration reform has been identified as a challenge, a clear strategy is missing and objectives are incomplete and unclear, whilst such reform is indispensable to support the delivery of key policies.