Transcript TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ESF – PRESENT …

TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ESF –
PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
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BACKGROUND AND CURRENT SITUATION
TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE ESF POST 2013
PROPOSAL NEW ESF REGULATION
SWEDEN – A strategy to reinforce transnational co-operation
and social innovation
• BALTIC SEA NETWORK – ESF: ARE MACROREGIONS THE
ANSWER?
• RECOMMENDATIONS & FUTURE
PAST
• COMMUNITY INITATIVES EMPLOYMENT, ADAPT
• LEONARDO, COMENIUS ETC - elaborated, wellfunctioning structure for TNC
• FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES, HORIZON 2020
• PROGRESS
• EQUAL - Transnationality, innovation, partnership
• ESF 2007 - 2013
PRESENT
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LOW NUMBER OF TNC PROJECTS IN TOTAL - some MS low/no prio
NO COORDINATION
NO QUALITY CHECK
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INCREASING INTEREST, MEASURES TAKEN, SOME MS IN THE
FOREFRONT, HIGH EC PRIO, EU 2020
• ESF COMMITTEE AD HOC GROUP since 2010
• TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK ON TNC
• + TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS on - Migrants, Social economy,
Youth, AS and refugees, RBM, Gender, Empowerment, Partnership,
Roma, Age; Ex-Offenders; Inclusive entrepreneurship; Public
administration
PRESENT
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EC: INTENSIVE WORK IN PREPARING FOR POST 2013
SOME MSs PARTICULARY INTERESTED
PARTNERS SEARCH FORUMS – Warsaw, Stockholm
NEW TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS AS
BRIDGES TO 2014
• BALTIC SEA REGION PRIO – EUSBSR
SWEDISH STRATEGY...
• AWARENESS RAISING, KNOWLEDGE AND
COMPETENCE: MA, IB, SUPPORT STRUCTURE,
PROJECT PROMOTORS
• INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
• TOOLS AND METHODS
• PROJECTS WITH TNC:
• 2010: 7 %
• 2012: 37 %
ESF SWEDEN 8 REGIONS
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Övre Norrland
Mellersta Norrland
Norra Mellansverige
Östra Mellansverige
Stockholm
Västsverige
Småland och Öarna
Sydsverige
Table 3: Project in implementation phase Priority axis 1 + 2 June 2012
All projects
Num-ber
Region
Projects incl. TNC
Average
budget
Num-ber
% of total
Average ESF
(Mio SEK)
TNC budget
average (tkr)
TNC-budg./
total ESFbudget
111
6,9
27
24%
4,8
296
6,2%
Mellersta Norrland
69
7,1
10
14%
4,5
224
5,0%
Norra Mellansv.
96
10,4
20
21%
12,4
424
3,4%
Östra Mellansv.
162
11,6
41
25%
10,5
356
3,4%
66
25,8
33
50%
17,7
612
3,5%
Småland och Öarna
109
8,1
27
25%
6,9
312
4,5%
Västsverige
206
10,9
89
43%
7,6
262
3,5%
Sydsverige
128
13,0
34
27%
9,6
276
2,9%
Nation/intereg.
41
25,3
35
85%
15,3
1133
7,4%
Total
1 June 2012
988
11,8
316
37%
10,0
425
4,3%
1 July 2011
927
11,1
263
28%
9,4
325
3,5%
1 January 2010
515
13,3
67
7%
8,7
326
3,8%
Övre Norrland
Stockholm
FUTURE
COMMON FRAMEWORK – FLEXIBLE APPROACH
• COMMON THEMES – proposed by TLN and decided by the ESF
committee
• COMMON, COORDINATED CALLS – 2/3 2014 – 2020
• SUPPORT STRUCTURE PROVIDED BY EC
• DATABASE FOR PARTNER SEARCH
• FACILITIES FOR PARTNER MATCHING – forums, virtual meeting
rooms etc
• POWERFUL TRANSNATIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS: 2012 – 2020
• SOCIAL INNOVATION?
• MANDATORY – MSs opting out → flexible approach?
• PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION, DISSEMINATION/UP-SCALING?
TNC/IR under new ESF
- Two possible options TNC is compulsory
aim: increase the effectiveness of policies contributing to
smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
linked to actions supported by the ESF
A MS may implement actions choosing
option 1 or option 2 or a combination of both
1. MSs choosing
« flexibility »
2. MSs choosing issues/themes in Europe 2020 areas
proposed by Commission
Themes may be reviewed during programming period
as appropriate
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Actions falling within the ESF scope
• which respond to MSs’ specific needs
• MS define appropriate implementation
arrangements
• OPs including TN/IR actions shall contain
indicative information on themes selected and
envisaged implementation mechanisms
TN/IR activities in these areas may build on
initiatives developed under ESF TN/IR
action or through other EU funded programmes in
previous programming periods, including
through the EU Learning Networks
Incentive (15%) for a specific priority axis
within an OP
MSs + COM ensure complementarity of ESF funding with other EU TN programmes,
to promote an integrated approach in policy areas supported by ESF
NEW ESF REGULATION
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ARTICLES 9 & 10 – SOCIAL INNOVATION & TNC
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Article 10
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TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION
1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting
mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the
ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners from at least two Member
States.
2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed
by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
3. The Commission shall facilitate transnational cooperation on the themes referred to
in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint action. In particular,
the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of
experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the
relevant outcomes. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated
implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing
of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation,
with a view to facilitating transnational cooperation.
THE BALTIC SEA REGION
• MACROREGIONS – BALTIC SEA, DANUBE, THE ALPS, THE
ADRIATICS
• A STRONGER SOCIAL DIMENSION
• COMMON PROBLEMS, DIFFERENT (WELFARE) SYSTEMS, JOINT
LEARNING & SOLUTIONS
• BALTIC SEA REGION: SE, FI, EE,LV, LT, PL, DE, DK
• EUSBSR – EU STRATEGY FOR BALTIC SEA REGION 2009/2012
• ACTION PLAN 15 PRIO AREAS
• 90 FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
• COMPLEMENTARITY/ALIGNMENT OF FUNDING - ESF, ERDF,
LLP, YOUTH IN ACTION
BALTIC SEA NETWORK
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PRIO EDUCATION AND YOUTH
STRONG INTEREST ESF, LLP, YOUTH IN ACTION
DROP-OUTS/NEETs
EU 2020 – less than 10 %
PREPARATORY AND FLAGSHIP PROJECT (SALAR) starts
September2012:
• Strengthen transnational cooperation between actors in the
Baltic Sea Region in the field of education and work in order
to prevent early school leaving and develop support to
vulnerable groups of students/youth
BALTIC SEA NETWORK
• PRIO HEALTH & SOCIAL WELLBEING
• COMMON CALL FOR PROPOSALS PL - SE
• FORMULATED IN COOPERATION WITH PRIO AREA
COORDINATOR NDPHS
• JOINT PARTNER MATCHING, MONITORING AND
ANALYSIS/EVALUATION
• JOINT DISSEMINATION AND POLICY IMPACT ACTIVITIES
• JOINT RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS BSN-ESF
• A stronger social dimension in the EUSBSR
• Increased and improved transnational
cooperation in the ESF
• More efficient alignment of funding, linked to
the EUSBSR
ESF 2014 – 2020 SWEDEN
• Apply the common framework approach for the
implementation of transnational cooperation, but also allow
for transnational cooperation in other ways;
• promote a qualitative use of transnational cooperation in the
ESF;
• concentrate transnational cooperation to a limited number of
priority areas / themes of the Operational Programme (OP)
and / or special calls for proposals in strategically selected
fields of intervention;
ESF 2014 – 2020 SWEDEN
• give the transnational cooperation with the Member States in
the Baltic region particular priority in the Operational
Programme in order to support the implementation of
EUSBSR;
• consolidate and develop the network BSN ESF and eventually
establish an arena for joint analysis, research and
development in the region, linked to the Member States'
transnational use of ESF (and flanking programs) in relation to
EUSBSR.
EUROPEAN ADDED VALUE
• “Not only does transnational co-operation
generate added value in the form of better and
more sustainable project results, it also
contributes towards shaping a European
perspective and way of thinking – a true
European mindset. Transnational co-operation
facilitates the development of innovative ideas,
concepts, methods and policies which will
contribute to realizing the European Union’s
overarching strategy for the future Europe, EU
2020.”
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