Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the final Report on Community incentive measures in the field of employment (EIM Programme 2002-2006) {SEC(2008)1939}
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU employment policy, EU financing, EU programme, European Employment Strategy, cooperation policy, free movement of workers, local employment initiative, report

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 30.5.2008 
COM (2008) 328 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

on the Final Report on Community incentive measures in the field of employment (EIM 
Programme 2002-2006) 

{SEC(2008)1939} 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

on the Final Report on Community incentive measures in the field of employment 
(EIM Programme 2002-2006) 

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ALMP 

Active Labour Market Policies 

GLOSSARY 

ARC Programme  Community  activities  concerning  Analysis,  Research  and 

Cooperation in the field of employment and labour market 

AC 

BEPG 

CC 

Accession Countries  

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines 

Candidate Countries 

CEEC-12 

12 Central and Eastern European Countries 

EEA 

EEO 

EES 

EG 

EIM 

EMCO 

ESF 

EYWM 

IDELE 

JAP 

JER 

LED 

LEED 

LLL 

LM 

LMP 

LTU 

European Economic Area 

European Employment Observatory 

European Employment Strategy 

Employment Guidelines 

Programme  for  Community  incentive  measures  in  the  field  of 
employment 

Employment Committee 

European Social Fund 

European Year of Workers' Mobility 2006 

Identification, Dissemination and Exchange of good practice in the 
field of LED and promoting better governance 

Joint Assessment Papers 

Joint Employment Report 

Local Employment Development 

The  OECD  programme:  Local  Employment  and  Economic 
Development programme 

Lifelong Learning 

Labour market 

Labour Market Policy 

Long-term unemployment 

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MISEP 

Mutual Information System on Employment Policies in Europe 

MLP 

MS 

NAP 

NRP 

OMC 

PES 

SME 

Mutual Learning Programme 

Member States 

National Action Plans 

National Reform Programmes 

Open Method of Coordination 

Public Employment Services 

Small and medium-sized enterprises 

SYSDEM 

Community System of Documentation on Employment 

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1. INTRODUCTION  

In  2002,  the  European  Parliament  (EP)  and  Council  Decision  1145/2002/EC  of  10  June1 
established,  for  the  period  2002-2006,  a  Community  programme  to  support  incentive 
measures in the field of employment, better known as the Employment Incentive Measures or 
EIM Programme. 

In accordance with Article 13 of the EIM Decision, an interim report on the activities carried 
out  under  this  programme  from  2002-20042  was  submitted  to  the  EP,  the  Council,  the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  on  19  May  20053.  The 
same Article foresaw a final report on the results of the programme activities, incorporating 
"information  on  Community  financing  within  the  framework  of  these  activities  and  on  the 
consistency and complementarity with other relevant programmes, actions and initiatives, as 
well as the relevant evaluation results".  

The aim of the EIM programme has been to provide continuation and further development of 
the activities launched previously under the Programme for analysis, research and cooperation 
among  the  Member  States  (MS)  in  the  field  of  employment  and  the  labour  market  (LM) 
(ARC 1998-2000), which was established by the Council Decision 98/171/EC of 23 February 
19984.  It  has  furthermore  acted  as  a  forerunner  to  the  "Employment"  section  of  the 
PROGRESS Programme5, which will run from 2007-2013. The overall purpose of the three 
above-mentioned programmes/sections has been or will be to support the development of the 
European  Employment  Strategy  (EES)6  and  its  implementation.  The  programme  activities 
should furthermore contribute to achieving the strategic goal set by the European Council in 
Lisbon to enable the Community to re-establish the conditions for full employment.  

2. THE ACTIVITIES 

Over the whole period, more than 150 projects have been funded, the exact figure depending 
on how to account for the Calls for Proposals, under which several projects were awarded per 
call, and activities belonging to programmes, such as the Mutual Learning Programme (MLP) 
and  the  IDELE  Programme7,  under  which  several  peer  review  meetings  and  thematic 
seminars were organised per year. 

The activities can be grouped under headings which, for the most part, reflect the objectives 
defined in the EIM Decision: 

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2. 

Statistical work and support for the development of indicators 

Analysis and Research 

2.1 

Analysis of trends and challenges including forward-looking issues 

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OJ L 170 of 29.6.2002 – Decision 1145/2002/EC of 10 June 2002 
The information contained in the interim report covers the period until 30 November 2004 
SEC(2005) 677 
OJ L 63, 4.3.1998, p. 26  
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/progress/index_en.html  
As concluded in the final report on the ARC programme - COM(2004) 323 final 
Identification, Dissemination and Exchange of good practice in the field of LED and promoting better 
governance http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/project_idele_en.htm  

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2.2 

Policy assessment and evaluation 

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Exchange of best practice and cooperation between MS at all levels and awareness-

Exchange of best practices and co-operation between Member States 
Information and awareness-raising 

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The European Year of Workers Mobility 2006 

Actions promoting Local Employment Development (LED) 

Evaluation of the EIM Programme 

In carrying out these activities, the Commission ensured: 

- that they include efforts to mainstream the principle of gender equality; 

- that they take account of work in international organisations; 

- that particular attention is given to people with a LM disadvantage. 

The activities were based on the objective of ensuring that there is a high level of awareness 
of  the  EES  at  all  levels.  Looking  at  the  key  moments  of  the  EES  over  the  last  years,  the 
programme  has  given  good  support  to  the  EES  through  activities  which  were  relevant  and 
well articulated with the policy agenda. This was ensured through the General Guidelines of 
the Programme, setting out the basic multiannual orientations, which were updated in the light 
of the review of the EG in 20038 and 20059, The programme has furthermore given support to 
the evaluation of the EES and the yearly revisions of the Employment Guidelines (EG). 

From  2004  onwards,  the  largest  amount  of  activities  concerned  mutual  learning  and  other 
projects  promoting  cooperation  and  exchange  of  good  practices  between  the  MS.  These 
activities were structured into an MLP10 to better deliver the aims of the EIM programme. The 
overall  impression  from  Employment  Committee  (EMCO)  discussions  is  that  the  MLP  has 
stimulated effective transfer of good practices and that the participation of the new MS and 
the Candidate Countries (CC) has to be acknowledged in particular. Similarly, the activities in 
the  field  of  local  development  strategies  and  innovative  actions  for  the  modernisation  of 
Public  Employment  Services  (PES)  helped  to  spread  good  LM  practices  among  the  MS. 
Overall, the enlargement dimension became more visible in the EIM activities in recent years. 

Policy  issues  included  in  the  Council  agendas  have  furthermore  been  duly  reflected  in  the 
themes for studies and surveys. The direct policy relevance of the EIM studies is, inter alia, 
reflected in the multiple references in analytical and policy documents, including the National 
Action  Plans  (NAP) (now integrated in National  Lisbon  Reform  Programmes).  For  the  new 
MS,  in  particular,  several  of  these  studies  proved  to  have  a  potential  to  inspire  their  policy 
reforms.  

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OJ L 205/21 of 6.8.2005 
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/employment_strategy/peer_en.htm  

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The  Programme  moreover  allowed  to  deepen  the  cooperation  between  PES  on  common 
challenges  and  tools,  such  as  the  European  PES  Vacancy  Monitor.  This  single  example, 
however,  does  not  alone  reflect  the  scope  of  the  cooperation  among  PES,  which  have 
moreover  benefited  from  the  EIM  studies,  such  as  those  on  benefits  and  ALMP,  their  core 
activity, as well as from their participation in the European Employment Observatory (EEO). 

The  opportunity  for  contact  and  interaction  between  experts  from  the  MS,  not  only  in  the 
context of the MLP, but also in the context of Presidency conferences, the EEO, MISEP11 and 
PES, is another dimension of cooperation enabled by EIM.  

In  implementing  the  programme,  the  Commission  carried  out  a  broad  range  of  activities12, 
which  are  reviewed  in  the  Commission  Staff  Working  Document13  accompanying  this 
Communication: "Overview of main activities undertaken under EIM". 

2.1 Statistical work and development of indicators 

Statistical  instruments  to  be  used  for  the  EES  were  developed  throughout  the  entire 
programme period. This contributed, in particular, to the monitoring of the EES in the Lisbon 
framework  which  sets  quantitative  targets.  Most  of  the  related  statistical  work  in  the  LM 
domain  was  carried  out  by  Eurostat.  Financial  support  was  granted  to  national  statistical 
offices and other government institutions of the EU as well as of the contributing EFTA/EEA 
Countries and the Accession and Candidate Countries (AC/CC). 

This allowed two main objectives to be met: to improve the quality of LM statistics through 
the  development  of  existing  databases  and  surveys,  and  to  make  data  available  in  domains 
where they did not exist before. New employment related statistics were developed, such as 
statistics on job vacancies for the monitoring of changes in labour demand, and measures of 
tax rates on labour14. 

It should furthermore be noted that, in a longer term perspective, the EU has become a leading 
data provider. 

2.2 Analysis and research 

2.2.1 Analysis of trends and challenges including forward-looking issues 

Analysis focused on the conditions for creating more and better jobs and the assessment of the 
employment  potential  of  the  Union.  Prospective  analysis  and  studies  were  carried  out  to 
advance the understanding of the functioning of the European LM and to underpin the long-
term development of the EES by identifying potential new issues and challenges in advance. 
Such  issues  included:  ALMP  and  making  work  pay;  health  and  quality  in  work;  skills  and 
human  capital;  disadvantaged  groups;  enlargement;  restructuring;  migration;  and  business 
dynamics and employment performance.  

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MISEP  (Mutual  Information  System  on  Employment  Policies  in  Europe),  a  network  of  LM  ministry 
and PES officials (2 members per EEO country) 
Information on completed projects, including final study reports, can be found at the following web site: 
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/incentive_measures/activities_en.htm  
SEC(2008)… 
An  extension  of  this  project  in  the  form  of  a  study  was  launched  jointly  by  the  Commission  and  the 
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The "Employment in Europe" report, which is a key reference document produced on a yearly 
basis  internally  by  the  Commission,  presented  a  quantitative  analysis  of  LM  trends  and 
policies in the Union. It furthermore provided important material to underpin the annual Joint 
Employment  Report  (JER)  and  intermediate  reviews  of  the  EES,  and  furthermore  laid  the 
ground for work on analytical issues and the development of indicators15.  

2.2.2 Policy assessment and evaluation 

As of 2002, several projects contributing to the evaluation of the EES, the revision and, from 
2005, the mid-term evaluation of the EG and the National Reform Programmes (NRP) were 
launched.  The  projects  were  selected  following  Calls  for  Proposals  on  the  impact  of 
employment  policies  promoted  through  the  EES  and  on  the  development  of  national 
evaluation  practices  in  the  MS.  For  example,  in  this  period,  Belgium,  France  and  Portugal 
undertook full-scale evaluations of their employment policies. They were often carried out in 
a  trans-national  context,  which  showed  that  the  EIM  programme  had  lived  up  to  its  aim  of 
fostering coordinated quality employment policies at EU level.  

The two EEO16 networks, MISEP and SYSDEM17, also contributed to the development of the 
EES  by  providing  information  and  comparative  research  on  employment  policies  and  LM 
trends in the EEO participating countries; the EU MS, the CC and the EFTA/EEA countries. 
It  also  carried  out  evaluations  of  such  policies.  The  half-yearly  EEO  Review  continued  to 
cover priority subjects, such as e.g. on older workers, immigrants, quality in work, undeclared 
work, youth employment and 'flexicurity'. SYSDEM also made a significant contribution to 
the annual assessment of the NAP (now NRP, see above). 

2.3 Exchange of best practice and co-operation between MS on all levels and awareness-

raising 

2.3.1 Exchange of best practice and co-operation between MS 

The  MLP  programme,  which  was  launched  in 2004  to  make  better  use  of  exchanging  good 
practice  experiences,  builds  on  the  Peer  Review  Programme  from  1999  by  focusing  on 
priority themes and shaping its organisation and participation with a view to more effective 
and broader dissemination. This includes a closer participation of the social partners and civil 
society in the learning process. The MLP creates an opportunity for stakeholders in the MS, in 
the  CC  and  in  the  EFTA/EEA  States  to  present  their  national  examples  of  good  practice  at  EU 
level.  

2.3.1.1 Projects related to Public Employment Services (PES)18 

Under EIM best practices were also promoted, identified and exchanged between the PES in 
the EEA and the CC, which resulted in improving the quality of their services to job seekers 
and employers, and in tackling skills bottlenecks on the European LMs. In this context, Calls 
for Proposals were published with a view to modernising PES in order to adequately fulfil its 

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In  the  Commission,  other  analytical  work  is  carried  out  by  DG  ECFIN  and  published  in  the  EU 
Economy Annual Review and in European Economy, Economic Papers  
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/employment_analysis/observatory_en.htm  
SYSDEM  (Community  System  of  Documentation  on  Employment),  a  network  of  independent  LM 
experts (1 member per EEO country). 
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/employment_strategy/pub_empl_services_en.htm and 
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/incentive_measures/activities_en.htm 

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role  in  the  EES.  The  entry  of  the  new  MS  PES  also  created  an  opportunity  for  synergetic 
mutual projects and Calls for Proposals to support initiatives of innovative and transnational 
nature were subsequently published in 2004, 2005 and 2006.  

The  Heads  of  PES  meetings  (Presidency  events  and  two  meetings  per  year)  continued  a 
practice established since 10 years, serving to coordinate the operation and the modernisation 
of  the  employment  services.  The  meetings  were  organised  with  a  view  to  discussing  and 
implementing  important  PES  actions,  such  as  for  example  the  service  models  set  up  to 
prevent LTU and to meet particular concerns of the demand side of the LM. 

Several training seminars addressed the PES management in those CC, which became the new 
10 MS in 2004 (in 2002 and 2003), and in Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey in 2006.  

2.3.2 Information and awareness-raising 

In  comparison  to  the  ARC  programme,  there  was  a  stronger  emphasis  on  the  need  to 
implement  an  active  and  transparent  information  policy  to  raise  the  awareness  of  citizens 
throughout the Union about the EES and of the way in which it might affect them. It is widely 
recognised  that  the  commitment  to  the  EES  at  all  levels  and  from  all  stakeholders  (social 
partners, civil society) requires transparency and information to the public. 

The visibility of initiatives supported by the EIM, including studies, was improved throughout 
the entire programme period. The method used to publish the results varied, e.g. paper and/or 
electronic  publications  on  the  DG  EMPL  EUROPA  web  site,  seminars,  workshops  and 
conferences,  media,  etc.  Key  policy  conclusions  were  included  in  major  policy  documents 
including the JER and the Synthesis Report.  

As from 2003, annual Calls for Proposals were launched to promote joint information actions 
in  support  of  EES  dissemination  and  awareness-raising  initiatives.  Such  initiatives  aimed  at 
providing  general  information  on  the  EES  (objectives  and  rationales,  results  achieved, 
implementation  and  monitoring,  respective  roles  of  institutions  involved),  while  clearly 
indicating  the  interplay  between  the  European context  and  employment  policies  at  national, 
regional  and  local  levels.  Specific  target  groups  (e.g.  assemblies  of  regional  and  local 
authorities,  social  partners,  civil  society)  or  specific  themes  (e.g.  equal  opportunities, 
prevention  and  activation  of  the  long-term  unemployed,  mobility,  LLL,  quality  of  work, 
active ageing, inclusive LMs, immigration, employment participation and making work pay) 
were  addressed  with  the  aim  to  foster  better  knowledge  and  understanding  in  order  to 
facilitate the involvement of potential stakeholders. The initiatives furthermore contributed to 
an increased understanding of the main objectives and policy priorities of the EES and of the 
added value of employment policy coordination at EU level.  

Key findings of analytical work were presented in the "Employment in Europe" report, which 
from  2006  includes  a  yearly  dissemination  conference,  and  in  the  EEO  publications.  Both 
publications are widely disseminated within and outside the EU. 

Several  seminars,  workshops,  conferences  and  other  major  events  were  organised  to 
disseminate the results of the EIM activities. This was for example the case for studies carried 
out on priority subjects.  

The  information  activities  reached  members  of  the  EP,  members  and  observers  of  the  EIM 
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and  those  involved  in  the  implementation  of  other  Community  action  programmes,  thus 
helping to ensure consistency and complementarity with other relevant programmes, actions 
and initiatives.  

2.4 The European Year of Workers Mobility 2006 

A wide range of actions were launched in the context of the 2006 European Year of Workers' 
Mobility (EYWM), which contributed to the main objectives of the Year to be met, i.e.  

-  To  raise  awareness  of  workers'  rights  (free  movement  of  workers)  and  the  opportunities 
offered, as well as the instruments available to facilitate mobility, in particular EURES, PES' 
role in this respect, etc; 

- To exchange experience and good practice on mobility issues; 

-  To  consolidate  the  knowledge  base  of  the  EU  on  both  job  and  geographical  mobility, 
providing statistical data on mobility flows both inside and outside the EU. 

2000 awareness events involving all actors in the area of mobility were organised. Some of 
the  more  successful  ones  were  the  first  European  job  fairs  that  drew  about  200.000 
participants  to  230  European  cities  where  employers,  workers  and  jobseekers  could  be  in 
direct contact with each other.  

2.5 Local Employment Development (LED) 

The  potential  for  job  creation  at  the  local  level,  including  in  the  social  economy,  was 
supported  and  partnerships  between  all  relevant  actors  were  encouraged.  Analysis  on  LED 
were  undertaken  to  improve  knowledge  of  successful  local  development  initiatives  and  to 
promote innovation, as well as to develop analytic and methodological tools for strengthening 
the local element of Community and national employment policies. 

2.6 Evaluation of EIM 

In  accordance  with  Article  13  of  the  EIM  Decision,  an  independent  evaluation  was  carried 
out. The contractor submitted a Mid-Term Report in May 2005, which focused on the project 
level  of  EIM-funded  projects.  An  update  of  the  Mid-Term  Report  submitted  in  December 
2005 examined the programme and policy level and considered the implications the revised 
Lisbon process might have had on the EIM Programme. The Final Report assesses the overall 
Programme  performance  and  makes  recommendations  for  future  Community  programmes. 
Finally, the Ex-post Report synthesises the findings of all the previous evaluation reports. 

The main aim of the evaluation was to assess: 

- the contribution of the EIM to the development and implementation of the EES; 

- the consistency and effectiveness of the programme; and 

- the extent to which the objectives had been achieved and the obstacles identified in the 
implementation process.  

Notwithstanding the overall positive findings of the evaluators with respect to the above, in 
their  recommendations,  they  stress  the  necessity  to  simplify  the  financial  management  and 

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procedures  with  regard  to  project  implementation  and  call  for  a  more  reliable  project 
monitoring by the use of new information technologies, such as databases. It was furthermore 
concluded  that  there  is  a  need  for  a  more  active  information  policy  including  better 
dissemination of project results and follow-up of studies, surveys and research. This could for 
example  be  done  by  increasing  the  ambition  level  within  projects  and  moving  the 
responsibility  for  promotion  of  MS  cooperation,  dissemination  and  follow-up  to  project 
contractors. The recommendations finally include the need for a more active involvement of 
the programme Committee.  

3. PARTICIPATION OF NON-EU COUNTRIES 

Following Article 7 of the EIM decision, the programme and its activities were opened to the 
EFTA/EEA  countries  (Iceland,  Norway  and  Liechtenstein)  and  the  AC  which  in  May  2004 
became  the  10  new  MS  of  the  Union.  The  CC  at  that  time  Bulgaria,  Romania,  as  well  as 
Turkey, also joined the programme in 2003 and Croatia in 2006. 

To  anticipate  in  the  most  appropriate  way  the  accession  of  the  new  MS,  the  Commission 
started a concentrated effort to help the CC to streamline their policies in line with the Lisbon 
strategy. The LM trends in the CC were regularly analysed in the "Employment in Europe" 
report,  a  policy  dialogue  was  established  and  Joint  Assessment  Papers  (JAP)  on  policy 
developments  were  prepared  on  the  basis  of  commonly  agreed  standards.  A  gradual 
participation of all CC in the EIM activities took place from 2003 onwards, which included 
the  EIM  Committee  meetings  and  information  meetings,  seminars  and  conferences.  Their 
involvement in the EIM facilitated learning from the operation and evaluation of the EES in 
the  MS  and  supported  the  preparation  of  the  implementation  of  the  EES  in  the  Lisbon 
framework. This allowed the new MS to accelerate their full integration into the EES. 

4. ROLE  OF  THE EIM  COMMITTEE,  LINKS  WITH  OTHER  COMMITTEES,  PROGRAMMES  AND 

ORGANISATIONS 

The  EIM  Programme  Committee,  which  had  both  management  and  advisory  capacity,  met 
twice  a  year.  They  adopted  the  General  Guidelines  for  the  implementation  of  activities,  the 
annual  work  programmes,  the  breakdown  of  funding  between  measures  and  the  selection 
criteria for financial support.  

Cooperation  and  coordination  with  other  relevant  Committees,  notably  EMCO,  were 
established  to  ensure  consistency  and  complementarity  of  the  EIM  activities  with  other 
Community programmes and initiatives. Whilst being of a broader scope, EIM activities were 
useful  for  EMCO  and  supported  its  work.  Furthermore,  EMCO  was  regularly  informed  of 
project outcomes through for example participation in conferences, seminars and workshops. 
While  implementing  the  EIM,  account  was  also  taken  of  the  work  of  the  Economic  Policy 
Committee (EPC) and its Labour Market Working Group. 

In  this  context  it  is  also  worthwhile  to  note  that  the  EU  Research  Framework  Programme 
supports  complementary  research  projects  and  networks  on  many  of  the  issues  addressed 
under section 2. "The Activities", thus making a substantial contribution to the EU's growth, 
employment and social cohesion policy objectives.  

The  existing  co-operation  with  the  OECD,  ILO  and  the  World  Bank  was  continued,  e.g. 
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conferences and seminars on a wide range of issues, incl. human capital, migration and LED. 
Cooperation and co-financing continued on the OECD LEED programme19. The Commission 
also ensured the link with decentralised agencies, in particular with the European Foundation 
for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin. 

5. CONCLUSIONS 

During  the  whole  programme  period  (2002-2006),  the  EIM  contributed  to  achieving  the 
strategic  goal  set  by  the  European  Council  at  Lisbon  of  enabling  the  Community  to  re-
establish the conditions for full employment, as referred to in the EIM. 

The Programme was implemented in accordance with its main objectives. Major attention was 
given to each of the objectives, by implementing Community measures referred to in Article 4 
of the Decision. In this way, the EIM activities contributed to the development, follow-up and 
evaluation  of  the  EES  and  underpinned  the  co-ordinated  approach  of  the  EES.  They 
furthermore  focused  on  the  improvement  of  statistics  and  indicators,  analysed  key  issues 
related  to  the  development  of  the  EU  LMs,  assessed  and  evaluated  policies  and  promoted 
exchange  of  best  practices  between  MS  and  awareness-raising  among  the  EU-citizens. 
Encouraging  LED  activities  received  particular  attention.  In  implementing  the  EIM,  the 
Commission  focused  not  only  on  tangible  short-term  but  also  on  medium-  and  long-term 
results, to trigger sustainable changes. Focus was also on good governance, peer reviews as 
well as on information activities. 

In 2004, the EU welcomed 10 new MS. Their gradual participation in the EIM facilitated their 
learning from the EES evaluation in the EU-15 and made them better prepared for their full 
integration into the EES  

The activities were based on the objective of ensuring a high level of awareness of the EES at 
all geographic levels of the EU so that the general public and interest groups, such as policy 
makers,  social  partners,  local  and  regional  authorities  and  other  key  actors,  including  civil 
society,  are  aware  of  their  potential  to  enhance  the  economic  and  social  prospects,  and  are 
encouraged  to  make  contributions  to  that  end.  In  comparison  to  the  ARC  programme,  there 
was  a  stronger  emphasis  on  the  need  to  implement  an  active  and  transparent  information 
policy, to raise the awareness of citizens throughout the Union about the  key aspects  of  the 
EES and of the way in which it might affect them. 

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Budget  allocated  by  the  Council  and  European  Parliament:  55  M  €  +  5  M  €  in  connection  with  the  enlargement  in  2004.  To  this  tot al  amount  of  60  M  €  was  added  the 
contributions to the programme by the participating Candidate Countries and the EFTA/EEA Countries and a transfer in 2006 of unused funds from 2004 and 2005, which 
makes a total of 64.590.390 € in available funds for the whole programme period. 

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Type of project  

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

TOTAL BUDGET/FUNDS 

5.000.000  10.486.434  14.804.096  16.337.600  17.962.260 

2.1 

Statistical work and development of indicators, comprising: 

Sub-delegation to EUROSTAT 

Other statistical work 

1.262.376 

1.665.745 

1.324.343 

4.541.636 

1.082.119 

333.602 

449.734 

49.284 

TOTAL 2.1 Statistical work and development of indicators 

1.262.376 

1.665.745 

1.657.945 

4.991.370 

1.131.403 

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Analysis and Research, comprising 

2.2.1 

Analysis of trends and challenges including forward-looking issues: 

   Studies and surveys (incl. conferences, seminars and workshops to present results) 

418.249 

1.142.924 

1.112.625 

1.067.837 

1.667.995 

3 studies in the framework of 2006 European Year of Workers Mobility (EYWM) (incl. seminars 
to present results) 

124.453 

458.610 

SUB-TOTAL 2.2.1 Analysis of trends and challenges including forward-looking issues 

418.249 

1.142.924 

1.112.625 

1.192.290 

2.126.605 

2.2.2 

Policy assessment and evaluation: 

   Assessment studies (incl. PES evaluation projects and effectiveness/impact of ALMP) 

99.800 

261.600 

189.650 

441.778 

   Call for Proposals: Development of evaluation practice: 6 projects 2003-2005 

557.398 

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Type of project  

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

Calls for Proposals: Projects contributing to the evaluation of EES (national evaluation practices) 
2002-2003, 2005-2007 and 2006-2008 

190.000 

2006 EYWM (incl. Eurobarometer survey on the perception of rights and instruments in the area 
of workers' mobility 2006 and evaluation of the Year) 

519.620 

610.414 

316.552 

SUB-TOTAL 2.2.2 Policy assessment and evaluation 

289.800 

557.398 

261.600 

709.270 

1.368.744 

TOTAL 2.2 Analysis and Research 

708.049 

1.700.322 

1.374.225 

1.901.560 

3.495.349 

2.3 

Exchange of best practices, co-operation between MS and awareness-raising, comprising 

2.3.1 

Exchange of best practices and co-operation between MS: 

Major Actions: 

Peer Review Programme (incl. studies on good practices of ALMP) / Mutual Learning Programme 
(incl. support services, Peer Review meetings and thematic reviews) 2002-2006  

283.970 

1.433.440 

765.739 

891.642 

982.116 

European Employment Observatory (network) 2002-2006 

1.018.480 

1.797.182 

1.160.545 

988.208 

938.208 

Calls for Proposals: Awareness-raising for the EES: joint information actions 2003-2005 

430.974 

Calls  for  Proposals:  Follow-up  of  impact  evaluation  projects  and  awareness-raising  for  the  EES 
(Joint information actions – Dissemination) 2004-2006 

1.228.181 

Calls for Proposals: Follow-up and dissemination activities to the Mutual Learning Programme of 
the EES 2005-2007 and 2006-2008 

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2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2006  EYWM  (incl.  Calls  for  Proposals  for  innovative  actions  to  exchange  best  practice  on 
workers mobility and social partners mobility initiatives followed by a conference) 

183.446 

2.019.273 

Studies  (incl.  identification  of  good  practices  to  increase  job  opportunities  and  maintain  older 
workers in employment; Ageing and employment) 

199.550 

Sub-Total Major Actions 

PES Projects: 

1.302.450 

3.661.596 

3.354.015 

3.186.043 

5.329.163 

Seminars  (incl.  training  seminars  for  PES  management,  PES  and  PRES  seminar,  vocational 
guidance in PES and 12th-19th meeting of Heads of PES) 

117.503 

499.781 

395.674 

80.275 

663.558 

   Call for Proposals: Governance and structural change in PES related to ICT developments 2004 

Call for Proposals: Profiling instruments related to long-term unemployment groups in the Labour 
Market 2004 

   Calls for Proposals: Modernisation of PES (innovative transnational projects) 2004-2008 

300.000 

1.091.436 

1.064.001 

   Study (incl. seminar) (good company practice on worker mobility for SMEs and PES) 

250.000 

Sub-Total PES Projects 

117.503 

499.781 

695.674 

1.171.711 

1.977.559 

SUB-TOTAL 2.3.1 Exchange of best practices and co-operation between MS 

1.419.953 

4.161.377 

4.049.689 

4.357.754 

7.306.722 

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Information and awareness-raising: 

Conferences: 

Type of project  

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

Presidency conferences under the Greek, Italian, Irish, Dutch, UK, Austrian, Finnish and German 
Presidency 

799.152 

569.753 

476.238 

736.856 

872.400 

Joint seminars with OECD, World Bank, Japan and the USA 

84.405 

308.464 

MISEP Meetings 2005 and 2006 

Support to EMCO seminars (expert meetings) 

56.711 

188.530 

145.345 

160.903 

Sub-Total Conferences 

799.152 

654.158 

476.238 

1.247.376 

1.221.833 

Information, awareness-raising and dissemination of projects: 

Employment Week 2002-2005 

97.504 

83.916 

45.474 

Publication programme 2003-2006 (incl. Employment in Europe report 2003-2006 and the report's 
1st dissemination conference) 

105.801 

309.792 

196.419 

338.317 

485.543 

Taskforce on Employment; high level group (8 meetings) 2003 

54.500 

2006 EYWM (events, publications and promotional and awareness-raising material)  

372.538 

951.320 

Eurobarometer  survey  to  assess  awareness  of  EES/ESF  2006  and  ESF:  supporting  employment 
initiatives for 50 years 

Expert meetings to disseminate activity/study results (contributing external experts/speakers) 

675.012 

187.322 

Sub-Total Information, awareness-raising and dissemination of projects 

203.305 

364.292 

280.335 

756.329 

2.299.197 

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2005 

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SUB-TOTAL 2.3.2 Information and awareness-raising 

1.002.457 

1.018.450 

756.573 

2.003.705 

3.521.030 

TOTAL 2.3 Exchange of best practices, co-operation between MS and awareness-raising 

2.422.410 

5.179.827 

4.806.262 

6.361.459 

10.827.752 

2.4 

2.5 

The  activities  launched  in  the  framework  of  the  2006  European  Year  of  Workers'  Mobility 
(EYWM)  are  listed  and  described  in  section  2.4  of  the  main  part  of  this  report.  In  this  table, 
however,  they  have  been  spread  out  under  different  budget  headings  in  order  to  give  a  correct 
picture of what funds were spent on what type of project and in order to show the wide range of 
activities launched under the Year. 

Local Employment Development (LED), comprising 

Studies (incl. seminars) 

1.094.230 

Evaluation of 19 project proposals: Actions in favour of local commitment for employment  

192.800 

OECD/LEED Convention: 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2006-2007 

266.500 

500.000 

660.000 

IDELE  (Identification  of  good  practice  in  the  field  of  LED  and  promoting  better  governance) 
2003-2005  

400.000 

400.000 

400.000 

LED Leaflets: Vademecum on the development of LED strategies 2004, and LED handbook for 
the new MS 2006 

45.000 

300.000 

Linking local actors ('Network of Networks') 2005-2007 

Joint EU/US seminar for bilateral cooperation on LED 2005 

522.425 

76.537 

TOTAL 2.5 Local Employment Development (LED) 

266.500 

592.800 

2.039.230 

998.962 

960.000 

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Evaluation of the programme: 

Evaluation of EIM 

TOTAL 2.6 Evaluation of the programme 

Type of project  

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

638.604 

TOTAL COMMITMENTS ACTIVITIES 

4.659.335 

9.138.694  10.516.266 

14.253.351 

16.414.504 

Percentage spent of total funds  

93% 

87% 

71% 

87% 

91% 

TOTAL  FUNDS  Council  and  EP  Decision  on  EIM  (including  contributions  of  EFTA/EEA  &  CC  and 
transfer of unused funds from 2004 and 2005 to last year of the programme 2006) 

5.000.000  10.486.434  14.804.096 

16.337.600 

17.962.260 

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