Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation
Date: 2011-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EURES, anti-discriminatory measure, employment aid, fight against unemployment, job creation, job preservation, labour mobility, marginalisation, microloan, poverty, social integration, social security, social well-being, working conditions

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 6.10.2011 
COM(2011) 609 final 

2011/0270 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation 

{SEC(2011) 1134 final} 

{SEC(2011)1130 final} 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

General context 

Europe's  societies  are  confronted  with  multiple  challenges  stemming  from  increased  global 
competition, the fast pace of technological progress, demographic trends, and climate change. 
The  recent  economic  and  financial  crisis,  which  hit  all  Member  States  and  regions  in  the 
Union, has compounded the situation. In the area of employment and social policy, the Union 
continues to face complex problems, such as: 

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high  unemployment  rates,  especially  among  the  low-skilled,  the  young,  older 
workers, migrants and people with disabilities; 

an increasingly fragmented labour market, in which more flexible work patterns and 
other challenges are emerging and which have an impact on job security and working 
conditions; 

a  shrinking  workforce  and  increasing  pressure  on  social  protection  systems  as  a 
result of demographic change; 

difficulty in combining work and caring responsibilities and achieving a sustainable 
work-life balance, hampering personal and family development;  

an  unacceptably  high  number  of  people  living  below  the  poverty  line  and  in  social 
exclusion. 

The  crisis  also  highlighted  the  close  links  and  spill-over  between  EU-27  economies, 
especially in the euro area, whereby reforms or the lack of them - in one country - affect the 
performance  of  the  others.  This  means  that  coordinated  action  at  the  Union  level  is  more 
effective in addressing these challenges than individual actions of single Member States. To 
be  cost-effective,  reforms  also  need  to  be  as  far  as  possible  based  on  evidence.  The 
involvement of policy-makers and other stakeholders in a collective learning process and in 
developing and testing new approaches is likely to lead to greater acceptance and ownership 
of,  and  commitment  to  the  Europe  2020  strategy.  In  this  context,  social  innovation,  and  in 
particular social experimentation, can be a powerful tool for shaping the reforms and policy 
adjustments needed to implement Europe 2020. 

However,  the  development  and  dissemination  of  a  social  innovation  approach  on  a  larger 
scale in the Union is hampered by a number of factors, including: 

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insufficient  knowledge  of  the  needs  and  capabilities  of  civil  society  organisations, 
social enterprises and social entrepreneurs and public sector organisations; 

fragmentation  of  efforts  and  resources,  lack  of  transparency  and  visibility,  limited 
financial  support  and  insufficient  technical  skills  of  the  kind  that  can  help 
organisations to develop and deliver social innovations; 

low levels of involvements of citizens and business; 

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poor diffusion, and little scale-up of good practices; 

poor methods of impact evaluation of actions and policies. 

While tackling socio-economic problems is primarily the responsibility of the Member States 
and regions and decisions have to be taken closest to the citizen, the Union has a role to play 
in putting the need for specific reforms on the agenda, identifying barriers to change and ways 
of overcoming them, ensuring that existing Union level rules are complied with, stimulating 
sharing of good practice and mutual learning, and supporting social innovation and Europe-
wide approaches. 

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Grounds for the proposal 

The European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation is based on three existing 
instruments: 

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the Progress Programme established by Decision No 1672/2006/EC; 

EURES; 

the  European  Progress  Microfinance  Facility  for  employment  and  social  inclusion 
established by Decision No 283/2010/EU. 

The Progress Programme 

Within the limits of its competence, the Union employment and social policy, seeks mainly to 
ensure  collective  action  and  effective  policy  co-ordination  between  the  Member  States.  The 
framework  is  provided  by  the  Treaty  (TEU)  which  sets  out  two  principal  types  of  action, 
namely co-ordination (adoption of measures designed to encourage co-operation between the 
Member  States)  and 
legislation  (adoption,  by  means  of  Directives,  of  minimum 
requirements). 

responses, 

Previous experience in fostering co-operation between Member States in the employment and 
social affairs field points to a number of factors which influence the success of co-ordinated 
policy 
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interdependency  (e.g.  how  to  explain  in-work  poverty,  how  to  tackle  health  inequalities), 
common  terminology  and  measurement  to  allow  to  monitoring  and  benchmarking, 
comparable  data,  and  convergence  or  synergies  between  goals,  values  and  interests  of  a 
variety of stakeholders.  

including  consistent  conceptualisation  of  key-factors  and 

Since  its  inception,  the  Progress  Programme  has  contributed  to  delivering  effective  policy 
responses. The strengthened policy framework under the new Europe 2020 strategy implies an 
even  stronger  need  for  evidence-based  policy-making  so  that  Union  policies  and  legislation 
are  responsive  to  the  socio-economic  challenges.  The  successor  to  the  Progress  Programme 
will assist the Commission in implementing its tasks: 

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fact-finding and evidence-gathering about relevant policy developments; 

monitoring  and  reporting  on  progress  made  by  Member  States  towards  Union 
common priorities and objectives; 

ensuring effective and uniform application of Union law;  

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modernising  Union  law  on  working  conditions  in  line  with  the  Smart  Regulation 
principles. 

EURES 

Free movement of workers, one of the four freedoms enshrined in the Treaty, contributes to 
economic  development  and  social  cohesion  in  the  Union.  However,  there  are  a  number  of 
barriers  to  geographical  mobility  in  the  Union,  ranging  from  legal  and  administrative 
obstacles, housing costs, portability of pensions, and linguistic barriers to lack of transparency 
of  job  vacancies  and  support  for  matching  job-seekers  with  job  offers.  EURES  aims  to 
improve  labour  market  transparency  by  making  job  vacancies  available  on  the  EURES  Job 
Mobility  Portal  and  to  provide  support  for  information,  advice  and  guidance  services  at 
national and cross-border level. 

At the same time, the role of public employment services (PES) has changed as a result of the 
recent economic crisis and the need for more tailor-made services. PES should become life-
long learning providers, offering a wide range of services (such as skills assessment, training, 
career guidance, matching jobs and profiles, client counselling), and catering for the needs of 
those  furthest  from  the  labour  market.  In  addition,  EURES  should  promote  new  working 
methods with private employment services. 

European Progress Microfinance Facility 

Becoming self-employed is one of the avenues for unemployed people to get into a job. Job 
creation  through  the  establishment  and  consolidation  of  new  businesses  plays  a  key-role  in 
achieving  the  Europe  2020  objectives:  a  significant  number  of  new  jobs  in  the  Union  are 
created by newly established firms and almost 85% of these jobs are created in micro-firms. 
However, the Union is far from exploiting its full potential in this respect. One of the major 
obstacles to business creation is lack of access to finance, and especially micro-credit, which 
has been exacerbated by the recent economic crisis. Europe's micro-finance sector has not yet 
reached maturity. In order to grow, Union micro-finance institutions would need to build and 
maintain adequate funding models. Therefore, there is a clear need to strengthen institutional 
capacity-building (especially of non-banking microfinance institutions) in order to cover start-
up costs and funding for lending to high-risk target groups. 

The  European  Union  Programme  for  Social  Change  and  Innovation  aims  to  increase 
coherence of EU action in the employment and social areas by bringing together and building 
on  the  implementation  of  the  Progress  Programme,  EURES  and  the  European  Progress 
Microfinance  facility.  In  addition,  the  Programme  provides  for  an  opportunity  to  simplify 
implementation through common provisions covering, inter alia, common general objectives, 
common typology of actions and rationalisation of reporting and evaluation. At the same time, 
the  Programme  provides  for  a  limited  set  of  specific  provisions  applying  to  the  three  axes 
(Progress, EURES and Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship) in order to take account of 
legal  requirements  (including  comitology  rules  which  only  applies  to  the  Progress  axis, 
geographical coverage and specific reporting and evaluation requirements in the case of the 
Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis).  

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Objective of the proposal 

The Programme will seek to achieve the following general objectives: 

(a)  Strengthen  ownership  of  the  Union  objectives  in  the  employment,  social  and 
working  conditions  fields  among  key  Union  and  national  policy-makers,  as 
well as other interested parties in order to bring about concrete and coordinated 
actions at both Union and Member State level;  

(b)  Support the development of adequate, accessible and efficient social protection 
systems  and  labour  markets  and  facilitate  policy  reform,  by  promoting  good 
governance, mutual learning and social innovation; 

(c)  Modernise Union law in line with the Smart Regulation principles and ensure 
that Union law on matters relating to working conditions is effectively applied; 

(d)  Promote  workers’  geographical  mobility  and  boost  employment  opportunities 
by developing Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all; 

(e)  Promote  employment  and  social  inclusion  by  increasing  the  availability  and 
accessibility  of  microfinance  for  vulnerable  groups  and  micro-enterprises  and 
by increasing access to finance for social enterprises. 

The  ‛gender  equality’  and  ‛non-discrimination’  sections  of  the  Progress  Programme  will  be 
incorporated into new instruments in the area of justice. However, in pursuing its objectives, 
the European Union programme for Social Change and Innovation promotes gender and non-
discrimination mainstreaming. 

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RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

Consultation with the interested parties 

As part of the review of the current Progress programme, the Commission organised a two-
step consultation: 

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A working group comprising the programme’s key stakeholders representatives was 
set  up  to  provide  the  Commission  with  a  set  of  recommendations  on  the  future 
instrument’s design, objectives, implementation and funding.  

A  public  online  consultation  on  a  successor  instrument  to  the  Progress  programme 
was carried out between 4 April and 27 May 2011.  

The  EURES  Working  Party  and  Heads  of  Public  Employment  Services  (PES)  held  specific 
discussions on the future of EURES during 2011. 

With  regard  to  microfinance,  the  Commission  collected  the  views  of  the  European 
Microfinance  Network  (EMN),  which  represents  the  Union  microfinance  sector,  the 
managing authorities of the European Social Fund and the European Investment Fund (which 
implements  the  Progress  Microfinance  Facility  on  behalf  of  the  Commission)  and  the 

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Commission's  services,  which  covered  both  micro-finance  and  support 
entrepreneurship, were taken into account. 

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Impact assessment 

A  composite  impact  assessment  of  the  financial  instruments  under  the  responsibility  of  the 
Directorate-General  ‛Employment,  Social  Affairs  and  Inclusion’,  covering  the  European 
Social Fund, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, the Progress Programme, EURES 
and  the  Progress  Microfinance  Facility  was  carried  out1.  The  impact  assessment  considered 
three options: 

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option 1: no policy change: under this option, the Progress programme, EURES and 
the  Progress  micro-finance  facility,  would  continue to exist  as separate instruments 
running alongside the European Social Fund.  

option 2: a new integrated programme for social change and innovation: the new 
programme  is  made  up  of  three  separate  albeit  complementary  axes:  Progress, 
EURES and microfinance and social entrepreneurship. 

option  3:  a  single  instrument  for  employment  and  social  affairs:  such  an 
instrument would have a shared management strand (the European Social Fund) and 
a direct management strand.  

The impact assessment has concluded that option 2 is the preferred option that would bring 
about  the  most  benefits  in  terms  of  efficiency  gains,  critical  mass,  coherence  and 
effectiveness, while avoiding political and institutional risks. 

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LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

Legal basis 

The proposal is based on Article 46(d), Article 149, Article 153(2)(a) and the third paragraph 
of Article 175 of the Treaty. 

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Subsidiarity and proportionality principles 

As  the  objectives  of  the  proposed  Programme  for  Social  Change  and  Innovation  cannot  be 
sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States,  the  Union  may  adopt  measures  in  accordance 
with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In 
accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does 
not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATION  

The financial appropriations for implementing the Programme for the period from 1 January 
2014 to 31 December 2020 will amount to EUR 958.19 million (in current prices). 

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2011/0270 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 46(d), 
Article 149, Article 153(2)(a) and the third paragraph of Article 175 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2,  

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3,  

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

In line with the Commission Communication ‘A budget for Europe 2020’4, which recommends 
rationalising and simplifying the Union’s funding instruments and sharpening their focus both 
on Union added value and on impacts and results, this Regulation establishes a European Union 
Programme for Social Change and Innovation (hereinafter ‘the Programme’) to provide for the 
continuation  and  development  of  activities  carried  out  on  the  basis  of  Decision  No 
1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a 
Community  Programme  for  Employment  and  Social  Solidarity  –  Progress5,  Regulation  
No  492/2011  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  5 April  2011  on  freedom  of 
movement  for  workers  within  the  Union  6  and  Commission  Decision  2003/8/EC  of  23 
December 2002 implementing Regulation No 1612/1968 as regards the clearance of vacancies 
and  applications  for  employment7  and  Decision  No 283/2010/EU  of  the  European  Parliament 
and  of  the  Council  of  25 March  2010  establishing  a  European  Progress  Microfinance  Facility 
for employment and social inclusion8 (hereinafter ‘the Facility’). 

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On 17 June 2010 the European Council endorsed the Commission proposal for a Europe 2020 
Strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, which provides for five headline 
targets  (including  three  dealing  respectively  with  employment,  the  fight  against  poverty  and 
social exclusion, and education) and seven flagship initiatives, and thus constitutes a coherent 
policy framework for the coming decade. The European Council advocated full mobilisation of 
the appropriate EU instruments and policies to support achievement of the common objectives 
and invited the Member States to step up coordinated action.  

In accordance with Article 148(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the 
Council adopted guidelines for employment policies on 21 October 2010, which, together with 
the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union adopted 
in accordance with Article 121 of the Treaty, comprise the Europe 2020 integrated guidelines. 
The  Programme  should  contribute  to  applying  the  Europe  2020  integrated  guidelines,  and  in 
particular  Guidelines  7,  8  and  10,  while  supporting  implementation  of  the  flagship  initiatives, 
with special regard to the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion, an Agenda 
for New Skills and Jobs, and Youth on the Move. 

The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion and the Innovation Union flagship 
initiatives  identify  social  innovation  as  a  powerful  tool  for  addressing  the  social  challenges 
arising from population ageing, poverty, unemployment, new work patterns and life styles, and 
citizens' expectations regarding social justice, education and health care. The Programme should 
support action to step up social innovation in policy areas falling within its scope in the public, 
private  and  third  sectors,  taking  due  account  of  the  role  of  regional  and  local  authorities.  In 
particular,  it  should  help  identify,  evaluate  and  scale  up  innovative  solutions  and  practice 
through social experimentation to assist the Member States more effectively in reforming their 
labour  markets  and  social  protection  policies.  It  should  also  act  as  a  catalyst  for  transnational 
partnerships  and  networking  between  public,  private  and  third-sector  actors  as  well  as 
supporting  their  involvement  in  designing  and  implementing  new  approaches  to  tackling 
pressing social needs and challenges. 

In  line  with  the  Europe  2020  Strategy,  the  Programme  should  pursue  a  coherent  approach  to 
promoting employment and combating social exclusion and poverty. Its implementation should 
be  rationalised  and  simplified,  notably  through  a  set  of  common  provisions  including,  inter 
allia,  general  objectives,  typology  of  actions,  monitoring  and  evaluation  arrangements.  The 
Programme  should  also  focus  on  large  projects  with  clear  EU  added  value  in  order  to  reach 
critical mass and reduce administrative burden for both the beneficiaries and the Commission. 
In  addition,  greater  use  should  be  made  of  simplified  cost  options  (lump-sum  and  flat-rate 
financing) in particular for the implementation of mobility schemes. The Programme should be 
a  one-stop  shop  for  microfinance  providers,  providing  financing  for  micro-credit,  capacity 
building  and  technical  assistance.  Lastly,  the  Programme  should  provide  for  budgetary 
flexibility through the establishment of a reserve to be allocated on an annual basis in order to 
respond to policy priorities. 

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The  Union  should  equip  itself  with  a  sound  analytical  basis  to  support  policy-making  in  the 
employment and social area. Such an evidence base adds value to national action by providing a 
Union dimension and comparison for data-gathering and the development of statistical tools and 
methods and common indicators with a view to composing a full picture of the situation in the 
fields of employment, social policy and working conditions across the Union and ensuring high-
quality evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of programmes and policies. 

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The  Union  is  uniquely  placed  to  provide  a  Union  platform  for  policy  exchanges  and  mutual-
learning between the Member States in the employment and social areas. Knowledge of policies 
applied in other countries and of their results broadens the range of options available to policy-
makers, triggers new policy developments and encourages national reform.  

Ensuring that minimum standards are in place and that working conditions improve constantly 
in the Union is a central feature of Union social policy. The Union has an important role to play 
both  in  ensuring  that  the  legislative  framework  is  adapted,  in  line  with  ‘Smart  Regulation’ 
principles, to evolving work patterns and new health and safety risks and in financing measures 
to improve compliance with Union rules on the protection of workers' rights. 

Civil  society  organisations  active  at  various  levels  can  play  an  important  role  in  meeting  the 
objectives of the Programme, by participating in the policy-making process and contributing to 
social innovation. 

(10)  The  Union  is  committed  to  strengthening  the  social  dimension  of  globalisation  by  promoting 
decent  work  and  labour  standards  internationally,  either  directly  vis-à-vis  third  countries  or 
indirectly through cooperation with international organisations. Accordingly, suitable relations 
need to be developed with third countries not participating in the Programme in order to help 
achieve its objectives, having regard to any agreements of relevance between such countries and 
the Union. This may involve the attendance of representatives of these third countries at events 
of  mutual  interest  (such  as  conferences,  workshops  and  seminars)  that  take  place  in  countries 
participating  in  the  Programme.  In  addition,  cooperation  should  be  developed  with  the 
international  organisations  concerned,  and  in  particular  the  International  Labour  Organisation 
(ILO), the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 
(OECD),  with  a  view  to  implementing  the  Programme  in  a  way  that  takes  the  role  of  such 
organisations into account. 

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In accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of the Treaty, Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 lays down 
provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers by ensuring close cooperation 
between  the  Member  States  and  with  the  Commission.  EURES  should  promote  better 
functioning of the labour markets by facilitating transnational geographical mobility of workers, 
providing  greater  transparency  on  the  labour  market,  ensuring  the  clearance  of  vacancies  and 
applications  for  employment  and  supporting  activities  in  the  areas  of  recruitment,  advice  and 
guidance  services  at  national  and  cross-border  level,  thereby  contributing  to  the  objectives  of 
the Europe 2020 Strategy. 

(12)  EURES’ scope should be widened to develop and support targeted mobility schemes at Union 
level with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified. In 
accordance  with  Article  47  of  the  Treaty,  the  scheme  should  facilitate  mobility  among  young 
workers. 

(13)  The  Europe  2020  Strategy,  and  in  particular  Guideline  7,  identifies  self-employment  and 

entrepreneurship as crucial to achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth9.  

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(14)  Lack  of  access  to  credit  is  one  of  the  main  obstacles  to  business  creation,  especially  among 
people  furthest  from  the  labour  market.  Union  and  national  efforts  in  this  area  need  to  be 
stepped up  in  order  to increase the  supply of microfinance  and  meet  demand  from  those  who 
need  it  most,  and  in  particular  unemployed  and  vulnerable  people  who  wish  to  start  up  or 
develop a micro-enterprise, including on a self-employed basis, but do not have access to credit. 
As a first step, in 2010 the European Parliament and the Council set up the Facility. 

(15)  Making  microfinance  more  available  on  the  Union’s  young  microfinance  market  calls  for  the 
institutional  capacity  of  microfinance  providers,  and  in  particular  non-bank  microfinance 
institutions,  to  be  stepped  up  in  line  with  the  Commission  Communication  'A  European 
Initiative for the development of micro-credit'10. 

(16)  Social enterprises are a cornerstone of Europe’s pluralist social market economy. They can act 
as  drivers  of  social  change  by  offering  innovative  solutions,  and  therefore  make  a  valuable 
contribution  to  meeting  the  objectives  of  the  Europe  2020  Strategy.  The  programme  should 
improve  social  enterprises’  access  to  finance  and  thereby  contribute  to  the  Social  Business 
Initiative launched by the Commission11.  

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Investment  Bank  Group,  action 

In order to capitalise on the experience of international financial institutions, and in particular 
the  European 
involving  microfinance  and  social 
entrepreneurship  should  be  implemented  by  the  Commission  indirectly  by  entrusting  budget 
implementations  tasks  to  financial  institutions  in  accordance  with  the  financial  regulation. 
Using Union resources concentrates leverage from international financial institutions and other 
investors,  unifies  approaches  and  thus  improves  access  to  finance  for  micro-enterprises, 
including  the  self-employed  and  social  enterprises.  The  Union  contribution  thus  assists  in  the 
development of the emerging social business sector and the microfinance market in the Union 
and encourages cross-border activities.  

(18)  Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty, the Programme should support the mainstreaming 
of gender equality and anti-discrimination objectives in all its activities. Regular monitoring and 
evaluation  should  be  carried  out  to  assess  the  way  in  which  gender  equality  and  anti-
discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities.  

(19)  Pursuant to Article 9 of the Treaty, the Programme should ensure that the requirements linked 
to the promotion of a high-level of employment, a guarantee of adequate social protection and 
the  fight  against  social  exclusion  are  taken  into  account  in  defining  and  implementing  the 
Union’s policies and activities. 

(20)  To  ensure  more  efficiency  in  communication  to  the  public  at  large  and  stronger  synergies 
between  the  communication  actions  undertaken  at  the  initiative  of  the  Commission,  the 
resources allocated to information and communication activities under this regulation shall also 
contribute to corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far as 
they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation. 

(21)  Since  the  objectives  of  this  Regulation  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  at  Member  State  level 
and  can  therefore,  by  reason  of  their  scale  and  effects,  be  better  achieved  at  Union  level,  the 

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Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 
5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set 
out  in  that  Article,  this  Regulation  does  not  go  beyond  what  is  necessary  to  achieve  those 
objectives. 

(22)  This  Regulation  lays  down,  for  the  duration  of  the  Programme,  a  total  financial  amount  that 
constitutes  the  prime  reference,  within  the  meaning  of  point 17  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement  of  {…}  between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on 
cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial  management,  for  the  budgetary 
authority during the annual budgetary procedure. 

(23)  The  financial  interests  of  the  Union  should  be  protected  through  proportionate  measures 
throughout  the  expenditure  cycle,  including  the  prevention,  detection  and  investigation  of 
irregularities,  the  recovery  of  funds  lost,  wrongly  paid  or  incorrectly  used  and,  where 
appropriate, penalties. 

(24) 

Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission with a view to ensuring there are 
uniform  conditions  for  implementing  actions  under  the  EURES  and  the  Microfinance  and 
Social Entrepreneurship axes of the Programme. 

(25)  The  implementing  powers  relating  to  actions  carried  out  under  the  Progress  axis  of  the 
Programme  should  be  exercised  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No 182/2011  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general 
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise 
of implementing powers12.  

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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Title I 
Common provisions 

Article 1 
Subject matter  

1. 

This Regulation establishes a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation 
(hereinafter ‘the Programme’) which aims to contribute to the implementation of the Europe 
2020 Strategy, its headline targets and Integrated Guidelines by providing financial support for 
the  European  Union’s  objectives  in  terms  of  promoting  a  high  level  of  employment, 
guaranteeing  adequate  social  protection,  combating  social  exclusion  and  poverty  and 
improving working conditions. 

2. 

The Programme shall run from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.  

Article 2 
Definitions 

For the purposes of this Regulation: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

‘Social  enterprise’  means  an  enterprise  whose  primary  objective  is  to  achieve  social  impact 
rather than generate profit for owners and stakeholders. It operates in the market through the 
production of goods and services in an entrepreneurial and innovative way, and uses surpluses 
mainly  to  achieve  social  goals.  It  is  managed  in  an  accountable  and  transparent  way,  in 
particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity.  

‘Microcredit’ means a loan of up to EUR 25 000. 

‘Micro-enterprise’  means  an  enterprise  that  employs  less  than  10  people,  including  self-
employed  persons,  and  whose  annual  turnover  and/or  annual  balance  sheet  total  does  not 
exceed  EUR 2 million,  in  accordance  with  Commission  Recommendation  2003/361/EC  of  6 
May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises13. 

(d) 

‘Microfinance’  includes  guarantees,  counter-guarantees,  microcredit,  equity  and  quasi-equity 
extended to persons and micro-enterprises. 

Article 3 
Structure of the Programme 

1. 

The Programme shall be made up of the following three complementarity axes: 

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(a)  The  Progress  axis,  which  shall  support  the  development,  implementation,  monitoring 
and  evaluation  of  Union  employment  and  social  policy  and  legislation  on  working 
conditions  and  shall  promote  evidence-based  policy-making  and  innovation,  in 
partnership  with  the  social  partners,  civil  society  organisations  and  other  interested 
parties;  

(b)  The EURES axis, which shall support activities carried out by the EURES network, i.e. 
the  specialist  services  designated  by  the  EEA  Member  States  and  the  Swiss 
Confederation, together with other interested parties, to develop information exchanges 
and  dissemination  and  other  forms  of  cooperation  to  promote  workers’  geographical 
mobility; 

(c)  The  Microfinance  and  Social  Entrepreneurship  axis,  which  shall  facilitate  access  to 
finance  for  entrepreneurs,  especially  those  furthest  from  the  labour  market,  and  social 
enterprises. 

2. 

The common provisions laid down in Articles 1 to 14 shall apply to all three axes set out in 
points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, to each of which specific provisions shall also apply. 

Article 4 
General objectives of the Programme 

1. 

The Programme shall seek to achieve the following general objectives: 

(a)  Strengthen  ownership  of  the  Union  objectives  in  the  employment,  social  and  working 
conditions  fields  among  key  Union  and  national  policy-makers,  as  well  as  other 
interested parties in order to bring about concrete and coordinated actions at both Union 
and Member State level;  

(b)  Support the development of adequate, accessible and efficient social protection systems 
and labour markets and facilitate policy reform, by promoting good governance, mutual 
learning and social innovation; 

(c)  Modernise Union law in line with the Smart Regulation principles and ensure that Union 

law on matters relating to working conditions is effectively applied; 

(d)  Promote  workers’  geographical  mobility  and  boost  employment  opportunities  by 

developing Union labour markets that are open and accessible to all; 

(e)  Promote employment and social inclusion by increasing the availability and accessibility 
of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to 
finance for social enterprises. 

2. 

In pursuing those objectives, the Programme shall aim to:  

(a)  Promote  equality  between  women  and  men  and  combat  discrimination  based  on  sex, 

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(b)  Ensure that the requirements linked to the promotion of a high-level of employment, a 
guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion are taken 
into account in defining and implementing of the Union's policies and activities. 

Article 5 
Budget 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The financial appropriations for implementing the Programme over the period from 1 January 
2014 to 31 December 2020 shall amount to EUR 958.19 million14. 

The following indicative percentages shall be allocated to the axes set out in Article 3 (1) as 
follows:  

(a)  60% to the Progress axis, of which at least 17% shall be allocated to promoting social 
experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view 
to scaling them up;  

(b)  15% to the EURES axis;  

(c)  20% to the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis. 

The remaining 5% shall be apportioned among the axes on an annual basis in line with policy 
priorities. 

The  Commission  may  make  use  of  the  appropriations  referred  to  paragraph  1  to  finance 
technical  and/or  administrative  assistance,  in  particular  relating  to  auditing,  outsourcing  of 
translation, meetings of experts, and information and communication activities for the mutual 
benefit of the Commission and the beneficiaries. 

Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the ceilings laid 
down in the multiannual financial framework.  

Article 6 
Types of actions 

The following types of actions may be financed under the Programme: 

1. 

Analytical activities:  

(a)  Gathering  of  data  and  statistics,  as  well  as  development  of  common  methodologies, 

classifications, indicators and benchmarks; 

(b)  Surveys,  studies,  analyses  and  reports,  including  through  the  funding  of  networks  of 

experts; 

(c)  Evaluations and impact assessments; 

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(d)  Monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union law; 

(e)  Preparation  and  implementation  of  social  experimentation  as  a  method  for  testing  and 

evaluating innovative solutions with a view to scaling them up;  

(f)  Dissemination of the results of these analytical activities. 

2. 

Mutual learning, awareness and dissemination activities: 

(a)  Exchanges  and  dissemination  of  good  practice,  innovative  approaches  and  experience, 

peer reviews, benchmarking and mutual learning at European level; 

(b)  Council Presidency events, conferences and seminars; 

(c)  Training of legal and policy practitioners, and EURES advisers; 

(d)  Drafting and publication of guides, reports and educational material; 

(e) 

Information and communication activities; 

(f)  Development  and  maintenance  of  information  systems  in  order  to  exchange  and 
disseminate  information  on  Union  policy  and  legislation  as  well  as  labour  market 
information. 

3. 

Support for main actors in regard to: 

(a)  The operating costs of key Union-level networks whose activities relate and contribute 

to the objectives of the Progress axis; 

(b)  Capacity-building  of  national  administrations  and  specialist  services  responsible  for 
promoting  geographical  mobility  designated  by  the  Member  States  and  microcredit 
providers, 

(c)  Organisation  of  working  groups  of  national  officials  to  monitor  the  implementation  of 

Union law;  

(d)  Networking  and  cooperation  among  specialist  bodies,  national,  regional  and  local 

authorities, and employment services at European level; 

(e)  Funding of European-level observatories; 

(f)  Exchange of personnel between national administrations. 

4. 

5. 

Actions  to  promote  mobility  of  individuals  in  the  Union,  in  particular  the  development  of  a 
multilingual digital platform for the clearance of job vacancies and applications, and targeted 
mobility  schemes  to  fill  vacancies  where  labour  market  shortcomings  have  been  identified 
and/or to help specific groups of workers such as young people. 

Support to microfinance and social enterprises in particular through the financial instruments 
provided  for  under  Title  VIII  of  Part  one  of  Regulation  XXX/2012  [New  Financial 
Regulation] on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union, and grants. 

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Article 7 
Joint action 

Actions  eligible  under  the  Programme  may  be  implemented  jointly  with  other  Union  instruments, 
provided  that  such  actions  meet  the  objectives  of  both  the  Programme  and  the  other  instruments 
concerned.  

Article 8 
Consistency and complementarity 

1. 

The  Commission,  in  cooperation  with  the  Member  States,  shall  ensure  that  activities  carried 
out  under  the  Programme  are  consistent  with,  and  complementary  to  other  Union  action,  in 
particular under the European Social Fund (ESF) and in such areas as social dialogue, justice 
and  fundamental  rights,  education,  vocational  training  and  youth  policy,  research  and 
innovation,  entrepreneurship,  health,  enlargement  and  external  relations,  and  general 
economic policy. 

2. 

The  activities  supported  by  the  Programme  shall  comply  with  Union  and  national  law, 
including state aid rules. 

Article 9 
Cooperation with committees 

The  Commission  shall  establish  any  relations  needed  with  committees  dealing  with  policies, 
instruments and actions of relevance to the Programme in order to ensure that they are regularly and 
appropriately informed of progress in implementing the Programme.  

Article 10 
Dissemination of results and communication 

1. 

2. 

The results of the actions implemented under the Programme shall be suitably communicated 
and disseminated in order to maximise their impact, sustainability and Union added value. 

Communication  activities  shall  also  contribute  to  corporate  communication  of  the  political 
priorities  of  the  European  Union  as  far  as  they  are  related  to  the  general  objectives  of  this 
Regulation. 

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Article 11 
Financial provisions  

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall  manage  the  Programme  in  accordance  with  XXXX/2012  [New 
Financial Regulation] on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union ('the 
Financial Regulation')15. 

Lump-sums and scale of unit costs and flat-rate financing may be used in respect of support 
awarded to programme participants, in particular in respect of mobility schemes referred to in 
Article 6(4). 

Article 12 
Protection of the financial interests of the Union 

The  Commission  shall  take  appropriate  preventive  measures  ensuring  that,  when  actions 
financed  under  this  Regulation  are  implemented,  the  financial  interests  of  the  Union  are 
protected against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if 
irregularities are detected, by the recovery of amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, 
by effective, proportional and deterrent penalties, in accordance with Article 325 of the Treaty, 
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the 
European Communities’ financial interests16 and the Financial Regulation. 

The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, 
on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot,  over  all  grant  beneficiaries,  contractors  and 
subcontractors  as  well  as  third  parties  who  have  received  Union  funds.  OLAF  shall  be 
authorised to carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned 
directly or indirectly by such funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Council 
Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks 
and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' 
financial interests against fraud and other irregularities17 with a view to establishing any fraud, 
corruption  or  other  illegal  activity  in  connection  with  a  grant  agreement  or  decision  or  a 
contract concerning Union funding. 

3. 

Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, decisions, agreements and contracts resulting from 
the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  shall  expressly  entitle  the  Commission,  including 
OLAF, and the Court of Auditors to conduct such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections.  

Article 13 
Monitoring  

With a view to regular monitoring of the Programme and making any adjustments needed to its policy 
and funding priorities, the Commission shall draw up biennial monitoring reports and send them to the 
European Parliament and the Council. Such reports shall cover the Programme's results and the extent 

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to  which  gender  equality  and  anti-discrimination  considerations,  including  accessibility  issues,  have 
been addressed through its activities. 

Article 14 
Evaluation 

1. 

2. 

A mid-term evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out by the end of 2017 to measure 
progress  made  in  meeting  its  objectives,  to  determine  whether  its  resources  have  been  used 
efficiently and to assess its Union added value.  

Two years after the expiry of the Programme at the latest, the Commission shall carry out an 
ex-post evaluation measuring its impact and Union added value and shall forward a report on 
that  evaluation  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and  Social 
Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 

Title II 
Specific Provisions 

Chapter I 
Progress Axis 

Article 15 
Specific objectives 

In  addition  to  the  general  objectives  set  out  in  Article  4,  the  specific  objectives  of  the  Progress  axis 
shall be to: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Develop  and  disseminate  high-quality  comparative  analytical  knowledge  in  order  to  ensure 
that  Union  employment  and  social  policy  and  working  conditions  legislation  are  based  on 
sound evidence and are relevant to needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member 
States and the other participating countries; 

Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union 
employment  and  social  policy  and  working  conditions  legislation  at  Union,  national  and 
international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in 
developing their policies and in implementing Union law; 

Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy reforms, 
build up the main actors’ capacity to design and implement social experimentation, and make 
the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible; 

Provide  Union  and  national  organisations  with  financial  support  to  step  up  their  capacity  to 
develop, promote and support the implementation of Union employment and social policy and 
working conditions legislation. 

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Article 16 
Participation 

1. 

Participation in the Progress axis shall be open to the following countries:  

(a)  The Member States; 

(b)  The EFTA and EEA member countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement; 

(c)  The  candidate  countries  and  potential  candidates,  in  accordance  with  the  general 
principles and the general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements 
concluded with them on their participation in Union programmes. 

2. 

The Progress axis shall be open to all public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions, and 
in particular: 

(a)  National, regional and local authorities; 

(b)  Employment services; 

(c)  Specialist bodies provided for under Union law; 

(d)  The social partners; 

(e)  Non-governmental organisations, and in particular those organised at Union level; 

(f)  Higher education institutions and research institutes; 

(g)  Experts in evaluation and in impact assessment; 

(h)  National statistical offices; 

(i)  The media. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

The Commission may cooperate with international organisations, and in particular the Council 
of Europe, the OECD, the ILO and the World Bank.  

The  Commission  may  cooperate  with  third  countries  not  participating  in  the  Programme. 
Representatives  of  such  third  countries  may  attend  events  of  mutual  interest  (such  as 
conferences,  workshops  and  seminars)  that  take  place  in  countries  participating  in  the 
Programme and the cost of their attendance may be covered by the Programme. 

Article 17 
Implementing powers conferred on the Commission  

Measures  relating  to  the  following  and  which  are  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  the 
Progress  axis  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article 18(3): 

(a) 

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(b) 

the annual work plans, including the criteria for the selection of beneficiaries following 
calls for proposals. 

All other measures necessary for the implementation of the Progress axis shall be adopted in 
accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).  

Article 18 
Committee 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  committee.  That  committee  shall  be  a  committee 
within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 182/2011  shall 
apply.  

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 182/2011  shall 
apply.  

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 19 
Transitional measures 

Actions which are initiated before 1 January 2014 on the basis of Decision 1672/2006/EC (Sections 1, 
2 and 3 referred to in Article 3 thereof) shall continue to be governed by that Decision. With regard to 
those  actions,  the  Committee  referred  to  in  Article  13  of  that  Decision  shall  be  replaced  by  the 
Committee provided for in Article 18 of this Regulation. 

Chapter II 
EURES Axis 

Article 20 
Specific objectives 

In addition to the general objectives set out in Article 4, the specific objectives of the EURES axis shall 
be to: 

(a) 

(b) 

Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related information are transparent for the 
potential  applicants  and  the  employers;  this  shall  be  achieved  through  their  exchange  and 
dissemination  at 
level  using  standard 
interoperability forms;  

interregional  and  cross-border 

transnational, 

Develop  services  for  the  recruitment  and  placing  of  workers  in  employment  through  the 
clearance  of  job  vacancies  and  applications  at  European  level;  this  shall  cover  all  phases  of 
placement, ranging from pre-recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance with a view 
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identified and/or help particular groups of workers such as young people. 

Article 21 
Participation 

1. 

Participation in the EURES axis shall be open to the following countries:  

(a) 

the Member States; 

(b) 

the EFTA and EEA member countries in accordance with the EEA Agreement and with 
the  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  its  Member  States,  of  the  one 
part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons18. 

2. 

The  EURES  axis  shall  be  open  to  all  public  and  private  bodies,  actors  and  institutions 
designated by a Member State or the Commission which fulfil the conditions for participating 
in  the  EURES  network,  as  set  out  in  Commission  Decision  2003/8/EC19.  Such  bodies  and 
organisations shall include in particular: 

(a)  National, regional and local authorities; 

(b)  Employment services; 

(c)  Social partner organisations and other interested parties. 

Chapter III 
Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship Axis 

Article 22 
Specific objectives 

In addition to the general objectives set out in Article 4, the specific objectives of the Microfinance and 
Social Entrepreneurship axis shall be to: 

1. 

Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance for: 

(a)  persons  who  have  lost  or  are  at  risk  of  losing  their  jobs,  or  who  have  difficulty  in 
entering  or  re-entering  the  labour  market,  persons  at  risk  of  social  exclusion  and 
vulnerable  persons  who  are  in  a  disadvantaged  position  with  regard  to  access  to  the 
conventional  credit  market  and  who  wish  to  start  up  or  develop  their  own  micro-
enterprises; 

(b)  micro-enterprises, especially those which employ persons as referred to in point (a); 

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3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers; 

Support the development of social enterprises, in particular by facilitating access to finance. 

Article 23 
Participation 

Participation under the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis shall be open to public 
and private bodies established at national, regional or local level in the countries referred to in 
Article 16(1) and providing in those countries:  

(a)  microfinance for persons and micro-enterprises;  

(b) 

financing for social enterprises. 

To reach out to the final beneficiaries and create competitive, viable micro-enterprises, public 
and  private  bodies  that  carry  out  activities  as  referred  to  in  paragraph  1(a)  shall  cooperate 
closely  with  organisations  representing  the  interests  of  the  final  beneficiaries  of  microcredit 
and with organisations, in particular those supported by the ESF, which provide mentoring and 
training programmes to such final beneficiaries. 

Public and private bodies that carry out activities as referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall adhere 
to  high  standards  concerning  governance,  management  and  customer  protection  in  line  with 
the principles of the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision and shall seek 
to prevent persons and undertakings from becoming over-indebted.  

Article 24 
Financial contribution  

Except in the case of joint actions, the financial appropriations allocated to the Microfinance and Social 
Entrepreneurship  axis  shall  cover  the  full  cost  of  the  actions  implemented  through  financial 
instruments,  including  payment  obligations  towards  financial  intermediaries,  such  as  losses  from 
guarantees,  management  fees  for  the  international  financial  institutions  managing  the  Union’s 
contribution and any other eligible costs. 

Article 25 
Management 

1. 

In order to implement the instruments and grants referred to in Article 6(5), the Commission 
may  conclude  agreements  with  the  entities  listed  in  Article  55(1)  (b)  (iii)  and  (iv)  of 
Regulation  XXX/2012  [New  Financial  Regulation  2012]  on  the  financial  rules  applicable  to 
the annual budget of the Union, and in particular with the European Investment Bank and the 
European  Investment  Fund.  Such  agreements  shall  set  out  detailed  provisions  on 
implementing  the  tasks  entrusted  to  those  financial  institutions,  including  provisions 
specifying the need to ensure additionality and coordination with existing Union and national 
financial  instruments  and  to  apportion  the  resources  in  a  balanced  way  among  the  Member 
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3. 

4. 

5. 

1. 

2. 

instruments, equity instruments and debt instruments, may be delivered through investment in 
a dedicated investment vehicle. 

Agreements as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall provide for an obligation on the 
international financial institutions to re-invest the resources and proceeds, including dividends 
and reimbursements, in actions as referred to in Article 6(5) for a period of ten years from the 
starting date of the Programme. 

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  the  [Financial  Regulation],  revenues  and  payments 
generated  by  one  financial  instrument  shall  be  assigned  to  that  financial  instrument.  For 
financial instruments already set up in the previous multiannual financial framework, revenues 
and payments generated by operations started in the previous period shall be assigned to the 
financial instrument in the current period. 

On the expiry of the agreements concluded with the international financial institutions or after 
the  termination  of  the  investment  period  of  the  specialised  investment  vehicle,  the  proceeds 
and balance due to the Union shall be paid into the general budget of the Union. 

The international financial institutions and, where relevant, the fund managers shall conclude 
written  agreements  with  the  public  and  private  bodies  referred  to  in  Article  23.  Such 
agreements  shall  lay  down  the  obligations  of  the  public  and  private  providers  to  use  the 
resources  made  available  under  the  Microfinance  and  Social  Entrepreneurship  axis  in 
accordance with the objectives set out in Article 22 and to provide information for drafting the 
annual reports provided for in Article 26. 

Article 26 
Implementation reports 

The international financial institutions and, where relevant, the fund managers shall send the 
Commission  annual  implementation  reports  setting  out  the  activities  granted  support  and 
covering  their  financial  implementation  and  the  allocation  and  accessibility  of  funding  and 
investment by sector and type of beneficiary, applications accepted or rejected and contracts 
concluded  by  the  public  and  private  bodies  concerned,  actions  funded  and  the  results, 
including in terms of social impact, employment creation and sustainability of the businesses 
support granted. 

The information provided in these annual implementation reports shall feed into the biennial 
monitoring reports provided for in Article 13. Such monitoring reports shall include the annual 
reports provided for in Article 8(2) of Decision No 283/2010/EU. 

Article 27 
Evaluation 

1. 

The final evaluation provided for in Article 14(2) shall include the final evaluation provided 
for in Article 9 of Decision No 283/2010/EU.  

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2. 

The  Commission  shall  carry  out  a  specific  final  evaluation  of  the  Microfinance  and  Social 
Entrepreneurship  axis  no  later  than  one  year  after  the  expiry  of  the  agreements  with  the 
international financial institutions. 

Article 28 
Amendments 

Decision No 283/2010/EU is amended as follows: 

(a) 

In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:  

'4.  On  the  expiry  of  the  Facility,  the  balance  due  to  the  Union  shall  be  made  available  for 
microfinance and support for social enterprises in accordance with Regulation No XX/201X/.' 

(b) 

In Article 8, paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted.  

Article 29 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Union. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management method(s) envisaged  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1.  Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party participation in financing  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Regulation on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure20  

Currently:  Employment  and  Social  Affairs,  Community  employment  policies/community 
employment policy instruments: Progress (04 04 01), Eures (04 03 04), EPMF (04 04 15) 

Future Multiannual Financial Perspectives: Heading 1 (Social Development agenda) 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

(cid:59)The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action 

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing action 

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action 

1.4. 

Objectives 

1.4.1.  The Commission's multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative  

The  Programme  aims  to  contribute  to  the  implementation  of  the  Europe  2020  Strategy,  its 
headline  targets  (on  poverty,  employment  and  education)  and  Integrated  Guidelines  (in 
particular 7, 8 and 10) by providing financial support for the European Union’s objectives in 
terms  of  promoting  a  high  level  of  employment,  guaranteeing  adequate  social  protection, 
fighting against social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions. 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned  

Specific objectives: 

1. 

2. 

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Develop  and  disseminate  high-quality  comparative  analytical  knowledge  in  order  to  ensure 
that  Union  employment  and  social  policy  and  working  conditions  legislation  are  based  on 
sound evidence and are relevant to needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member 
States and other participating countries; 

Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union 
employment  and  social  policy  and  working  conditions  legislation  at  Union,  national  and 

ABM: activity-based management; ABB: activity-based budgeting. 

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international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in 
developing their policies and in implementing Union law; 

3. 

4. 

Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy reforms, 
build up the main actors’ capacity to design and implement social experimentation, and make 
the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible; 

Provide  Union  and  national  organisations  with  financial  support  to  step  up  their  capacity  to 
develop, promote and support the implementation of Union employment and social policy and 
working conditions legislation. 

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned: 

04 04 01 and 04 01 04 10 

Specific objectives: 

1. 

2. 

Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related information are transparent for the 
potential  applicants  and  the  employers;  this  shall  be  achieved  through  their  exchange  and 
dissemination  at 
level  using  standard 
interoperability forms;  

interregional  and  cross-border 

transnational, 

Develop  services  for  the  recruitment  and  placing  of  workers  in  employment  through  the 
clearance  of  job  vacancies  and  applications  at  European  level;  this  shall  cover  all  phases  of 
placement, ranging from pre-recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance with a view 
to  the  applicant’s  successful  integration  into  the  labour  market;  such  services  shall  include 
targeted  mobility  schemes  to  fill  vacancies  where  labour  market  shortcomings  have  been 
identified and/or help particular groups of workers such as young people. 

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned: 

04 03 04 and 04 01 04 04 

Specific objectives: 

1. 

Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance for: 

(a)  persons  who  have  lost  or  are  at  risk  of  losing  their  jobs,  or  who  have  difficulty  in 
entering  or  re-entering  the  labour  market,  persons  at  risk  of  social  exclusion  and 
vulnerable  persons  who  are  in  a  disadvantaged  position  with  regard  to  access  to  the 
conventional  credit  market  and  who  wish  to  start  up  or  develop  their  own  micro-
enterprises; 

(b)  micro-enterprises, especially those which employ persons as referred to in point (a); 

Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers; 

Support the development of social enterprises, in particular by facilitating access to finance. 

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ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned: 

04 04 15 and 04 01 04 11 

Expected result(s) and impact 

The programme’s ultimate aim is to achieve positive change in the socio-economic situation, 
such as higher employment, less poverty, more social inclusion and better working conditions. 
Efforts will focus on contributing to Europe 2020’s inclusive growth objective and the related 
headline targets through high value-added support for the key actions in the flagship initiatives 
“An  Agenda  for  New  Skills  and  Jobs”,  “The  European  Platform  against  Poverty  and  Social 
Exclusion” and “Youth on the Move”. 

However,  the  programme  will  have  very  limited  control  over  actual  changes  in  the  socio-
economic situation. Rather, the key purpose and role of the successor instrument is to support 
the development, coordination and implementation of modern, effective and innovative Union 
employment and social policy in meeting the aforementioned ultimate aim by:  

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

supporting  the  Union  policy-making  process  in  the  legislative  field,  in  line  with  the 
Smart  Regulation  principles,  and  in  terms  of  stronger  policy-coordination/economic 
governance; 

focusing  on  the  transnational  dimension  of  Union  employment  and  social  policy,  the 
promotion of which calls for concerted action in all Member States;  

supporting  collective  and  mutually  reinforcing  action  by  the  Member  States  to 
consolidate Union cooperation and foster mutual learning and social innovations; 

developing  services  for  the  recruitment  and  placing  of  workers  (in  particular  young 
people)  in  employment  through  the  clearance  at  European  level  of  vacancies  and  job 
applications and thereby promoting workers’ geographical mobility; 

facilitating access to finance for entrepreneurs, especially those furthest from the labour 
market, and for social enterprises.  

1.4.3. 

Indicators of results and impact 

A results-based management approach applied to the current Progress programme and annual 
performance  monitoring  proved  to  be  successful  in  demonstrating  the  programme’s 
achievements as well as in enhancing the Union's accountability. Building on this experience, 
the  new  programme  has  a  clear  intervention  logic  (where  SMART  specific  objectives 
contribute  to  the  achievement  of  general  objectives)  and  a  set  of  corresponding  impact  and 
result indicators. One should bear in mind that the activities related to the Progress axis aim to 
contribute to the strategic objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; as such they do not involve 
the provision of goods or services; instead Progress-related activities have an indirect impact 
on the development of EU employment and social policy, knowing that better policy-making 
will result in better socio-economic outcomes. As the Progress axis is primarily policy-driven, 
the setting of indicators is problematic; the same applies to the setting of quantitative targets at 
a more aggregate level (in this case, measurement is primarily based of proxy indicators). 

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It is therefore very difficult to make Progress' four specific objectives genuinely "measurable" 
while  they  are  specific,  achievable,  realistic  and  time-dependent  (by  the  end  of  the 
programme). For instance, mutual learning events cannot be quantified because their number 
and  topics  depend  on  Member  States'  interest  and  willingness  to  host  such  events  and 
participate in them; equally the volume of knowledge depends on policy development needs. 
For this reason, it is proposed to use subjective variables, such as satisfaction and knowledge 
among stakeholders, surveys on the perception of EU's role in employment and social policy, 
as well as intended and actual use of Progress outputs. For similar reasons, it is not possible to 
provide specific medium-term targets in all cases. Nevertheless, the approach remains in line 
with  result-based  management  which  provides  for  effective  targets  at  a  level  close  to  the 
activity as such. 

See list of indicators under section 2.1.2. 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term  

The programme will seek to support the Commission, Member States and key stakeholders in 
designing, coordinating and implementing effective policy reforms which will aim at tackling 
the following long-term challenges: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

high unemployment rates, especially among the low-skilled, older workers, migrants and 
people with disabilities; 

an  increasingly  fragmented  labour  market,  featuring  the  emergence  of  more  flexible 
work  patterns  and  other  challenges  that  have  an  impact  on  job  security  and  working 
conditions; 

a shrinking workforce and increasing pressure on social protection systems as a result of 
demographic change (ageing population); 

an  unacceptably  high  number  of  people  living  below  the  poverty  line  and  in  social 
exclusion. 

In the short term, the programme will aim at addressing the following problems/needs: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

a need for EU-wide sound, comparable and accessible evidence, statistics and indicators 
in  order  to  ensure  that  employment  and  social  policy  and  legislation  are  relevant  to 
needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member States; 

a need for EU-level mutual learning in order to increase understanding and ownership of 
EU objectives and policies among policy-makers and stakeholders; 

a need for adequate financial support to policy-makers in order to test, evaluate and scale 
up innovative solutions; 

limited  geographical  mobility  in  Europe  and  insufficient  support  for  matching  job-
seekers with job offers; 

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poor  access  to  finance  and  micro-credit  for  social  enterprises  and  unemployed  people, 
people  at  risk  of  losing  their  jobs  and  people  from  disadvantaged  groups,  for  instance 
young or older people or migrants. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

The  EU  is  uniquely  placed  to  provide  a  European  platform  for  policy  exchange  and  mutual 
learning  in  the  employment  and  social  area  that  involves  the  Member  States  (including  the 
EEA  and  candidate  countries).  Knowledge  of  the  policies  carried  out  in  other  countries 
increases  the  range  of  options  available  to  policy-makers,  triggers  innovative  policy 
developments and encourages national reform.  

The EU action adds value to action at national level by providing a Europe-wide dimension to 
the collection and comparing of evidence, the development of statistical tools and methods and 
of  common  indicators  in  order  to  build  up  a  complete  picture  of  the  employment  and  social 
situation.  Such  Europe-wide  evidence  is  a  prerequisite  for  a  sound  analysis  of  the  key 
employment  and  social  challenges  facing  each  Member  State.  It  is  also  essential  for 
monitoring  progress  towards  meeting  the  Europe  2020  targets  and  for  drafting  the  country-
specific recommendations required under the European Semester. 

The need for better application of EU legislation has been recognised as a key priority under 
the  Smart  Regulation  agenda.  Modernising  legislation  to  create  a  level  playing-field  and 
guarantee a common level of EU legal protection for all in the fields of health and safety at 
work and labour law is best done at EU level. The EU is also in the best position to finance 
measures to improve compliance with EU rules and to systematically review the application of 
EU legislation in all Member States.  

Developing the capacity of key European-level civil-society networks so they can support and 
develop the Union’s social policy goals is best tackled at EU level. 

Thanks to the new programme, in particular EURES axis, the Member States will benefit from 
greater  intra-EU  labour  market  mobility,  which  could  help  fill  bottleneck  or  hard-to-fill 
vacancies  and  thus  bolster  economic  activity  and  contribute  to  economic  growth.  Greater 
European  labour  market  mobility  is  also  essential  for  the  completion  of  an  area  without 
internal  frontiers  and  for  the  strengthening  of  economic  and  social  cohesion  and  active 
European  citizenship.  The  EU  institutions,  and  in  particular  the  Commission,  which  has  the 
administrative  resources,  expertise  and  capability  to  coordinate  a  transnational  network  such 
as  EURES,  should  therefore  support  and  facilitate  action  to  bolster  geographical  labour 
mobility. The Commission can also add value to the EURES network by developing policies 
to  overcome  remaining  obstacles  to  free  movement,  facilitating  exchanges  of  good  practice 
and ensuring mutual learning between EURES network members.  

Stepping  up  the  availability  of  microcredit  is  best  achieved  at  European  level:  first,  the 
Commission, in cooperation with the European Investment Fund, can now build on experience 
with the current European Progress Microfinance Facility and other EU-level initiatives in the 
field of microfinance. Microfinance institutions in all Member States can now take advantage 
of  this  expertise  without  their  national,  regional  or  local  authorities  needing  to  use  their 
resources to put similar systems in place.  

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EU-level action could pave the way for stronger national and regional action in the future, and 
should  therefore  encompass  capacity  development  and  mobilisation  of  intermediaries  and 
multipliers in order to create a comprehensive support ecosystem. 

In  addition,  if  financial  resources  are  pooled  at  European  level,  additional  funding  is  more 
likely to be attracted from third-party investors such as the European Investment Bank, which, 
in the case of Progress Microfinance, matched the EU’s €100 million contribution. This is also 
true of an EU-level equity fund for investments in social enterprises, which may be expected 
to attract more resources from other investors.  

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The mid-term evaluation of the Progress programme (2007-2013) concludes that its objectives 
are highly relevant to the Commission’s strategic objectives as set out in the Lisbon Strategy 
and in the Europe 2020 Strategy. The main types of activities (analytical and mutual learning 
activities,  support  to  main  actors)  that  the  programme  performs  are  effective  in  meeting  its 
objectives.  The  annual  planning,  implementation,  monitoring  cycle  and  the  evaluation  of 
activities  are  considered  generally  suitable;  however,  it  is  recommended  that  multiannual 
planning  be  developed  to  set  strategic  long-term  policy  objectives  alongside  annual  funding 
priorities. 

An  ex-post  evaluation  of  the  EURES  network  (2006-2008)  shows  that,  by  comparison  with 
other  EU  networks,  EURES  focuses  to  a  significantly  greater  degree  on  employment 
opportunities and is also the only network that seeks to provide specific job-matching services. 
The  EURES  Job  Mobility  Portal  is  appreciated  by  jobseekers,  job-changers  and  employers, 
who  see  clear  benefits  in  being  able  to  access  –  or  post  –  vacancy  information  throughout 
Europe. 

Because the EU only began granting support for microfinance in the second half of 2010, an 
independent  evaluation  is  yet  to  be  carried  out.  Judging  by  feedback  from  stakeholders  (the 
European Microfinance Network (EMN), which represents the European microfinance sector, 
the EU-level microfinance instrument meets their expectations. It stimulates the setting-up of 
national or regional support schemes; realises economies of scale and/or minimises the risk of 
failure in areas where an individual Member State cannot bring the requisite critical mass to 
bear; and generates higher leverage than small-scale national schemes. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, will ensure that activities carried out 
under the Programme are consistent with, complementary to and do not duplicate other Union 
action,  in  particular  under  the  European  Social  Fund  (ESF)  and  in  such  areas  as  social 
dialogue,  justice  and  fundamental  rights,  education,  vocational  training  and  youth  policy, 
research  and  innovation,  entrepreneurship,  health,  enlargement  and  external  relations,  and 
general economic policy. 

1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

(cid:59) Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

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–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2020  

–  (cid:59)  Financial impact from 2014 to 2020. 

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged 

(cid:59) Centralised direct management by the Commission  

(cid:133) Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:133)  executive agencies  

–  (cid:133)  bodies set up by the Communities 

–  (cid:133)  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission  

–  (cid:133)  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of the 
Treaty  on  European  Union  and  identified  in  the  relevant  basic  act  within  the  meaning  of 
Article 49 of the Financial Regulation  

(cid:133) Shared management with the Member States  

(cid:133) Decentralised management with third countries  

(cid:59) Joint management with international organisations 

Centralised direct management  mode (Article 53a of the Financial Regulation) applies to all 
activities  carried  out  under  the  Progress  and  EURES  axes.  Activities  carried  out  under  the 
Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis will be implemented in accordance with Joint 
management mode (agreements will be signed by the Commission with international financial 
institutions such as EIB/EIF). 

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules 

2.1.1.  Monitoring and evaluation arrangements 

The Programme will be monitored on a biennial basis in order both to assess progress towards 
achievement of its general and specific objectives against clear indicators and to allow for any 
necessary adjustments of the policy and funding priorities. The monitoring will also provide a 
means of assessing the way in which gender equality and anti-discrimination issues have been 
addressed  across 
indicators  should  be 
disaggregated by gender, age and disability. 

the  programme’s  activities.  Where  relevant, 

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The  Programme  will  be  subject  to  mid-term  and  ex-post  evaluation.  A  mid-term  evaluation 
will  aim  at  measuring  progress  made  in  meeting  the  Programme’s  objectives,  determining 
whether its resources have been used efficiently and assessing its European added value. The 
mid-term evaluation report should be delivered by the end of 2017 to feed into the preparation 
of a successor instrument to the Programme. The final evaluation shall, in addition, examine 
the impact of the Programme. The ex-post evaluation report shall be delivered by the end of 
2022 at the latest. 

Given the longer lifetime of the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis (investments 
will take place until ten years after the start of the instrument), a specific final evaluation will 
be  undertaken  for  this  axis  at  the  latest  one  year  after  the  end  of  the  agreements  concluded 
between the Commission and the European Investment Fund. 

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2.1.2.  Performance indicators 

General objectives 

Indicators 

Current situation  

Long-term targets 

Strengthen ownership of the Union objectives in the employment, social and working conditions fields 
among key Union and national policy-makers, as well as other interested parties in order to bring about 
concrete and coordinated actions at both Union and Member State level 

Active participation of 
stakeholders at the EU 
and Member State 
levels in debating 
common challenges and 
taking concrete action 
to tackle them 

Acceptance of the 
relevant country-
specific 
recommendations 

There is no uniform method to measure the 
level of involvement of stakeholders in policy 
debate. Recent evaluations21 have revealed 
that stakeholders' participation varies 
depending on policy issue and across the 
Member States. Latest Annual PROGRESS 
Performance Report suggests a tendency for 
authorities (EU, national, regional or local) to 
have closer ties with each other than with 
social partners and NGOs.  

The indicator is based on the Country-specific 
Recommendations which have been issued in 
June 2011 for the first time. The Commission 
assessment of the previous NSRs and content 
of the previous Country-Specific Integrated 
Recommendations show that up to three 
quarters of the Member States have policy or 
strategies consistent with EU objectives. 

Equally active participation of all 
relevant stakeholders at the EU level 
and across all the Member States  

All Member States accept the 
Country-specific Recommendations 
in the employment, social and 
working conditions fields (as 
attested by the strategies and 
policies reported in the subsequent 
National Reform Programmes) 

Support the development of adequate, accessible and efficient social protection systems and labour 
markets and facilitate policy reform, by promoting good governance, mutual learning and social 
innovation 

Incidence of up-take of 
social innovation results 
in the design and 
implementation of 
active labour market 
and social protection 
policies  

Supporting social innovation is a new area of 
intervention. There is a lack of more 
systematic approach to full use of the social 
innovation results in active labour market and 
social protection policies. 

Every Member State in its National 
Reform Programme reports at least 
one example of planned or actual 
up-take of available social 
innovation results in the design and 
implementation of its active labour 
market and social protection policies 

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Evaluation  of  the  Social  OMC,  2011;  Study  on  Stakeholders’  Involvement  in  the  Implementation  of  the  Social 
OMC, 2010. 

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Awareness of social 
innovation 

As above. 

As above. 

Modernise Union law in line with the Smart Regulation principles and ensure that Union law on 
matters relating to working conditions is effectively applied 

Share of: 

(a) the legislative acquis 
(directives) 
comprehensively 
reviewed 

(b)  resulting  number  of 
substantive  proposals  to 
revise (abandon, merge) 
existing  or  to  initiate 
new legislation 

Compliance in the 
Member States with EU 
legislation 
(transposition rate and 
fragmentation factor) 

(a) One directive (the Working Time 
Directive) is currently under review. 

(b) n/a. 

In 2010, the transposition rate was 98.3% for 
labour law directives and 100% for health and 
safety at work directives; the corresponding 
fragmentation factors were 5% and 0%. 
Historical analysis indicates that these rates 
tend to get worse after introduction of new 
legislation. In the light of possible 
Commission’s action to amend, clarify or 
simplify the existing or initiate the new 
legislation, it is important to maintain the high 
transposition factor and low fragmentation 
rate. 

(a) 100 % of directives on matters 
relating to working conditions are 
comprehensively reviewed by the 
end of the programme. 

(b) Wherever appropriate, the 
Commission initiates action to 
amend, clarify or simplify existing 
legislation or initiate the new one, if 
justified by an impact assessment, 
and, where relevant, after consulting 
EU social partners. 

100% transposition rate, and 
correspondingly low, 0% 
fragmentation factor  

Active implementation 
and enforcement  

Currently, the presence of active 
implementation and enforcement is assessed 
qualitatively (through evaluations and 
networks of independent experts) and varies 
by directive and by country. 

100% of working conditions-related 
directives are actively implemented 
and enforced in almost all Member 
States (qualitative assessment) 

Promote workers’ geographical mobility and boost employment opportunities by developing Union 
labour markets that are open and accessible to all 

Impact of geographic 
mobility on MS' GDP  

There are preliminary attempts to model and 
assess the impact for specific countries (i.e. 
UK ad Ireland) yet, they do not cover the 
entire Union. The Employment in Europe 
report 2008 estimated that mobility flows 
from the EU-8 have added an extra 0.4% to 
the Irish GDP and 0.3% to the UK’s GDP by 
2007. 

Impact of geographical mobility on 
MS's GDP is assessed for the entire 
Union and is positive. The long-run 
estimate forecasts an extra 1.7% to 
GDP in Ireland and 0.6% in the UK 
by 2015 compared with the pre-
enlargement situation.  

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Impact of geographical 
mobility on the 
reduction of 
unfilled/bottlenecks job 
vacancies 

Difference in labour 
market participation and 
employment rates of 
mobile workers between 
the host country and the 
country of origin 

There are preliminary attempts to model and 
assess the impact for specific countries, yet 
they do not cover the entire Union. 

Impact of geographical mobility on 
the reduction of unfilled/bottleneck 
job vacancies is assessed for the 
entire Union and is positive.  

Mobile workers in the sense of intra-EU 
mobility tend to have higher employment 
rates than non mobile workers.  

Information will be made available 
from Eurostat's Labour Force 
Survey and other statistics.  

Promote employment and social inclusion by increasing the availability and accessibility of 
microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to finance for 
social enterprises 

Number of businesses 
created or consolidated 
that have benefitted 
from EU support 

0 

51000 (of which 1000 social 
enterprises) 

According to an evaluation of the CIP 
programme, per microloan provided, 1.2 jobs 
were created. 

Not available 

50% of beneficiaries are 
unemployed people or from 
disadvantaged groups 

Number of jobs created 
or maintained through 
the establishment or 
development of a 
business 

Profile of persons 
(including, where 
possible, age, gender, 
minority, disability and 
employment status) that 
have created or further 
developed a business 
with EU microfinance 
support  

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Specific objectives 

Indicators 

Latest known results 

Medium term target 

1. Develop and disseminate high-quality comparative analytical knowledge in order to ensure that 
Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation are based on sound evidence 
and are relevant to needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member States and other 
participating countries 

Stakeholders satisfaction 
with and declared use of 
knowledge generated by 
the programme  

Various stakeholders (Commission, EP, 
national administrations, implementing 
bodies, social partners, NGO, etc.) use the 
knowledge generated by the current Progress 
programme. Its 2010 Annual Survey indicates 
that those aware of the generated knowledge 
(about 50%) find it helpful (around 85% of 
responding stakeholders) and (plan to) use it.  

Extend the scope of stakeholders 
who are aware of the knowledge 
generated by the programme 
(increased awareness of the key 
outputs: 75% of the responding 
stakeholders), and keep the high 
satisfaction rate (85% or more of 
responding stakeholders) 

Share of policy initiatives 
launched by DG EMPL 
which are informed by the 
knowledge generated by 
the Programme 

Share of effort22 dedicated 
to development of new 
(previously inexistent) 
knowledge (ideas, 
concepts, approaches, 
models, forward-looking 
analysis) 

Not available.  

100% of EU employment and 
social policy initiatives and action 
on working conditions legislation 
are informed by the knowledge 
generated by the Programme 

There is no exact estimate, but the share of 
budget allocated to generation of the said type 
of knowledge is around 10-20%. This share is 
expected to grow, especially in the light of 
the emphasis on social innovation.  

At least 25% of the budget is 
dedicated to development of new 
(previously inexistent) knowledge 
(ideas, concepts, approaches, 
models, forward-looking analysis) 

2. Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union 
employment and social policy and working conditions legislation at Union, national and international 
level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in developing their 
policies and in implementing Union law 

The declared gain of 
better understanding of 
EU policies and 
objectives (including, 
where relevant, gender, 
non-discrimination and 
accessibility 
mainstreaming) 

Around 89% of the respondents to 2010 
Annual Survey claim to have gained better 
understanding of EU policy objectives by 
participating in Progress-funded events. 

9 out of 10 stakeholders claim to 
have gained better understanding 
of EU policies and objectives by 
participating in programme-funded 
events. 

The extent to which 
mutual 
learning/information 

The 2010 follow-up survey reveal that the 
Progress-funded mutual learning events are 
highly appreciated for the clarity of discussed 

4 out of 5 stakeholders claim that 
mutual learning/information 
sharing events are inclusive and 

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sharing events are 
inclusive and meet 
minimum standards for 
consultation 

The declared 
(intended/actual) use of 
information for policy-
making/advocacy by the 
involved participants but 
also other decision-
makers and stakeholders 

issues and involvement of the relevant 
decision-makers (4 out of 5 responding 
stakeholders express positive opinion), yet 
slightly less positive what concerns 
involvement of other stakeholders (social 
partners, NGOs, etc.). 

Ex-post survey of Progress-funded events in 
2010 revealed that around 2/3 of participants 
intended or actually used the information for 
policy making or advocacy. The essential 
challenge (especially in the case of mutual 
learning events) however is to promote the 
sharing of acquired information with other 
relevant decision-makers and stakeholders 
(i.e., those, who did not participate). 

fully meet all the standards for 
consultation. 

- 3 out of 4 involved participants 
declare (intended/actual) use of 
acquired information. 

- Improved sharing of information 
with other decision-makers and 
stakeholders (non-participants)  

3. Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy reforms, build 
up the main actors’ capacity to design and implement social experimentation, and make the relevant 
knowledge and expertise accessible 

The declared 
(intended/actual) use of 
information for policy-
making/advocacy and or 
further social experiments 
by involved participants 
but also other decision-
makers and stakeholders 

The presence of adequate 
conditions (financial 
resources, accessibility to 
relevant know-how and 
expertise) to design and 
implement social 
experiments in the field of 
EU employment and 
social policy: adequate 
capacity of the main 
actors 

Supporting social innovation is a new area of 
intervention, so there is no baseline.  

Supporting social innovation is a new area of 
intervention, so there is no baseline. 

Due to novelty of this type of 
activity it could be expected that up 
to 2/3 of involved participants 
declared intended or actual use of 
information acquired through 
social experimentation for policy 
making/advocacy and or further 
social experiments. 

All the key preconditions (financial 
resources, accessibility to relevant 
know how and expertise, capacity 
of the main actors) to design and 
implement social experiments in 
the field of EU employment and 
social policy are assessed (e.g., by 
evaluation) as sufficient  

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4. Provide Union and national organisations with financial support to step up their capacity to develop, 
promote and support the implementation of Union employment and social policy and working 
conditions legislation 

Strengthened 
organisations and 
networks being 
acknowledged as a useful 
source of information for 
the EU and MS policy 
and decision-makers and 
other stakeholders 

The declared change in 
capacity23 to further 
develop, promote and 
support the 
implementation of EU 
employment and social 
policy and legislation by 
the participants 
(individuals or 
organisations, as relevant) 
involved in the supported 
capacity strengthening 
measures 

There is no comprehensive baseline for all 
types of organisations and networks which 
are planned to be supported under the new 
programme. Currently (2011), there is only 
data that up to 9 in 10 of responding 
stakeholders in general, and some 3 out of 4 
responding decision-makers and officials in 
particular assess the best performing key EU 
networks and NGOs as a useful source of 
information.  

There is no comprehensive baseline for this 
type of self-assessment by the participants 
(individuals or organisations, as relevant) 
involved in the supported capacity 
strengthening measures. The first results of 
similar performance measurements 
introduced by the Progress-funded key EU 
networks and NGOs indicate positive change, 
especially what concerns acquiring specific 
knowledge relevant to policy-making and 
advocacy, with somewhat less success in 
improving internal organisation. 

The most assisted organisations 
and networks are acknowledged by 
3 out of 4 surveyed decision-
makers and other stakeholders as a 
useful source of information to on 
the EU and Member States' policy 

3 out of 4 participants involved in 
the supported capacity 
strengthening measures declare 
improved capacity to further 
develop, promote and support the 
implementation of EU employment 
and social policy and legislation  

23 

Capacity is understood here as: knowledge relevant to policy making and advocacy; skills and ability to actively 
and  effectively  advocate  them;  (in  case  of  organisation) improved  internal  organisation  (incl.  improved  strategic 
planning and performance management). 

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5. Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related information are transparent for the 
potential applicants and the employers 

Total number of job 
vacancies and CVs on 
EURES Job Mobility 
Portal, currently the 
EURES portal hosts more 
than 1,000,000 job 
vacancies, and 600,000 
CVs  

Number of recruitment/ 
placements and job offers 
made through the EURES 
Job Mobility Portal  

Currently EURES portal hosts more than 
1,000,000 job vacancies, and 600,000 CVs 

The number of vacancies is 
expected to grow at a rate of 3% 
per year. 

Currently estimated at 150.000 placements 
per year 

The services responsible for 
EURES launched a study on 
"Evaluating Public Employment 
Services' performance 
measurement systems and 
recommendations on geographical 
mobility indicators" to indentify 
indicators for EURES 2020. 

6. Develop services for the recruitment and placing of workers in employment through the clearance of 
job vacancies and applications at European level 

Number of transnational 
placements facilitated by 
EURES. Increase the 
number of placements by 
3% per year (currently 
estimated at 150.000 
placements per year) 

The Commission has only recently launched 
the preparatory action for the first targeted 
mobility scheme "Your first EURES job". 
According to estimates, it will contribute to 
the placement of 2000 to 3000 young 
workers.  

See above 

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7. Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance 

0 

Number of microloans 
provided by 
intermediaries to final 
beneficiaries with EU 
support. (50000 
microloans provided by 
the end of the total 
investment period)  

Not available 

Not available 

Volume of microloans 
provided in € (a total 
volume of close to EUR 
450 million, resulting 
from a leverage of 5 times 
the Union contribution of 
EUR 87 million)  

Profile of final 
beneficiaries (age, gender, 
minority, employment 
status…) that have 
received a microloan with 
EU support. (50% of 
beneficiaries are 
unemployed people or 
from disadvantaged 
groups) 

50000 microloans provided by the 
end of the total investment period 

A total volume of EUR 500 
million, (corresponding to a 
leverage of 5 x the Union 
contribution)  

50% of beneficiaries are 
unemployed people or from 
disadvantaged groups 

8. Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers 

Not available 

Number  of  micro-credit 
supported 
providers 
for 
through 
capacity 
(50 
microcredit 
providers 
supported  by  the  end  of 
the support period) 

funding 
building 

50 microcredit providers supported 
by  the  end  of  the  total  investment 
period 

Level of institutional 
capacity in terms of 
funding, human 
resources, operational 
management as well as 
systems and infrastructure 

In 2009, weaknesses in capacity building 
identified were difficulties to cover start-up 
and operative costs, underdeveloped systems 
for performance measurement and analysis, 
only average capacity levels regarding human 
resource management and a lack of capacity 

Higher capacity of the sector 
compared to level identified in 
2009 

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(Higher capacity of the 
sector compared to level 
identified in 2009) 

by non-bank microcredit providers for 
networking and co-operation24 

9. Support the development of social enterprises 

0 

0 

Number of social 
enterprises that have been 
supported through the 
initiative (1000 social 
enterprises supported ) 

to 

investment 
Volume  of 
social 
provided 
enterprises  (270  million, 
leading to a leverage of 3 
times) 

900 social enterprises supported by 
the end of the total investment 
period 

270 million, corresponding to a 
leverage of 3 times the EU 
contribution 

24 

Evers and Jung / EMN, EIF Market studies on micro lending in the European Union: capacity building and policy 
recommendations,  March  2009.  According  to  the  study,  institutional  capacity  encompasses  vision  and  strategy, 
funding, human resources, operational management and systems and infrastructure. 

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2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

Under the Progress, centralised direct management will involve (a) the attribution of numerous 
contracts and grants for specific activities (relevant also for the EURES axis), (b) the payment 
of  numerous  operating  grants  to  non-governmental  organisations;  (c)  cooperation  with 
international  organisations  (relevant  also  for  the  Microfinance  and  Social  Entrepreneurship 
axis implemented in accordance with Joint Management mode). The main risk will be relating 
to the capacity of (especially) smaller organisations to effectively control expenditure as well 
as to ensure the transparency of operations carried out. 

2.2.2.  Control method(s) envisaged  

Given  the  nature  of  the  Programme,  the  effective  management  of  the  appropriations  will  be 
based on a system of cumulative controls that will rest on the internal control standards, the 
control  of  the  transactions  within  DG  EMPL  and  the  control  of  transactions  in  the  Member 
States. 

The  financial  circuit  put  in  place  to  implement  the  budget  will  be  based  on  model  1  (i.e. 
decentralised  at  the  level  of  the  operational  Units  with  complementary  verification  by 
sampling). This organisation respects the principle of the 4 eyes in total accordance with the 
Financial Regulation. 

Transactions  will  be  double-checked:  100%  of  the  transactions  by  the  Financial  Verifying 
Agent  (FVA)  (1st  ex-ante  level)  and  additional  ex-ante  desk  controls  by  a  Complementary 
Verifying Agent (CVA) (second ex-ante level), whose control target will be to verify 10% to 
20%  of  all  transactions  representing  at  least  50%  of  the  budget.  Exceptionally,  when  the 
Authorising  Officer  by  Sub-Delegation  (AOSD)  will  not  have  the  assurance  that  the 
underlying  operations  are  regular,  on-the-spot  checks  will  be  organised  before  the  final 
payment. These on-the-spot checks will be carried out by external auditors.  

Ex-post  audits  will  also  be  carried  out  on-the-spot  by  external  auditors  for  a  sample  of 
transactions.  The  selection  of  these  transactions  will  combine  a  risk  assessment  and  an  ad 
random selection. 

In addition, the current accounting cell will process accounting ex-post controls. 

As  far  as  the  international  organisations  are  concerned,  they  will  be  obliged,  in  their 
accounting, audit and internal control and procurement procedures, to apply standards which 
offer  guarantees  equivalent  to  internationally  accepted  standards.  In  addition,  individual 
agreements  concluded  with  the  international  organisations  for  the  award  of  financing  shall 
contain detailed provisions for the implementation of the tasks entrusted to such international 
organisations.  They  will  also  ensure  adequate  annual  ex  post  publication  of  beneficiaries  of 
funds deriving from the budget.  

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2.2.3.  Costs of control 

The  costs  of  controls  (covering  any  activities  which  are  directly  or  indirectly  related  to  the 
verification  of  the  rights  of  the  beneficiary/contractor  as  well  as  the  regularity  of  the 
expenditure) have been estimated. The cost data were gathered by interviewing the staff on the 
full time equivalents spent on controls.  

Result of the calculation per calendar year: 

Ex-ante desk and on-the-spot checks: 5.616.200€ (0.6% of the funds – 958.19M€) 

Ex-post on-the-spot checks: 531.000€ (0.05% of the funds – 958.19M€) 

Total cost of controls per calendar year: 6.147.200€ (0.64% of the funds – 958.19M€) 

2.2.4.  Benefits of control 

The yearly cost of the suggested level of controls represents approximately 5% of the yearly 
budget of the operational expenditure (in commitments – i.e. 6.147.200€/123.627.000€ for the 
first year as indicated in table 3.2.1). This is justified by the high amount of transactions to be 
controlled  (see  outputs  under  section  3.2.2).  Indeed,  in  the  area  of  employment  and  social 
affairs,  direct  management  and  joint  management  involve  the  attribution  of  numerous 
contracts  and  subsidies  for  actions,  and  the  payment  of  numerous  operating  grants  to  non-
governmental organisations, associations and trade unions. The risk related to these activities 
concerns capacity of (especially) smaller organisations to effectively control expenditure. 

Last  year,  CVAs  controlled  21.8%  of  all  transactions,  which  represented  84.6%  of  the  total 
budget (59.4% for expenditure under direct management). Consequently, the number of errors 
detected decreased from 95 in 2009 to 67 in 2010, representing an error rate of 8.6% on the 
number of financial transactions. The majority of the errors were formal in nature and had no 
impact in terms of assurance on the legality and regularity of the transactions concerned.  

External auditors controlled 20.78% of the budget on-the-spot in 2010. The level of error was 
under the materiality level (1.08%). 

2.2.5.  Expected level of risk of non-compliance with applicable rules 

The  past  error  rate  for  the  ex-ante  controls  of  the  transactions  reached  8.6%  of  the  total 
number  of  financial  transactions  in  2010.  As  stated  in  last  year  DG  EMPL's  annual  activity 
report, none of the detected errors had an impact on the level of assurance on the legality and 
regularity of the transactions concerned. 

The past error rate for the on-the-spot audits under direct management was 1.08%. This level 
of error was considered acceptable, as it was under the materiality level of 2%. 

The  proposed  changes  for  the  programme  will  not  affect  the  way  the  appropriations  are 
currently managed. The existing control system proved to be able to prevent and/or to detect 
errors and/or irregularities, and in case of errors or irregularities, to correct them. Therefore, 
historical error rates are expected to remain at the same levels. 

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2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under 
this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the European Union are protected 
by  the  application  of  preventive  measures  against  fraud,  corruption  and  any  other  illegal 
activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts 
wrongly  paid  and,  where  appropriate,  by  effective,  proportional  and  deterrent  penalties,  in 
accordance with Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Council 
Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 2988/95  of  18  December  1995  on  the  protection  of  the 
European Communities’ financial interests25 and Article 53(a) of the Financial Regulation.  

The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, 
on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot,  over  all  grant  beneficiaries,  contractors  and 
subcontractors who have received Union funds. OLAF shall be authorised to carry out on-the-
spot  checks  and  inspections  on  economic  operators  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  by  such 
funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 
2185/96  of  11  November  199626  with  a  view  to  establishing  that  there  has  been  fraud, 
corruption or any other illegal activity in connection with a grant agreement or decision or a 
contract concerning Union funding. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  previous  sub-paragraphs,  decisions,  agreements  and  contracts 
resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall expressly entitle the Commission, 
including  OLAF,  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  to  conduct  such  audits,  on-the-spot  checks  and 
inspections.  

25 
26 

OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1. 
OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2. 

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3. 

3.1. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

1a 

1a 

1a 

1a 

1a 

1a 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

•  Existing expenditure budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Description………………………...……….] 

DA/NDA 
(27) 

from 
EFTA28 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries29 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

04 03 04 XX 
Eures - –dépenses opérationnelles 
04 04 01 XX 
Progress - –dépenses opérationnelles 

DA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

DA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

(services 

européens 

04 04 15 XX 
EPMF - –dépenses opérationnelles 
04 01 04 04 
de 
EURES 
l’emploi)  Dépenses  pour  la  gestion 
administrative 
04 01 04 10  
Programme Progress  
Dépenses 
administrative 
04 01 04 11  
Instrument 
de 
microfinancement  —  Dépenses  pour 
la gestion administrative 

européen 

gestion 

pour 

la 

DA 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NDA  

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NDA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NDA 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

•  New budget lines requested  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Heading……………………………………..] 

Diff./non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

27 
28 
29 

DA= differentiated appropriations / DNA= non-differentiated appropriations. 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate. 

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1 

1 

1 

1a 

1a 

1a 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
social 
European  Programme 
change and innovation – Progress axis 
– dépenses opérationnelles 

for 

DA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

for 

for 

for 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
European  Programme 
social 
change  and  innovation  -  Eures  axis  – 
dépenses opérationnelles 
[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
European  Programme 
social 
change and innovation - Microfinance 
and  social  entrepreneurship  axis  – 
dépenses opérationnelles 
[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
European  Programme 
social 
change and innovation- Progress Axis 
Dépenses 
gestion 
administrative 
[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
European  Programme 
change and innovation -EURES axis 
Dépenses 
pour 
administrative 
[XX.YY.YY.YY] 
European  Programme 
social 
change  and  innovation-  Microfinance 
and  social  entrepreneurship  axis  — 
Dépenses 
gestion 
administrative 

gestion 

social 

pour 

pour 

for 

for 

la 

la 

la 

DA 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

DA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NDA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NDA  

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NDA 

YES 

YES 

NO 

NO 

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

Number  HEADING 1: Smart and Inclusive Growth  

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: <EMPL> 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

74.176 

75.858 

77.413 

78.618 

80.297 

82.098 

85.694 

554.154 

23.617 

46.581 

50.306 

70.130 

68.425 

69.129 

71.773 

61.677 

52.866 

39.650 

554.154 

Progress axis 

Eures axis 

Microfinance axis 

Commitments 

(1a) 

18.544 

18.964 

19.353 

19.654 

20.075 

20.524 

21.424 

Payments 

(2a) 

14.703 

15.033 

15.333 

15.573 

15.903 

16.209 

16.984 

14.400 

14.400 

Commitments 

(1a) 

24.726 

25.286 

25.804 

26.206 

26.766 

27.366 

28.564 

Payments 

(2a) 

24.726 

25.286 

25.804 

26.206 

26.766 

27.366 

28.564 

Reserve 

6.181 

6.322 

6.451 

6.551 

6.692 

6.842 

7.141 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG <EMPL> 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

123.627 

126.430 

129.021 

131.029 

133.831 

136.829 

142.823 

69.227 

93.222 

97.894 

118.460 

117.786 

119.546 

124.462 

76.077 

67.266 

39.650 

923.590 

138.538 

138.538 

184.718 

184.718 

46.180 

923.590 

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(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

(4) 

123.627 

126.430 

129.021 

131.029 

133.831 

136.829 

142.823 

923.590 

Payments 

(5) 

69.227 

93.222 

97.894 

118.460 

117.786 

119.546 

124.462 

76.077 

67.266 

39.650 

923.590 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelop of specific programs  

(6) 

4.400 

4.600 

5.000 

5.000 

5.200 

5.200 

5.200 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADING 1 
of the multiannual financial 
framework 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

128.027 

131.030 

134.021 

136.029 

139.030 

142.029 

148.024 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

73.627 

97.822 

102.894 

123.460 

122.986 

124.746 

129.662 

76.077 

34.600 

958.190 

67.266 

39.650 

958.190 

If more than one heading is affected by the proposal / initiative: 

(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelop of specific programs  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 4 
of the multiannual financial 
framework 
(Reference amount) 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

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Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

5 

‘ Administrative expenditure ‘ 

(cid:121) Human resources  
(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

DG: <EMPL.> 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

14.6 

1.42 

TOTAL DG <EMPL.> 

Appropriations  

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

102.2 

9.94 

112.14 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total 
= Total payments) 

commitments 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

112.14 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 

Commitments 

144.047 

147.05 

150.041 

152.049 

155.05 

158.049 

164.044 

1,070.33 

of the multiannual financial framework  Payments 

89.647 

133.844 

118.91 

139.483 

139.007 

140.767 

145.679 

76.077 

67.266 

39.650 

1,070.33 

3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

–  (cid:59)  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

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Indicate 
objectiv
es and 
outputs  

Year 
2014  

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type 
of 
output
30 

Averag
e cost  
of the 
ouput 

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s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
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s
t
u
p
u
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e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

(cid:216) 

OUTPUTS 

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

  Cost 
s
t
u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
N

Total 
numbe
r of 
ouputs 

Total  
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1: Develop and disseminate high-quality comparative analytical knowledge in order to ensure that Union employment and social policy and working conditions 
legislation are based on sound evidence and are relevant to needs, challenges and conditions in the individual Member States and other participating countries 

Monitoring 
and 
assessment 
of 
implementa
tion and 
impact of 
EU 
legilsation 
and policy 
in the 
employmen
t, working 
conditions 
and social 
policy 
areas, 
including 
through 
relevant 
expert 
networks 

Research 
and 
analysis 
relating to 
employmen
t, working 
conditions 
and social 

Data 
warehou
se, 
country 
& legal 
expert 
network 

(Prospect
ive) 
studies, 
coop. 
with 
intern. 
org.  

0,20 

14 

2,698 

14 

2,708 

14 

2,718 

14 

2,968 

14 

2,739 

14 

3,049 

14 

3,191 

98 

20,071 

0,34 

14 

4,338 

14 

4,67 

14 

4,495 

14 

4,842 

14 

4,749 

14 

5,267 

14 

5,585 

98 

33,946 

30 

Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 

EN 

51 

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policy 
areas in 
order to 
inform and 
shape 
policy 
agenda at 
EU and 
internation
al level, 
including 
through 
cooperation 
with 
internation
al 
organisatio
ns 

Developme
nt and 
disseminati
on of 
common 
methodolo
gies, 
indicators 
and 
benchmark
s relating to 
employmen
t and social 
policy 

Europea
n 
Mobility 
Lab. 
Cooperat
ion with 
CEDEF
OP, new 
indicator
s, joint 
projects 
with JRC 

0,79 

5 

3,87 

5 

3,886 

5 

3,691 

5 

3,918 

5 

3,936 

5 

4,102 

5 

4,4 

35 

27,803 

EN 

52 

E

 
  
Europea
n 
Standard 
Classific
ation of 
occupati
ons 
(ESCO), 
Europea
n 
Vacancy 
Monitor, 
Eurobaro
meters, 
special 
modules 
of LFS, 
LMP 
database  

Reports, 
preparato
ry 
studies 
for 
impact 
assessme
nt 

Collection, 
developme
nt and 
disseminati
on of data 
and 
statistics, in 
particular 
in 
collaborati
on with 
ESTAT, 
surveys 

Impact 
assessment
s (IA) and 
evaluations 
aiming to 
inform the 
Commissio
n policy-
making 
processes, 
including 
evaluations 
of the 
programme 

Annual 
monitoring 
of the 
programme 

Annual 
monitori
ng 
reports 

Sub-total for specific 
objective N°1 

0,5 

10 

7,112 

10 

7,115 

10 

6,94 

10 

7,187 

10 

7,124 

10 

7,262 

10 

7,301 

70 

50,041 

0,32 

6 

1,747 

5 

1,549 

7 

2,847 

5 

1,785 

7 

2,915 

5 

1.,946 

7 

2,376 

42 

15,165 

0,3 

0 

0 

1 

0,3 

0 

0 

1 

0,3 

0 

1 

0,3 

0 

0 

3 

0,9 

49 

19,765 

49 

20,228 

50 

20,691 

49 

21 

50 

21,463 

49 

21,926 

50 

22,853 

346 

147,926 

EN 

53 

E

 
  
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2: Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation at 
Union, national and international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in developing their policies and in implementing Union law 

PES to 
PES 
dialogue, 
peer 
reviews, 
mutual 
learning 
seminars  

Peer 
reviews, 
mutual 
learning & 
exchange 
of good 
practices in 
related 
policy 
areas  

Joint 
projects 
with 
OECD, 
ILO, 
World 
Bank, 
EUROM
OD; EU 
Skills 
Panoram
a, Web-
tool of 
Evaluate
d 
Employ
ment 
Services 
Practices 

Seminars 

Developme
nt and 
maintenanc
e of 
information 
systems in 
order to 
exchange 
and 
disseminate 
information 
on EU 
policy and 
legislation 
in related 
areas 

Training 
and mutual 
learning 
targeted at 
legal and 
policy 
practitioner
s  

0,19 

30 

5,71 

29 

5,545 

31 

6,062 

31 

6,1 

31 

6,076 

31 

6,093 

32 

6,471 

215 

42,057 

0,93 

6 

5,15 

6 

5,343 

6 

5,248 

6 

5,514 

6 

5,713 

6 

6,114 

6 

6,143 

42 

39,225 

0,1 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

8 

0,8 

56 

5,6 

EN 

54 

E

 
  
 
Informatio
n and 
communica
tion 
campaigns 
at EU and 
national 
level 

Exchange 
of 
personnel 
between 
national 
administrat
ions 

Events, 
audiovis
ual & 
promoti
onal 
material 

Exchang
e of 
Inspecto
rs SLIC, 
visits, 
reports 

Funding of 
European-
level 
observatori
es 

Europea
n 
Employ
ment 
Observat
ory  

Guides, 
reports and 
educational 
material  

Networkin
g activities 
among 
specialised 
bodies at 
European 
level 

Good 
practice 
guides 
and other 
educatio
nal 
publicati
ons  

Heads of 
Public 
Employ
ment 
Services 
Network, 
other 
meetings 

0,49 

4 

1,9 

4 

1,914 

4 

1,928 

4 

1,943 

4 

2,069 

4 

1,973 

4 

1,988 

28 

13,715 

0,06 

16 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

0,06 

0,9 

112 

6,3 

0,29 

5 

1,32 

5 

1,344 

5 

1,368 

5 

1,393 

5 

1,419 

5 

1,445 

5 

1,471 

35 

9,76 

0,16 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

5 

0,8 

35 

5,6 

0,23 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

6 

1,39 

42 

9,73 

EN 

55 

E

 
  
Internati
onal 
conferen
ces 

Europea
n-level 
events, 
Presiden
cy 
conferen
ces, 
seminars 
to 
support 
OMC 

Internatona
l 
conference
s to 
promote 
the external 
dimension 
of the 
employmen
t and social 
policy 

Conference
s, seminars, 
round 
tables, etc. 
on EU law 
and policy 
issues in 
the 
employmen
t, working 
conditions 
and social 
policy 
areas 

Publicati
ons, IT 
tool  

Valorisatio
n and 
disseminati
on of the 
Programme 
results 

Sub-total for specific 
objective N°2 

0,7 

14 

0,9 

14 

0,912 

14 

0,924 

14 

0,937 

14 

0,949 

14 

0,962 

14 

1,336 

98 

6,92 

0,16 

18 

2,906 

19 

3,24 

20 

3,041 

20 

3,082 

21 

3,216 

22 

3,447 

23 

3,85 

143 

0,17 

3 

0,45 

3 

0,5 

4 

0,57 

3 

0,56 

3 

0,55 

3 

0,54 

3 

0,48 

22 

3,65 

115 

22,226 

115 

22,688 

119 

23,031 

118 

23,419 

119 

23,882 

120 

24,464 

122 

25,629 

828 

165,339 

EN 

56 

E

 
  
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 3: Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and labour market policy reforms, build up the main actors’ capacity to design and implement social 
experimentation, and make the relevant knowledge and expertise accessible 

Grants 

Financial 
support for 
social 
experiment
ation 
projects 

Capacity 
building 
activities 

Awareness 
raising 
activities 

Researc
h, 
methodo
logical 
develop
ments, 
analysis, 
training 
activitie
s 
includin
g 
through 
experts 
network
s, 
commun
ity of 
practice, 
digital 
platform
s 

Confere
nces, 
worksho
ps, peer 
reviews, 
& 
exchang
e of 
good 
practices
, 
commun
ication 

1,17 

9 

9,8 

9 

9,8 

9 

10,7 

9 

11,2 

10 

11,7 

10 

12 

10 

12,2 

66 

77,4 

0,14 

10 

1,65 

12 

1,8 

10 

1,3 

10 

1,4 

10 

1,2 

8 

0,986 

8 

1,098 

68 

9,434 

0,15 

10 

1,609 

12 

1,765 

14 

1,671 

10 

1,275 

10 

1,281 

10 

1,5 

10 

1,8 

76 

10,901 

EN 

57 

E

 
  
 
Sub-total for specific 
objective N°3 

29 

13,059 

33 

13,365 

33 

13,671 

29 

13,875 

30 

14,181 

28 

14,486 

28 

15,098 

210 

97,735 

EN 

58 

E

 
  
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 4: Provide Union and national organisations with financial support to step up their capacity to develop, promote and support the implementation of Union employment 
and social policy and working conditions legislation 

Grants 
(running 
costs of 
network
s) 

Grants 
for 
projects 

Support to 
key EU-
level 
networks 
whose 
activities 
are linked 
to the 
implement
ation of 
the 
programm
e's 
objectives 
(Framewor
k 
partnership 
agreement
s) 

Support to 
public 
authorities, 
civil 
society 
organisatio
ns and 
other 
relevant 
actors (ex. 
employme
nt 
services) 
following 
publication 
of calls for 
proposals 

0,71 

14 

9 

14 

9,3 

14 

9,5 

14 

9,8 

14 

10 

14 

10,249 

14 

11 

98 

68,849 

0,6 

16 

8,927 

16 

9,051 

16 

9,276 

16 

9,249 

16 

9,472 

16 

9,645 

16 

9,775 

112 

65,395 

EN 

59 

E

 
  
 
Capacity 
building of 
microcredi
t providers  

Exchang
es of 
good 
practices
, 
training, 
consulta
ncy and 
rating 

Sub-total for specific 
objective N°4 

0,06 

20 

1,2 

20 

1,224 

20 

1,248 

20 

1,273 

20 

1,299 

20 

1,325 

20 

1,341 

140 

8,91 

50 

19,127 

50 

19,575 

50 

20,024 

50 

20,322 

50 

20,771 

50 

21,219 

50 

22,116 

350 

143,154 

EN 

60 

E

 
  
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 5: Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related information are transparent for the potential applicants and the employers 

CV and 
vacancy 
database 
of the 
job 
mobility 
portal 

Training 
s, 
Coordin
ation 
meeting
s, 
Training 
Working 
group 
meeting
s, 
Working 
party 
meeting
s, 
Commu
nication 
campaig
ns, 
contribu
tion to 
the 
organisa
tion of 
job fairs 

Developm
ent of the 
EURES 
Website 
and Help-
desk and 
the Job 
Mobility 
Portals. 

Support of 
Employme
nt services 
with a 
view to the 
developme
nt of 
European 
labour 
markets 
open and 
accessible 
to all 
through: 
training & 
networkin
g of 
EURES, 
informatio
n and 
communic
ation 
activities 
and 
organisatio
n of the 
Job Days 

Sub-total for specific 
objective N°5 

1,5 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

4 

6,000 

28 

42 

1,4 

3 

3,019 

3 

3,439 

3 

3,829 

3 

4,129 

3 

4,549 

3 

4,999 

3 

5,899 

21 

29,863 

7 

9,019 

7 

9,439 

7 

9,829 

7 

10,129 

7 

10,549 

7 

10,999 

7 

11,899 

49 

71,863 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 6: Develop services for the recruitment and placing of workers in employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications at European level 

EN 

61 

E

 
  
 
 
Number 
of young 
workers 
placed in 
EU 
Member 
States 
other 
than 
their 
country 
of 
residence 

Placing of 
workers in 
employmen
t through 
the 
clearence 
of 
vacancies 
and 
application
s for 
employmen
t at 
European 
level, 
including 
actions to 
place 
young 
people into 
employmen
t 

3175 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

3000 

9,525 

21000 

66,675 

Sub-total for specific objective N°6 

66,675 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 7 Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance 

Microloans  Volume 

of 
microloa
ns 
provided 
(M€) 

0,002 

5657 

11,314 

5837 

11,674 

5972 

11,944 

6015 

12,030 

6074 

12,148 

6134 

12,268 

6269 

12,538 

41958 

83,916 

Sub-total for specific objective N°7 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 8: Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers 

83,916 

Funding for 
building up 
capacities 
through 
grants, 
loans and 
equity 

No of 
microcre
dit 
providers 
supporte
d 

EN 

0,203 

4 

0,812 

5 

1,015 

5 

1,015 

6 

1,218 

7 

1,421 

7 

1,421 

8 

1,62 

42 

8,522 

62 

E

 
  
Sub-total for specific objective N°8 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 9: Support the development of social enterprises 

8,522 

Loans, 
equity for 
social 
entreprises 

No of 
social 
enterpris
es that 
obtained 
loans / 
equity 

0,12 

105 

12,600 

105 

12,600 

107 

12,840 

108 

12,960 

110 

13,200 

114 

13,680 

120 

14,400 

769 

92,28 

Sub-total for specific objective N°9 

TOTAL COST 
(operational appropriations, 
without allocation of the 5% 
reserve) 

97,682 

99,881 

101,879 

103,478 

105,677 

108,062 

112,825 

877,41 

92,28 

EN 

63 

E

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–  (cid:133)  The  proposal/initiative  does  not 

require 

the  use  of  administrative 

appropriations  

–  (cid:59)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

14.6 

14.6 

14.6 

14.6 

14.6 

14.6 

14.6 

102,2 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 531 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

1.42 

1.42 

1.42 

1.42 

1.42 

1.42 

1.42 

9.94 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

16.02 

112.14 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

24.969 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

3.567 

24.969 

TOTAL 

19.587 

19.587 

19.587 

19.587 

19.587 

19.587 

19.587 

137.109. 

31 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

64 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.2.3.2.   Estimated requirements of human resources  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

–  (cid:59)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full time equivalent units without decimal place 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

04 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices) 

109 

109 

109 

109 

109 

109 

109 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)32 

04 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the ‘global 
envelope’) 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE in 
the delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 33 

- at Headquarters34 

- in delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect 
research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The  needs  for  human  and  administrative  resources  shall  be  covered  within  the  allocation 
already granted for managing this action and/or redeployed within the DG, complemented as 
the case may be by any additional allocation that might be granted to the managing DG in the 
framework of the annual allocation procedure in the light of budgetary constraints. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

External personnel 

32 

33 
34 

CA=  contract  agent;  INT=  agency  staff  ("Intérimaire");  JED=  "jeune  expert  en  délégation"  (young 
experts in delegations); LA= local agent; SNE= seconded national expert. 
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former ‘BA’ lines). 
Essentially,  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

EN 

65 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative  is  compatible  with  the  current  multiannual  financial 

framework. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

multiannual financial framework. 

Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision 

of the multiannual financial framework35. 

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

–  The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties  

–  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… enter as many years as 
necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6) 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL appropriations 
cofinanced  

35 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

EN 

66 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriation
s available for 
the ongoing 
budget 
exercise 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative36 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… insert as many columns as necessary 
in order to reflect the duration of the 
impact (see point 1.6) 

For miscellaneous assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

- 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

- 

36 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties and sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be 
net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25% for collection costs. 

EN 

67 

   EN