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14th meeting of the Contact Persons of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
Brussels
4 December 2014
7 FRANCAIS – 8 ENGLISH – 9 DEUTSCH – 10 ITALIANO – 11 ESPAÑOL WIFI-CODE : PALACE
Interpretation from and into
• 7 FRANCAIS
• 8 ENGLISH
• 9 DEUTSCH
• 10 ITALIANO
• 11 ESPAÑOL
1. Introduction and adoption of the agenda
Max Uebe (Head of Unit, DG EMPL C2)
2. Update on EGF applications
Final cases under Reg. 1927/2006
Case
Status
EGF cofinancing applied for
(EUR)
EGF/2012/004 ES/Santana Adopted and paid 1 964 407
EGF/2012/007 IT/VDC Technologies Adopted and paid 3 010 985
EGF/2012/010 RO/Mechel Adopted and paid 3 571 150
EGF/2013/002 BE/Carsid Adopted and paid 911 934
EGF/2013/005 NL/NedCar Withdrawn
EGF/2013/006 PL/Fiat Auto Poland EP/Council 1 259 610
EGF/2013/008 ES/Valencia textiles Adopted and paid 840 000
EGF/2013/010 ES/Castilla y León Adopted and paid 700 000
EGF/2013/012 BE/Ford Genk Adopted and being paid 570 945
EGF/2013/013 AT/Lenzing Withdrawn
EGF/2013/014 FR/Air France EP/Council 25 937 813
Final cases under Reg. 1927/2006
Case
Status
EGF co-financing
(EUR)
EGF/2013/007 BE/Hainaut Steel Proposal 9.12.2014 981 956
EGF/2013/009 PL/Zachem Commission adoption in
January 115 205
EGF/2013/011 BE/Saint-Gobain Sekurit Commission adoption in
January 1 694 397
Overview of 2014 applications
• 18 applications from 9 member States – GR, FR, ES, IE, BE, NL, FI, IT, DE
• Total amount of EGF financing requested – MEUR 63,6
• 11 based on the crisis and 7 based on the trade criterion
• In 16 different sectors
• 2 applications under ''exceptional circumstances'' -6,25 % of the requested EGF co-financing/2,7 % of EGF funds available
Overview of 2014 applications
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Crisis
Trade
Overview of 2014 applications
• Total EGF co-financing requested – MEUR 63,6
• Total cost of the applications – MEUR 106
• Average EGF cost per worker – EUR 3 900 (varying from 1200 to 6000 EUR )
• Average EGF costs for Art.7(1)(b) type measures – EUR 874 (varying from 0 to 35 %)
• Implementing activities– varying from 0,19% to 7%
Overview of 2014 applications
• NEETs - in 5 applications ( GR and IE )– total of 1 893
• Greece – 1555 ; Ireland - 338
• Total EGF co-financing requested for NEETs– ?
• Average cost per NEET –?
• Average Art.7(1)(b) type measures per NEET -?
Interpretations of interest
Definition of active measures vs allowances
Russian import ban and the EGF
Read the relevant proposal to the EP and Council
Transmission of the implementing decision
Punctuality and completeness of the final report
Advice to applicants
Inclusion of NEETs -- eligible regions
Inclusion of NEETs -- separate financial table
Timelines and dates are now fixed
Exceptional circumstances criterion is being questioned
Parliamentary resolutions on each case
Recoveries following implementation
Information on your web site
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7(a) of EGF Regulation
" tailor-made training and retraining, including information and communication technology skills and
certification of acquired experience, job-search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services,
mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self- employment, business start-
ups and employee take-overs, and co-operation activities "
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7(b) of EGF Regulation
" special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, employers' recruitment incentives, mobility
allowances, subsistence or training allowances (including allowances for carers) "
" may not exceed 35 % of the total costs for the coordinated package of personalised services "
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7(c) of EGF Regulation
" measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged, older and young unemployed persons to remain in or
return to the labour market "
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7(b) of EGF Regulation
What measures - apart from those listed in Art. 7.1(b) - are considered allowances / incentives ? Any cash payments (allowances, incentives, premia
etc. to workers or employers)
Except : Business creation payments (which have their own ceiling)
Classification of costs : Art. 7.1 of the EGF Regulation
Once operational, SFC will help you to classify measures into 7.1(a), 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) measures and automatically calculate the 35 % ceiling
If the 35 % ceiling is exceeded, SFC will warn you immediately
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7 of EGF Regulation
1 Individual job search assistance, case management and general information services - Art 7 1(a)
2 Training and re-training - Art 7 1(a)
3 Job rotation and job sharing
4 Employment and recruitment incentives (incl. job rotation and job sharing) - Art 7 1(b)
5 Sheltered and supported employment - Art 7 1(b)
5 Vocational rehabilitation (for persons with a reduced working capacity) - Art 7 1(a)
6 Direct job creation (subsidised employment) - Art 7 1(b)
7 Promotion of entrepreneurship - Art 7 1(a)
7 Investments for self-employment, business start-ups and employee take-overs, and co-operation
activities - Art 7 1(a) - EUR 15 000 limit/person
A1 Job search allowances - Art 7 1(b)
A2 Training allowances - Art 7 1(b)
A3 Mobility allowances - Art 7 1(b)
A4 Subsistence allowances while in training or in other active labour market measures - Art 7 1(b)
A5 Other allowances (for specific reasons and/or target groups) - Art 7 1(b)
X Measures to stimulate in particular disadvantaged, older and young unemployed persons to
remain in / return to the labour market - Art 7 1(c)
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7 of EGF Regulation
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-GQ-13-002
Eligibility of costs: Art. 7 of EGF Regulation
Reminder : Art. 7 (2) - not eligible are :
3. Sharing of
Member State experiences with the new EGF Regulation
Experiences so far (18 applications submitted in 2014)
• Greece (5)
• France (3)
• Spain (2)
• Ireland (2)
• Belgium (2)
• Germany (1)
• Finland (1)
• Italy (1)
• Netherlands (1)
Planned applications
Please inform the Commission at an early stage, so that we can
advise and
plan our timelines.
Any planned applications already in the pipeline?
SFC will allow you to start drafting in the system and invite the Commission to take a look if you wish.
Coffee break (11h15)
4. Update on EGF implementation and recoveries
Update on EGF closures
It is essential that final reports arrive by the due date
Final reports must contain the certified Statement Justifying the Expenditure
All necessary Member State audits must be carried out before the Statement Justifying the Expenditure is certified
In the "Forthcoming Closure" letter, the Commission now asks for reimbursement of 100 % of unspent funds
The Commission then asks questions to complete its understanding of the final report and ensure that all the data needed for future biennial reports is available
Once the Member State has responded to the questions, the Commission issues the formal "Winding Up" letter
NB. Further data gathering is important for evaluation purposes
Update on EGF recoveries
Unspent funds show weaknesses in both budgeting and implementation
With a reduced budget for the EGF, overbudgeting may mean that another good application cannot be approved
Recoveries reach the Commission only two years after having been paid out originally, and these funds are therefore "unemployed" for a lengthy period
The Commission auditors and the Council are now seriously questioning why the EGF is recovering major amounts -- this could lead to problems in the approval of future applications
Use the opportunity to rebudget your measures, to identify new promising measures and to reinforce your information and communication (including closing conferences)
Recovery table is included in your folder
Recovery rates for 2011 / 2012 cases (25 final reports)
Less than 0 % : SE
0–10 %: DE, ES (2x), PT
10–20 %: DE, ES
20–30 %: ES, IE
30–40 %: DK (2x), GR
40–50 %: AT (2x), RO, ES
50–60 %: NL (2x), SE
60–70 %: IT
70–80 %: IT
80–90 %: AT, IT (2x)
90–100 %: IT
EGF recovery rates since 2007
Reintegration rates of workers
These are the most important measurements for the achievements of the EGF.
They are the main focus of biennial reports, evaluations and performance audits.
Value-for-money analyses will compare expenditure for the various measures with the reemployment result achieved.
Technical assistance expenditure is now eligible for EGF until the date of the final report -- please use this extra
5. Audit requirements - update -
European Commission
DG EMPL
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EGF audit Brief presentation by Stefan Gaspar,
former DG EMPL EGF auditor
Contact persons meeting Brussels, 4 December 2014
EGF
European Commission
DG EMPL
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• Operating unit – Direction C, Unit C/2
Max Uebe – Head of Unit
Isabelle Prondzynski – Head of Section (EGF)
• Audit unit – Direction H, Unit H/1
Jiri Plecity – Head of Unit
Philippe Bossiere – Deputy Head of Unit Johannes Gorkos – Auditor
Contact persons meeting Brussels, 4 December 2014
EGF in DG EMPL
European Commission
DG EMPL
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Johannes Gorkos
European Commission
DG EMPL H/1
+32 2 29 95952
Contact persons meeting Brussels, 4 December 2014
Contact
Lunch (buffet) 12h30 – 14h00
Change of agenda order
7. Recent EGF events in the Member States (part 1 )
Finland : Nokia final conference
Presentation by Antto Korhonen / Outi Viljamaa
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
EGF closing seminar in Helsinki Nokia case 9.10.2014
11.12.2014 Antto Korhonen TEM
11.12.2014
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Antto Korhonen TEM
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
EGF seminar in a nutshell
• Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, one day
• 80 participants
• 5 guests from Sweden and Denmark
• 6 presentations (Future of ICT sector in Finland, EGF
outcomes, Nokia Bridge program…)
• 3 clients in a panel to condense what was actually achieved
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
State Secretary Tuire Santamäki-Vuori Finnish strengths:
• Paper
• Wood
• Metal industry
• Information technology
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
Possibilities:
• Robotics
• Cleantech
• Creative economy
In the administration: From reactive towards proactive
Head of Department Tuija Oivo: EGF outcomes
• Target group: 4509 persons
• 81 % received advice at Employment Office
• 45 % took part in EGF-funded TE services, (training, coaching, pay subsidy, start up grant, mobility…)
• 80 % employed, in training etc.
Antto Korhonen TEM 24.11.2014
Special Researcher Tommi Ålander
Support for new careers from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – A query on the career paths of people let go from their jobs in the ICT field • More than half changed field and profession • Labour market training had a clear positive impact on finding new employment • EGF target group was significantly better employed as job seekers on ICT field on average
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
EGF clients’ perspective
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• High-quality personal service
• Broad service selection
• Encouragement towards open-mindedness
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• More personalized coaching and training needed
• More support for starting up own business needed
Antto Korhonen TEM 11.12.2014
11.12.2014
Thank you!
Antto Korhonen TEM
6. SFC update and testing of SFC draft version
• What is SFC and why are we testing it?
• Hands-on test of SFC draft version
https://webgate.acceptance.ec.europa.eu/sfc2014/frontoffice/ui
Coffee break (15h30)
7. Recent EGF events in the Member States (part 2)
Denmark : Vestas final conference
Presentation by Hanne Lill Baad
The VESTAS Final Conference
From Winds of Change to Winds of Opportunities:
Business Creation with the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
Ringkøbing, September 25 - 26, 2014
Hanne Lill Baad Special Consultant
Business Development and International Relations
Plenum 1: Investing in People Welcome addresses
Iver Enevoldsen, Mayor, Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Bistra Valchanova, EGF Unit, DG Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion
Keynote 1:
Peter Stub Jørgensen, Director ESF, DG Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion:
Investing in people – the EGF as European Labour Market Instrument
Keynote 2:
Preben Gregersen, The Danish Business Authority:
Developing Human Resources - a driver for growth: EU Funding in a Danish business
policy context
… highlighting the unique opportunities through EGF and ESF,
investing in people to cope with the challenges of globalization and need for growth
“The ESF is the hospital and the EGF is the ambulance”
Plenum 2: Visions of the Future
Business Creation in the Vestas Cases
Nikolaj Strømkjær, Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality:
The EGF Vestas Cases: Results - impact - highlights - lessons learned
EGF Participants: Success Stories from the Danish EGF cases
Keynote 3:
Mika Aaltonen, CEO Helsinki Sustainability Center:
Renaissance Society – How and why the Western Societies are Re-organising Themselves
… business creation success stories from the Danish Vestas cases
and some food for thought what we will live on in the future
“Our second renaissance will create a more participatory society and unleash an explosion
of new ideas and creativity in arts, science and exploration.”
Open Space Workshop
facilitated by Paolo Martinez, Elisa Tachis
WHAT ARE THE STEPS
TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST IMPACT
WITH THE FUNDS (EGF-ESF, ext.)
SO AS TO MAKE OUR LABOUR FORCE
AND COMPANIES ADAPTIVE
TO THE FUTURE?
Visits to innovative enterprises in the region
Vestas Nacelles
Start-up in the
tourism sector
Lego backstage
… with team-building
Thank you!
8. Communication
EGF leaflet 2014
EGF leaflet 2014
• Format A5-Italian
• Eight pages
• An overview of EGF 2007-2013
• What is new in the EGF 2014-2020
• Printing files on request
• Available in all EU official languages
• ready: BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SL, SK, SV and Fl
• being prepared: ET, GA, HR, MT and LV
European Commission EGF web site www.ec.europa.eu/egf
• 'Overview of EGF applications' will soon be updated on Commission's EGF website
• Other items will be updated by the EGF team as soon as possible (e.g. FAQ on new EGF Regulation etc.)
European Commission EGF web site www.ec.europa.eu/egf
Contact Person details
1. Check details currently online at:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=581&langId=en
• Contact Person in national administration
• Optional: correspondent in Perm Rep in Brussels
• Any additional contacts
2. Check details currently on EGF mailing list (different to website)
see 3/12 print out in your meeting folders
• Notify any changes on 1. or 2. by email to:
EGF web sites in EGF Member State
• Article 12 of the EGF Regulation 2014-2020 stipulates that MS shall provide information on and publicise EGF funded actions
• 4 MS have let us know about their websites (DE, ES, IT and IE) There a link to these websites in the section contact in Member States
Member State presentations on their EGF web sites
• Presentation from Ireland
• Presentation from Germany
• Tour de table / comments from other MS
• All MS with 2014 applications to send the Commission the link to their EGF web sites before end February 2015
EGF Contact Persons Group meeting 4 Dec 2014
Presentation on Irish EGF website www.egf.ie
• Late 2009: Limerick Institute of Technology website www.tusnua.ie set up; focused solely on Dell EGF & primarily on higher education.
• July 2010, EGF Coordination Unit registers the domain name www.egf.ie and commences scoping exercise with EGF MA to determine the design and functionality requirements for a dedicated Irish EGF website
• December 2011, EGF MA launches the initial version of www.egf.ie to coincide with the launch of the EGF Construction progs NACE 41, 43 &71 for 8000 + clients
www.egf.ie – Establishment of website
• Website design: external contractor
• Web domain: Blacknight
• Content management system: Wordpress
• Administrators: o Initially external vendor
oNow EGF Managing Authority & EGF Coordination Unit
www.egf.ie - Management/Technical/Costs
www.egf.ie - Functionality
• General and specific EGF programme text • Links to service providers websites • Links for downloadable EGF measure documents eg
applications for EGF training grants, some allowances • Links to relevant EGF documents eg EGF applications,
EGF final reports, EGFMA programme outcome reports • Search functionality • Contact details for service providers, other EGF bodies • on-line EGF training grant applications (Talk Talk
programme – to be reinstated for current/future EGF applications)
• www.egf.ie to be revamped 2014, possibly with Blog, Twitter etc features
www.egf.ie - Outcomes
• Increased public awareness, transparency and visibility of the EGF in Ireland in line with Art 9 of 1927/2006 (Art 12.1 of 1309/2013)
• Some EGF services provided directly to clients
• ‘One-stop-shop’ information resource for clients
• Effective communication tool for EGF MA ie proactively conveys MA message/clients more focused
• Cost savings for MA & providers– reduced phone & written queries
• high use during Construction EGF & start of Talk Talk EGF prog
www.egf.ie – Website visits
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Sep-11 Dec-11 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13
www.egf.ie visits Dec11 - Oct13
EGF web site presentation - Germany
http://www.bmas.de/DE/Themen/Soziales-Europa-und-Internationales/Europa/Programme-und-Fonds/egf-informationen-1208.html
EGF-Information
within the homepage of the Federal Ministry of Labour
and Social Affairs
4.12.2014
www.bmas.de
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comprehensive information
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general information
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Why was the EGF established?
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How does the EGF help?
82
Eligibility for funding – criteria according to
the EGF-Regulation
83
Who can apply?
84
German EGF applications
85
Contact Details and Links
86
Thank you!
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EGF web site presentations Tour de table
Other communication issues
• Issue 37 of DG EMPL's Social Agenda (6/2014) focuses on the new European Social Fund and on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020: - copies of the relevant pages are in participants' meeting files - full publication: ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=89&langId=en&newsId=2082&furtherNews=yes
• DG EMPL electronic newsletter : form to subscribe :
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=371
Biennial Report
•Legal justification
•Content
•Preparation
•MS support
Biennial Report – legal foundation
• EGF Regulation 1309/2013, Art. 19
• First Report due August 2015
• Two sections planned, covering EGF cases under the new and old Regulations respectively
• Must contain comprehensive, quantitative and qualitative information
• Submission to Council and European Parliament and other institutions
• Public document, available also via the EGF web site
Biennial Report – Content
•Focus on results
•Applications submitted
•Decisions adopted
•Actions funded
•Winding-up of financial contributions
Biennial report: Support from MS • Statistical information - reintegration
statistics
• Complementarity with actions funded by other Union instruments – in particular the ESF
MS support - Future co-operation
• Submit to the Commission additional information obtained after the final report
• Share evaluation results
• Follow-up on beneficiaries' labour market attachment a year after implementation (requirement in your financial implementation decision)
9. Evaluation of the EGF Regulation
• Brief update on ex-post evaluation 2007-2013
(Art 17 of EGF Regulation)
• Advance information on mid-term evaluation 2014-2020 (Art 20 of EGF Regulation)
Brief update on the ex-post evaluation 2007-2013
GHK presentation to 5 March 2014 Contact Persons Meeting:
findings of 1st phase (33 cases) &
on-going work of final phase (25 cases)
Developments since March: first phase (33 cases) - final report fine tuned final phase (25 cases): - Case research continued in March/April 2014
- Interim Report was received in June 2014 - Draft Final Report was received in October / November 2014 - Several Steering Group meetings took place in 2014
> GHK is currently finalising their final report, following comments from 14 November Steering Group meeting
Final ex-post evaluation report will be
presented to EGF Contact Persons
in March 2015
Main contents of final report Executive Summary EN FR DE
Re-employment rates & characteristics of new employment Softer outcomes / wider community benefits / success factors Added value of EGF Cost effectiveness Good practices annex Conclusions Recommendations to the European Commission Recommendations to National Contact Persons
Brief update on the ex-post evaluation 2007-2013
Apart from the evaluation of the 25 cases covered in the final phase,
Evaluators’ Final Report will also include overall conclusions, based on the results of all 3 Evaluations carried out : Ex-post first phase: 33 cases final evaluation report : 12/2013
Ex-post final phase: 25 cases final evaluation report : 12/2014
Mid-term evaluation: 15 cases final evaluation report : 12/2011
= overall conclusions for 73 cases
Art. 17 of EGF Regulation 2007-2013
The results of the (ex-post) evaluation shall be transmitted, for information, to
• the European Parliament
• the Council
• the European Economic and Social Committee
• the Committee of the Regions
• the social partners
…
Advance information
Mid-term evaluation of the EGF 2014-2020
(Art. 20 of EGF Regulation)
EGF
Regulation
Evaluation type
Evaluation
Final Report
No of cases
Cases ‘ Final Reports
due date
2007-2013 Mid-term 12/2011 15
2007-2013
Ex-post 1st phase 12/2013 33 up to 9/2012
2007-2013 Ex-post final phase 12/2014 25 up to 12/2013
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2014-2020 Mid-term 30/6/2017 approx. 15 ? 2014
2014-2020 Ex-post 31/12/2021 ….
EGF Regulation 2014-2020 (Art 20 ) = same as in 2007-2013 Regulation:
Mid-term evaluation to measure : effectiveness and sustainability of the results
Ex-post evaluation to measure : impact of the EGF and its added value
Possible cases to be covered in mid-term Evaluation needs to be confirmed !
( to be carried out in the years 2016 / 2017 )
10. Forthcoming EGF-related events
EGF Contact Persons' meetings and seminars in 2015
15th EGF Contact Persons' meeting
Brussels
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
EGF Networking Seminar
Brussels
Thursday, 5 March 2015
16th EGF Contact Persons' meeting
Brussels
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
EGF Networking Seminar
Brussels
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Please note these dates in your diaries
EGF Contact Persons' meetings and seminars in 2015
• EGF Contact Persons meetings
o Contact Persons' ideas, questions and examples welcome
• EGF Seminars
o Theme suggestions welcome
Planned meetings and conferences in the Member States
• Plans for future events in 2015 or 2016
• Other ideas to enhance networking among Contact Persons or regions
11. Any other business
End of meeting
Please feel welcome to continue your discussions
after the meeting
