Regulation 2013/1296 - EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ("EaSI") and amending Decision No 283/2010/EU establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion - Main contents

EU umbrella programme for employment and social policy: EaSI

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 on a European Union programme for employment and social innovation (EaSI)

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

The European programme for employment and social innovation (EaSI) 2014-2020 is an umbrella programme that aims to contribute to the implementation of Europe 2020, including its headline targets, integrated guidelines and flagship initiatives, by providing financial support for the Union’s objectives in terms of promoting a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty, and improving working conditions. Following the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which sets out guidelines for the support of fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems, EaSI is an essential tool to assist the Commission in reinforcing the EU’s social dimension.

This regulation establishes a European Union programme for employment and social innovation. EaSI aims to deliver sustainable and long-term growth and jobs, reduce divergence between EU countries and help to reduce social inequality.

KEY POINTS

EaSI brings together three EU programmes managed separately between 2007 and 2013: the programme for employment and social solidarity (Progress), the European Employment Services (EURES) and the Progress Microfinance Facility. As of January 2014, these programmes form the three axes of EaSI. They support:

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  the modernisation of employment and social policies with the Progress axis;
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  job mobility with the EURES axis;
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  access to micro-finance and social entrepreneurship with the ‘Microfinance and social entrepreneurship’ axis.

EaSI runs from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 and the global budget for this period is EUR 919 million.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 21 December 2013.

BACKGROUND

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  EU programme for employment and social innovation (EaSI) (European Commission).

MAIN DOCUMENT

Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on a European Union programme for employment and social innovation (EaSI) and amending Decision No 283/2010/EU establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 238-252)

Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, pp. 1-222)

Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.4.2016, pp. 1-28)

See consolidated version.

last update 22.06.2014

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.