Investing in people : EU funding for employment and social inclusion / European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
Publisher:
Publications Office of the European Union,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
92 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
"Manuscript completed in June 2014." "KE-BC-14-001-EN-C"--Page [4] of cover.
Contents:
Investing in people -- Contribution from the Hellenic Council Presidency: Ioannis Vroutsis, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Welfare -- The European Social Fund [ESF] -- Introducing the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived [FEAD] -- EaSI: EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation -- European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) -- Voice from the European Parliament: Marian Harkin Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Summary:
"Focuses on EU funding instruments used to help people into employment or out of poverty and social exclusion. The guide outlines the aims and objectives of four specific funds: the European Social Fund (ESF); the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI); and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). There is a particular focus on priorities for the EU's new financial period, which runs from 2014-2020, and on how these funds will support Europe 2020, the EU's economic strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth."-- Page [4] of cover.
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