/ EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG
Social Market Economy in Member States I: ESF
ESF and FEAD Policy and Legislation

ESF Informal Technical Working Group meeting

21-22 October 2015

Bedford Hotel, Brussels Belgium

Draft Agenda

Wednesday, 21 October from 14h00-18h30

0. Adoption of draft agenda...... For adoption

Manuela Geleng

1. Conclusions of the previous TWG ...... For approval

Manuela Geleng

Proposal for additional participants at the ESF TWG…………………..for discussion

Sónia de Melo Xavier

2. Update on Draft Implementing Acts and Delegated Acts

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Ilse De Mecheleer

3. State of play of OP negotiations and OP implementation

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Ilse De Mecheleer

4. Update on the implementation of ex ante conditionality action plans

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Ilse De Mecheleer

5. Follow-up to the Ad-hoc meeting of ESF and FEAD Managing Authorities in response to the refugee crisis

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Ilse De Mecheleer

Teresa Regio

Marie-Anne Paraskevas

Grzegorz Gajewski – DG HOME

6. Youth Employment Initiative: structured data reports

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Teresa Regio

Costas Voyiatzis

Gabor Toth

7. Simplification: Simplified Cost Options

Discussion on the draft report on the use of SCO

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Elsa Kmieck

Colin Byrne

8. Transnational Cooperation Commission update

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For discussion

Sónia de Melo Xavier
Marie-Anne Paraskevas

Toby Johnson – AEIDL – Team Leader of the TNC Platform

Thursday, 22 October from 09h30-18h00

9. ESF Management: state of play of ESF financial execution

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Member States should be prepared for a tour de table on designation of authorities

Grazyna Meyers

10. New Skills Agenda

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Ana Carla Pereira

11. Digital skills: Why funding of digital skills training is important

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Lucilla Sioli DG CNECT

12. Financial Instruments

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Jader Cané

13. Update on ESF and EURES

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Doede Ackers

14. Categorisation and ESF secondary themes

Presentation by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For information

Maeva Roulette

Lunch break 13:00-14:30

14. Simplified cost option

Workshop by the Commission followed by Q&A session...... For discussion

Elsa Kmiecik

Colin Byrne

Presentation of Member States experiences (France, Sweden Belgium and Czech Republic..……………………………………...... For information

The Transnational network on SCO's ...... For information

Luca Santin AEIDL - TNC platform…...... For information

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