The Structural Funds in the EUThe Structural Funds in the EU

are intended to help increase economic and social are intended to help increase economic and social

cohesion between Member States cohesion between Member States

and constitute an important instrument for reducing and constitute an important instrument for reducing

regional imbalances and differences in economic regional imbalances and differences in economic

development.development.

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The European Social FundThe European Social Fund

aims to achieve aims to achieve

a high level of employment, equality a high level of employment, equality

between men and women, sustainable between men and women, sustainable

development and development and

economic and social cohesioneconomic and social cohesion

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Objective 1Objective 1Aims to promote the development and structural adjustment of regions which development is lagging behind.

Objective 2Objective 2To support the economic and social conversion of regions facing structural difficulties (industrial, rural and urban areas and areas dependent on fisheries).

Objective 3Objective 3To support the adaption and modernisation of policies and systems of education, professional training and employment.

Community initiative EQUALCommunity initiative EQUALA laboratory to find new solutions to create a more inclusive working life without exclusion or discrimination.Swedish ESF Council

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EU 2004–2006 Areas for objective 1 and 2

EU total of €195 billion in the EU total of €195 billion in the structural funds 2000–2006structural funds 2000–2006

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Objective 1

Objective 3

Objective 2

Community initiative

……and € 2,19 billion and € 2,19 billion goes to Sweden.goes to Sweden.

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Community Initiative 13

%

Objective 2 16%

Objective 3 33%

Other5% Objective 1

33%

The Swedish ESF Council...The Swedish ESF Council...

...is the government authority

responsible for the implementation

of the Objective 3 and EQUAL programmes.

This work is conducted in close co-operation

with the organisations of the labour market

and other interest groups.

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OrganisationOrganisation

To carry out this work, partnerships have been created, at both the national level as well as the regional level which actively promote and monitor the programs.

The council consists of a central office and regional offices in the administrative provinces of Sweden.

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Speed up!Speed up!

In Sweden Objective 3 aims to adapt and

modernise policies and systems of education,

training and employment.

A main part of the program stimulate competence

development activities in companies, public sector

and organisations.

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Comprises allComprises all

The program comprises the whole labour market and is intended to create additional

empowerment to employed and unemployed individuals as well as to single entrepreneurs.

18% of the Swedish labourforce have participated so far.

The basis is the individual and her active participation.

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4 priorities 4 priorities – – 4 horizontal themes4 horizontal themes

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Competence development for employees

Increased employability and entre-prenurship

Integration, multiplicity and equal opportuniti

es

Local development

Equal opportunities

Development of the information technologies

Healthy development of the conditions of the working life

Local and regional strength

EQUAL –EQUAL –Contribute with new solutions how to create a Contribute with new solutions how to create a

more inclusive working life without more inclusive working life without discriminationdiscrimination

Equal is the community initiative providing support

for the development of new methods to counteract

discrimination and exclusion in the working life.

The Equal programme in Sweden accounts for

a totalt of € 172,4 million of which the Social Fund

contributes around € 86.2 million.

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The organisation of the Swedish ESF CouncilThe organisation of the Swedish ESF Council

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The implementation organisation of Objective 3 and EQUALThe implementation organisation of Objective 3 and EQUAL