European Social Fund Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006
- Stage
- Signed, reached 17 Dec 2013
- In force
- In force since 21 Dec 2013 · CELEX 32013R1304
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER (EPP)
- Last activity
- 17 Dec 2013
Where it stands
Latest: Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council, 17 Dec 2013.
- 25 Oct 2011
- Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)
- 20 Nov 2013
- EP opinion on 1st reading
- EP position at first reading
- 17 Dec 2013
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | EPP | FR | EMPL |
| Shadow rapporteur | Elisabeth Schroedter | Greens/EFA | DE | EMPL |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gabriele Zimmer | The Left | DE | EMPL |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kinga Göncz | S&D | HU | EMPL |
| Shadow rapporteur | Mara Bizzotto | EFD | IT | EMPL |
| Shadow rapporteur | Milan Cabrnoch | ECR | CZ | EMPL |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Jens Geier | S&D | DE | BUDG |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Cătălin Sorin Ivan | S&D | RO | CONT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | Greens/EFA | FR | CULT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Tadeusz Cymański | ECR | PL | FEMM |
| Rapporteur for opinion | María Irigoyen Pérez | S&D | ES | REGI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 10 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/702 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2170 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2019 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/697 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2018 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/379 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2018 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1127 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2018 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2416 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 20/10/2017 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2016 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 29/08/2017 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/90 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 31/10/2016 |
| Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/812 | Delegated · Decision | Published | 18/03/2016 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 09/07/2015 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A7-0250/2012Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2011)0607Commission
- Proposal · COM(2013)0145Commission
- Proposal · COM(2016)0812Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 347 20.12.2013, p. 0470Commission
- Committee opinion · PE480.546Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE485.908Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE486.156Parliament
- Report · PE486.203Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE486.225Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE487.777Parliament
- Amendments · PE489.537Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2013/1304Commission
- SEC(2011)1130Commission
- SEC(2011)1131Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2014)87Parliament
- Text adopted · T7-0483/2013Parliament
Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EU) No 1304/2013 governs the European Social Fund (ESF) and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), setting missions, investment priorities, and eligibility rules. It requires at least 20% of ESF resources per Member State for social inclusion and imposes thematic concentration floors of 80%, 70%, or 60% depending on region development. The YEI targets NEETs under 25 in eligible regions.
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