Activity Report
and
Future Planning
European thematic work 2006
Main priorities:
1. Gather and analyze "good practice" and general
information on operations (DPs and NTNs)
2. Communication (WEB, publications):
disseminate information and valorisation of the
achievements of EQUAL
3. Learning platforms/events for mainstreaming the
lessons from EQUAL
4. Update of ECDB
5. Internal (DG EMPL and Commission)
mainstreaming
1. Gather and analyse "good practice"
DP success stories (round 2) :
• European thematic experts will make +- 45 visits
(suggestions welcome) – database 50 DPs
available, but not balanced…
NTN success stories (round 2):
• European thematic experts will participate in
NTNs meetings or make visits (suggestions
welcome)
1. Gather and analyse "good practice"
Please send an update (important!) on:
• current NTNs
• NTNs contact details
• NTNs calendar events/meetings
Follow-up: written request from the
Commission will be sent
1. Gather and analyse "good practice"
– Mainstreaming strategy
 Updating the mainstreaming strategy
described on the Web at :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/
equal/mainstreaming/index_en.cfm
 Copy / paste in Ms Word, keeping the
same structure, using track changes
Mainstreaming strategy : structure
1. National mainstreaming strategy
• The key elements of the National mainstreaming strategy
• The mandates, members and activities of national thematic groups
• The methodology used for demonstrating what works and how, and
what does not
• How good practice is communicated and transferred to policy makers
and stakeholders
2. National mainstreaming activities
• Mainstreaming and networking activities currently organised
• Mainstreaming events 2006/2007
3. Results
• Outcomes, products, conclusions and policy messages already drafted
• Hyperlinks to national website explaining the mainstreaming activities and
outcomes
2. Communication – a reminder
Member States thematic Focus on the EQUAL web
site:
Publication of 'Success Stories' end November 2005,
to be followed by others in 2006
European Poster Exhibition on EQUAL
EU EQUAL newsletter to be produced from April 2006
The EU EQUAL newsletter : n°0 to be issued soon…
The EU EQUAL newsletter : n°0 to be issued soon…
 Collaboration between & Member
States & Commission for:
- passing on national information (news flash)
- highlighting what is achieved at national
level (Member State focus).
- validating some DP or TCA information /
contacts /requests
3. Learning platforms/events
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Exchange Events
Peer Reviews
Learning Seminars
Networks/Communities of Practice
Policy Fora
Call for proposals 1
Call for Proposals for EQUAL
mainstreaming platforms
 VP/2006/007
 Draft now available in CIRCA
http://forum.europa.eu.int/Members/irc/empl/esf_equal/l
ibrary?l=/call_for_proposals&vm=detailed&sb=Title
 Call open from February (date to be
confirmed) until 15 November 2006
Call for proposals 2
Call for Proposals for EQUAL
mainstreaming platforms -- Amounts
 € 250,000  € 300,000 for
Policy Fora and Networks or
Communities of Practice
 € 100,000  € 150,000 for
Exchange Events, Peer Reviews and
Learning Seminars
3. Learning platforms/events: please update your intentions
Polska
?
Ellas
Sverige
France
Sverige
Danmark
Northern Ireland
Nederland
UK-Great Britain
België
Deutschland
España
Eesti
Luxembourg
Sverige
Sverige
Suomi - Finland
Deutschland
Portugal
Luxembourg
UK-Great Britain
Česka Republika
Magyarorzsag
Finland
Poland
Italy
Deutschland
Finaland
Theme of platform
Type of platform indicated
Indicative date
Adaptability of firms and workers / restructuring (especially new MS)
Restructuring
Asylum seekers
Asylum seekers
Diversity - Combatting racism and xenophobia in the workplace
Diversity - Legal systems to aid in fight against discrimination
Diversity and integration of immigrants
Diversity, involvement of employers
Business Creation
Business Creation
Business Creation
Business Creation
EO- Equal opportunities support measures
EO- Reconciliation of work and family life
EO- Reconciliation of work and family life
Human trafficking
Peer review
Policy Forum
Exchange event
Policy Forum
Exchange event and Network
Peer review
?
Community of practice or Policy Forum
Exchange event
Exchange event
Community of practice
Policy Forum
Community of practice
Exchange event
undecided/in association
Peer review or Exchange event
Media and discrimination
Media communications
Re-integration of ex-offenders
Re-integration of ex-offenders
Re-integration of ex-offenders
Re-integration of ex-offenders
Roma
Roma
Learning Seminar
Learning Seminar
Exchange event
Exchange event
?
Policy Forum and Network
Policy Forum
Policy Forum
Exchange event - not clear if asking for
grant
Exchange event
Learning seminar
Policy Forum
Exchange event
mid 2006 (June or July)
2007?
1 and 2 June 2006
oct-06
?
?
?
?
30 and 31 March 2006
Autumn 2006
2006
Spring 2007
End 2006
3 and 4 April 2006
?
2007
June 2006 + autumn 2006 +
spring 2007 + ?
Mid 2006
10/2005: DONE
22 and 23 may (tbc)
Not fixed
nov-06
November 2006
21 April 2006
Roma
Social economy
Social economy
Social economy
Social economy
18-19 June 2006
10, 11 and 12 May 2006
2nd half 2006
Spring 2007
?
Thematic Activities – Amsterdam 1
Exchange event Amsterdam
30/31 March 2006
“Building the tools for opening
up entrepreneurship for all”
Thematic Activities – Amsterdam 2
Goals
• Chain of activities (community of practice)
• Final policy forum during German
presidency
Goals first event:
• Exchange of experience
• Start building a tool for assessing inclusive
entrepreneurship strategies
Thematic Activities – Amsterdam 3
Involvement other MS
• Invited: all countries with EQUAL projects
on business creation and social economy
• Preparation: good practices, set of
questions on categories for
entrepreneurship
• We need your cooperation!!!
Thematic Activities - Estonia
Holding a job – Having a life
EQUAL Exchange Event
3 - 4 April 2006, Tallinn
4.
Updating ECDB : Progress made but…
5. Internal (DG EMPL and Commission) mainstreaming
Examples:
• Request for collaboration from
CEDEFOP has been received
• "Family needs partnership" conference
in Vienna, on Feb 2-4, organised by
the Austrian presidency
• Etc.
Thematic Activities – Social Partners seminar 1
EQUAL Social Partners Seminar
• 1300 DPs or social partners will be
present
(Round 1: 622, Round 2: 678)
• 147 DPs from both Rounds, and
social partners, will be coordinators
Thematic Activities – Social Partners seminar 2
EQUAL Social Partners Seminar
Date: 30 May 2006
Place: Brussels
Objective: to offer a forum for exchanges between
social partners working on the ground, and social
partners participating in European social dialogue
Participants: interprifessional aand sectoral social
partners at European and national level, social
partners from DPs, social partners from Monitoring
Committees
Principles 1
Working groups on principles with Member States
to exchange good practice in managing EQUAL:
• set up by the EQUAL Managing Authorities in May 2001
• mandate: to draft good practice guides, and organising learning
seminars to support their use.
• Members are mainly experts from NSS
• meetings on request.
to exchange good practice in planning the new ESF
programmes
• set up by the ESF Committee
• mandate: to draft reflection notes on best ways for the
integration of the principles, and to assist in organising
exchange seminars.
• Members are officials involved in programming
Principles 2
Ad hoc working groups under the ESF Committee
Mandate:
To share options and orientations on effective ways of
integrating the leading principles into the NSRF and OPs.
to act as a steering group for a workshop in a seminar
with member states officials responsible for ESF
programming
Membership:
Innovation & Mainstreaming: PL; UK ;PT; NL
Transnational Cooperation: SV;ES;FI; PL; CZ; BE(nl); UK
Gender equality: AT; FI; EE; ES; Be(nl); BE(fr)
Partnership &Empowerment: BE (nl); AT; CZ; DE; GR;
PL; PT; SV
Principles 3
An opportunity for programme developers:
Learning from others on effective implementation
arrangements
Activities to date (1)
DG EMPL has assumed the roles of
 a broker of good practice and the lessons learnt under EQUAL
 a catalyst for reforms along the lines of the Lisbon agenda
 To date the Commission has supported:
 Ad -hoc meeting of the technical working group of the ESF
Committee on June 29, 2005 to identify key issues
 Drafting of reflection notes that present first proposals from
Member States representatives
 Collecting editing success stories from EQUAL
Principles 4
An opportunity for programme developers:
Learning from others on effective implementation arrangements
Activities to date (2)
 Support of Ad hoc working groups of Member State representatives
around the leading principles
 Organisation of three exchange seminars on
 experiences on sound programming, in Vilnius on November 17
and 18, 2005
 Transnational/inter-regional co-operation and
innovation/mainstreaming, in Brussels, on 8 December 2005
 Partnership and Gender Equality ,in Brussels, on January 19-20
2006
Principles 5
Learning from others – the
moderation method
The method has been used in the exchange
seminars to enable:
• A broad range of issues to be discussed
• Participants to contribute equally
• Agreement to be reached on key issues
• All contributions are documented
Principles 6
The moderation method in practice!