CSE - Ciste Sóisialta na hEorpa

The European Commission has produced consolidated versions of EU legislation governing the application of structural funds so as to support Member State authorities in managing related measures. This publication contains legal papers related to the European Social Fund (ESF) and subsequent legislative amendments. They set out the overall remit of the ESF, lay down general provisions for use of funds and establish rules for implementation of ESF-funded actions. The publication is available in printed format in English and French.

Issue 28 of Social Agenda has a special feature on the future of cohesion policy. It examines the European Social Fund’s role in youth employment, transnational cooperation and synergies between short- and long-term EU measures. A further feature looks at prospects for the new European Semester. Other subjects include the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012, the Youth Opportunities Initiative, and social security coordination between Denmark and Sweden and. Along with regular items, it features an interview with Commission Deputy Director-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Zoltan Kazatsay. Social Agenda is available in printed format in English, French and German.

This issue's "Special feature" looks at the ways in which EU employment and social policy can help cushion the impact of the crisis, in particular on the labour market, thanks to a targeted use of existing instruments such as the European Social Fund and the Globalization Adjustment Fund (p. 18). This magazine is available in English, French and German.

This brochure aims to raise awareness on how funding opportunities offered by the European Structural Funds, in particular the European Social Fund, can be used to set up local partnerships and projects which support families. Presenting the structures and procedures of the Structural Funds, it targets regional and local policy-makers, social partners and civil society representatives interested in developing projects for more family-friendly conditions.

In this issue of Social Agenda, we look in some detail at the issue of quality at work in our special feature on occupational health and safety. The magazine is available in English, French and German.