Members of the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee were divided on Thursday 18 October on the issue of thematic concentrations of the future European Social Fund plus (ESF+).
As a reminder, the European Commission proposes that 25% of ESF+ resources should be directed towards social inclusion, 2% towards material deprivation, and 10% towards youth employment for Member States with high unemployment rates among 15 to 29 year olds (see EUROPE 12030). The rapporteur,...