The analysis of the outcome of the negotiations concerning the partnership agreements and ESF operational programmes, for the programming period 2014-2020: Country factsheet Spain

This study addresses specific attention to a number specific themes, namely the youth employment strategy and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration, and the investment in Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs). The relevant IP (8ii) considering youth employment policies is selected only in the devoted National OP, which focus on the main challenges of the high unemployment rate of the youth, the high percentage of NEETs and the high early school leaving rate. Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration is not addressed in the Spanish OPs and TO 11 is not selected in the Partnership Agreement. Finally, with regard to the theme of Active Labour Market Policy the total amount assigned to IP 8i, 8ii, 8iii and 8v is more than 4,6 billion euro (Including YEI). The strategy of Spanish OPs is based on the support to unemployed through ALMP. The logic applied across several OPs seeks the cooperation between public sector institutions, private companies and NGOs in some cases, thus applying a partnership approach for several actions. Finally, there are measures planned to promote entrepreneurship across different levels, with special consideration on youth ; En este estudio se presta especial atención a una serie de temas específicos, a saber, la estrategia de empleo de los jóvenes y la Iniciativa para el Empleo de los Jóvenes (YEI), la capacidad institucional de las autoridades públicas y las partes interesadas y la eficiencia de la administración pública, y la inversión en políticas activas del mercado de trabajo. El programa integrado pertinente (8ii), en el que se examinan las políticas de empleo de los jóvenes, se selecciona únicamente en el programa operativo nacional, que se centra en los principales retos de la elevada tasa de desempleo de los jóvenes, el elevado porcentaje de redes nacionales de empleo y la elevada tasa de abandono escolar prematuro. ...