JIM Process 5 years after signing: , Achievements & Challenges ahead Zagreb, 22 May 2012

1. JIM Process 5 years after signing:,Achievements & Challenges aheadZagreb, 22 May 2012 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Europe 2020: Social policies Walter WOLF

2. Stock taking of the JIM Process:'Preparing Croatia for participation in EU Social Policy Coordination' Key achievements • Comprehensivepartnershipapproach • Broad debates, enhancedtransparency • Policy commitmentsbased on empiricalevidence and analyses • Improvedreporting about policy planning and implementation; • Awareness of the importance of monitoring and evaluation

3. Stock taking of the JIM Process Key achievements continued Sensitive policy areas were put on the agenda: • Adequacy of social benefits and social services • Social inclusion of disadvantagedminorities • De-centralisation • De-institutionalisation

4. Stock taking of the JIM Process Key challenges ahead • Tacklingunfinishedreforms, such as the social pension, de-centralisation & de-institutionalisation • Addressing the pre-conditions for quality social services: certification and accreditation • Investing in children in need • 'Active Inclusion': Promoting an inclusive labour market for the young, but also for olderworkers • Paying due attention to anti-discrimination policies for the Roma and the Serbminority

5. Tools to be considered • Governmental reports on the social situation and the state of social policies, which could include regional and thematic reports • Presented by the line Ministry (to the Parliament) • Debated with all stakeholders relevant for implemention • Bringing social policies back in the public debate • EU2020 type national targets setting – slide 6 • National Roma Integration Strategy – slides 7+8

6. EU2020Poverty reduction Target EU level “Lifting 20 million people out of poverty or exclusion by 2020” Based on 3 existing EU social inclusion indicators: • At-risk-of-poverty rate • severe material deprivation (to be revised by 2015) • people living in jobless households National level • Member States are free to choose the most appropriate indicator to set their national target, given national circumstances and priorities • Member States to show how they will contribute to meeting the EU level target, in dialogue with the Commission

7. National Roma Integration Strategies • EU Framework up to 2020 –Access to • Education:completion of primary school, Early childhood education; reduce number of early school leavers… • Employment:cut gap between Roma and the rest of the population • Healthcare:reduce gap in health status • Housing:close gap in access to (social) housing and public utilities

8. National Roma Integration Strategiescontinued • To be in line with the ‘10 Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion’ • Member States should set national goals relating to the four areas • Focus on disadvantaged micro-regions and/or segregated neighbourhoods • Close cooperation with Roma civil society • National contact point to be appointed

9. Further Information DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion‘Social Inclusion’ website http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=751&langId=en EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion