Transcript Parliament for Europe Presentation

South East Europe 2020
Supporting Jobs through Regional Action
Inclusive Growth Objective
• Enhance employment through skills
development, labor market modernization
and participation by all, including vulnerable
groups and minorities.
• Promote health and reduce health inequities
Inclusive Growth Target
Growth of Overall Employment
Rate in % for persons 15+
Alb
BiH
FYR of
Cro Kos* Mac. Mne Ser SEE
2010 47
32
41
42
39
40 38 39.5
2020 54
34
48
46
44
50 44 44.4
Employment dynamics in the Western
Balkans in the framework of SEE2020
600
421
400
200
in '000
0
0
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
-200
-400
-600
-800
(579)
(872)
-1000
Current
Committed
2018
2020
GDP, real growth
8
6
4
2008
2
2012
0
Albania
-2
-4
BiH
Kosovo*
Macedonia, Montenegro
FYR
Serbia
Poverty rates at national poverty lines
35
30
25
20
rural
urban
15
national
10
5
0
Albania
BiH
Kosovo*
Macedonia, Montenegro
FYR
Serbia
Unemployment rates
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2008
2012
Change in unemployment rate 2008 - 2012
10.3
7.5
4.6
4.1
2.9
0.9
AL
BiH
Cro
Kos
FYR Mac
(3.1)
(10.2)
Mon
Ser
Total
Employment rate by gender, 2012
60
50
40
Male
30
Female
20
10
0
AL
BiH
Cro
Kos
Mac
Mon
Ser
Total
% of working age population that is inactive
90
80
70
60
50
Male
40
Female
30
20
10
0
AL
BiH
Cro
Kos
Mac
Mon
Ser
Total
Youth unemployment
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
FYR Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Ratio of youth
unemployment to adult
unemployment
2.2
2.6
1.7
2.1
2.3
Share of youth
unemployed in total
unemployed
24.0
24.4
19.4
19.4
18.9
Long term unemployment, % of total
Total
Ser
Mon
Mac
Cro
BiH
AL
0
20
40
2008
60
2011 or latest
80
100
Share of unemployment by level of education
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Higher
50%
Secondary
40%
Primary
30%
20%
10%
0%
BiH
Croatia
Kos
Mac
Mne
Ser
Unemployment rate by education
40
35
30
25
Primary
20
Secondary
Higher
15
10
5
0
BiH
Croatia
Mac
Mne
Ser
Key strategic actions on employment
• Build regional capacity for harmonized monitoring of migration and
mobility with a view to a gradual lifting of labour market restrictions
in the region.
• Apply modern approaches in labour market governance that
stimulate employment, including the flexicurity approach, evidence
based policy making, and partnerships for labour market transition.
• Tackle informal employment through an exchange of information
and experiences, improved inter-institutional and intra-regional
cooperation and by testing appropriate policy measures.
• Promote social economy initiatives: setting up a regulatory
framework, networking, sharing know-how and identifying good
practices.
Labor Mobility
• An analysis of the existing situation with respect to the mobility of the
workforce, including socio-demographic characteristics of migrants by
destination, data on remittances, data on duration of migratory spells, and
paying particular attention to evolution over time of such variables and
other notable trends.
• A discussion of current mobility/migration policies and applicable laws in
each country, and of the institutional arrangements now present to
facilitate/regulate migratory flows.
• Description of job creation and job destruction among sectors of the
economy, including an assessment of segments of the labor market which
are more likely to opt for migration
• Establish a consultative process on the potential of regional labor
mobility for addressing the employment challenge. Agree on the way
forward towards full regional labor mobility in South East Europe
Common health challenges
• Health inequalities between and within countries
• Demographic ageing
• High burden of preventable, non-communicable
diseases (cardio-vascular, cancer, diabetes,
asthma)
• Lack of effective approaches to promote health
• Lack of financial sustainability
Key strategic actions on health
• Introduce policy measures for improving the health gain of the
populations, with a focus on low-income and vulnerable groups, by
strengthening the delivery of universal and high-quality health-promoting
services
• Strengthen the institutions and improve inter-sectoral governance of the
health sector at all levels, including health information infrastructure and
regional cross-border information exchange
• Harmonise cross-border public health and public health services
legislation, standards and procedures; develop mutual recognition and
trust to enable the creation of a Free Trade Area from a public health
perspective
• Strengthen human resources in the health sector, harmonise the
qualifications of health professionals in the SEE region, monitor Human
Resources for Health mobility.