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EUROCITIES technical report: Boosting employment and social inclusion in EU cities
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The technical report presented by EUROCITIES summarises the preliminary findings of a survey carried out to examine the experiences of cities with the European Social Fund (ESF) during the first half of the funding period 2014-2020. 

One important finding of the research on cities’ experiences with ESF in 2014-2017 is that ESF interventions resulted in concrete developments in cities benefitting social cohesion at the local level. But the publication also specifies the barriers, challenges and bottlenecks that cities face in accessing and using ESF. The research highlights the need for cities to be involved in the design and priority-setting of the operational programmes. Another identified challenge is the remaining complexity of ESF access and use despite simplification efforts.

EUROCITES concludes with recommendations to provide better support from ESF to cities to deliver the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Urban Agenda for the EU and the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU.

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