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"During its history, the ESF has always adapted to the current economic priorities of the EU. It is evident that the ESF has to adapt itself again, because circumstances have changed. It has to be adapted to the EU 2020 strategy, where raising employment is a key goal. It has to adapt to the crisis. The ESF is not a crisis management tool per se, but now it has to function during a period of crisis. We should not forget that, even when macro-economic crises are over, employment levels may remain low. Unemployment has risen in Europe. Some European countries are forced to introduce budget cuts, which threaten jobs, especially in the public sector. The majority of public workers are women. Therefore, public sector lay-offs threaten women in the first instance. Enhancing women’s labour market participation is a key goal for EU 2020 and for all reasonable political decision makers – women’s participation is particularly important in order to protect and reshape our social model. Therefore, we should help those who lose their jobs due to budget cuts. Some countries would favour the ESF being nationalised to some extent in the next budget. But I strongly believe that the European Social Fund has to remain an integral part of EU policies."@en1
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