Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers? Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012

The own-initiative report examines, on the basis of Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012, whether tools are in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers. The amendments regret the lack of complete and reliable data, including data disaggregated by gender, and the inconsistent definition of 'older workers'; they call for clear performance indicators in operational programmes, lifelong learning, and stronger efforts against age discrimination.