# European Social Fund (ESF): new types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF

European Parliament procedure 2008/0232(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee BUDG / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 6 committee amendments tabled by 2 Members between 2009-02-12 and 2009-02-16.

## What the amendments focus on

A regulation introducing new types of costs eligible for a contribution from the European Social Fund (ESF). The amendments cite the financial crisis as justifying simplifications to facilitate access to ESF-cofinanced grants, especially for new Member States, the non-application of certain public-procurement directives to projects co-financed at 45% or less, and a Commission report to Parliament and the Council by the end of 2011.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Alexandru NAZARE | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95019.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.144: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.144+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE420.164: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.164+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0232-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0232-COD.json

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