
Article 1 
This Decision lays down the arrangements necessary for the exchange of information within the EURES network on programming its activities.
To that end, it provides for the template to be used by National Coordination Offices when drawing up their national work programmes pursuant to Article 31(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/589 and sets out the procedures for the exchange of information relating to the national work programmes at Union level.
Article 2 

1. Each National Coordination Office shall draw up each year a national work programme for the activities of the EURES network in its Member State in accordance with the template indicated in Annex I.
2. The draft national work programmes shall be made available to all National Coordination Offices who will have the opportunity to make enquiries about the planned activities and to make suggestions for cooperation and exchange of information in relation to the activities.
3. The representatives of social partners at Union level participating in the Coordination Group shall be given the opportunity to comment on the draft national work programmes.
4. After the period given for comments, the final national work programmes shall be available to all National Coordination Offices.
5. The national work programmes shall use as much as possible the indicators and targets applicable to the implementing acts to be adopted under Article 32(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.
6. The national work programmes may use other additional indicators.
7. The National Coordination Offices shall report yearly on the implementation of the national work programmes, identifying results of the planned activities.
Article 3 
The National Coordination Offices shall, in their respective Member State, be responsible for:

((a)) gathering, analysing and sharing the necessary information pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589 for the purpose of preparing their draft national work programme;
((b)) drafting their national work programme using the template in Annex I;
((c)) respecting the deadlines set out in Annex II for the submission of draft national work programmes;
((d)) making their draft national work programme available to the network using the means provided for by the European Coordination Office;
((e)) participating in the joint review exercise of draft national work programmes with a view to finalising such programmes and increasing practical cooperation in delivering the support services to workers and employers;
((f)) finalising the national work programme after the joint review;
((g)) updating the national work programme whenever necessary and making the updates available to the network using the means provided for by the European Coordination Office;
((h)) reporting on the implementation of activities laid down in the national work programme respecting the deadlines set out in Annex II;
Article 4 
The European Coordination Office shall be responsible for supporting the exchange of information among Member States on the national work programmes and the joint review exercise, in particular by:

((a)) sharing information relevant for Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589 which is available at Union level with the National Coordination Offices to assist them with the preparation of their draft national work programmes;
((b)) developing and maintaining a tool on the EURES portal Extranet that makes available to the National Coordination Offices the template referred to in Article 7 and any related information on how to fill it in and submit it and provides the National Coordination Offices with an opportunity to review and comment on each other's national draft work programmes;
((c)) supervising the application of the deadlines set out in Annex II for the submission of draft national work programmes, the joint review exercise and the reporting on the implementation of national work programmes;
((d)) providing any other tools, training and support necessary to facilitate exchange of information and mutual learning on the programming cycle;
((e)) making available to the whole EURES network through a dedicated section on the EURES portal Extranet the relevant elements of the programming cycle with a view to increase transparency and mutual learning;
((f)) encourage National Coordination Offices to ensure consistency between the application of Article 31 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589;
((g)) keeping the Coordination Group regularly informed on the functioning of the programming cycle and, where necessary, propose modifications to the template and the procedures.
Article 5 
EURES Members and Partners shall contribute to the EURES programming cycle by:

((a)) providing data on their financial and human resources available and activities planned that will feed into the national work programme;
((b)) implementing the relevant activities of the national work programme;
((c)) providing data on the implementation of their activities that will feed into the national activity report.
Article 6 

1. The Coordination Group shall closely monitor the application of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589 and serve as a forum to exchange views and best practice with a view to improving the functioning of the EURES programming cycle.
2. The Coordination Group shall once a year undertake a review of the application of this Decision, which will constitute the contribution of the EURES Coordination Group to the activity and ex post evaluation reports by the Commission in accordance with Articles 33 and 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.
3. The Coordination Group shall decide which elements of the national work programmes and national activity reports are relevant for all EURES staff and therefore should be accessible on the EURES portal Extranet to ensure an appropriate implementation of the EURES programming cycle and achievement of the objectives of the EURES network as established in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.
4. The Coordination Group shall decide which information stemming from the EURES programming cycle is of relevance for and can be used to draft the reports on EURES activity in application of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.
Article 7 

1. The National Coordination Offices shall use an electronic version of the template reproduced in Annex I for the drafting of their national work programmes.
2. The National Coordination Offices may include as many activities as appropriate under each section of the template reproduced in Annex I.
3. If the tool referred to in Article 4 (b) or any information and documentation related to it needs to be adapted or modified, the European Coordination Office shall, before adopting a new version, consult the Coordination Group, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.
Article 8 

1. The National Coordination Offices shall follow the schedule reproduced in Annex II for the preparation of the national work programmes.
2. After the adoption phase, the national work programmes or parts of them may be available to the EURES network on the EURES portal Extranet.
Article 9 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
The electronic version of this template and any consolidated subsequently modified versions of it will be available for the National Coordination Offices on the EURES portal.
The activities mentioned below within the different sections of the template are indicative and not exhaustive.

1. 
It provides a concise overview of the priorities and main activities of the work programme for the reference period.

2.  2.1. 
It provides an overview of the activities supporting workers such as:


— matching and placement activities (including assistance with drawing up job applications and CVs)
— organisation of recruitment events
— provision of general information and guidance
— provision of specific information and guidance (e.g. on working and living conditions of a country of destination)
— other, if applicable
 2.2. 
It provides an overview of the activities supporting employers including specific support for SMEs such as:


— matching and placement activities (including assistance with drawing up job requirements and job vacancies)
— organisation of recruitment events
— provision of general information and guidance
— provision of information on the specific rules related to recruitment from another Member State and on factors which can facilitate such recruitment
— other, if applicable

3.  3.1.  3.2. 
It provides an overview about the activities in support of frontier workers and employers on the labour market in border regions, such as:


— matching and placement activities
— provision of information relevant to the specific situation of frontier workers and employers
— development of one-stop-shop solutions for support to frontier workers and employers
— other, if applicable
 3.3. 
It provides overview of the activities undertaken in order to ensure a better integration of the mobile worker in his/her new position such as:


— general information/awareness-raising activities for employers about integration of recruited workers
— information about training activities available that are relevant for the integration of workers (e.g. language training)
— other, if applicable
 3.4. 
It provides information on the participation in specific workers' mobility schemes financially supported by EU budget or national sources, participation in bilateral or multilateral projects addressing workers' mobility and any other activity that does not fit into the categories mentioned above.

4.  4.1. 
Estimated total number of full time equivalent staff working in EURES (National Coordination Office, EURES Members and Partners)
 4.2. 
Estimated resource allocation in EUR available to these member organisations with a breakdown by source: national sources, EU budget (if applicable) and other (if applicable).
 4.3. 
IT tools and infrastructure dedicated to EURES activity as well as access to other tools shared with EURES Members (e.g. PES general infrastructure) and Partners.
 4.4. 
It provides an overview of activities in support of the functioning of the national network such as:


— awareness-raising activities for the national network
— interoperability and cooperation between the National Coordination Office and EURES Members and Partners of the national network
— deployment of new innovative approaches to service delivery
— cooperation with other stakeholders such as social partners, other networks, career guidance services, chambers of commerce, authorities responsible for social security and taxation, etc.
 4.5. 
It provides information about training (including pre-training) at national, regional and local level and, if applicable, any other learning activities supporting the increase of skills and knowledge within the network
 4.6. 
It lists those specific actions stemming from the national communications plans and/or the EURES communications strategy and, if applicable, other important communication and awareness-raising activities which are planned to be implemented in the reference period and of relevance for the support services listed under Sections 2 and 3 above.
 4.7. 
It lists the tools used to measure the outputs and outcomes of EURES activity at national level.

ANNEX II
1. 
National Coordination Offices to ensure that information on labour shortages and surpluses on national and sectorial labour markets is gathered, analysed and shared paying particular attention to the most vulnerable groups in the labour market and the regions most affected by unemployment and taking into account data on mobility flows and patterns.

2. 
National Coordination Offices to draft a first version of national work programme using the information collected during the preparation phase by 31 October of year N – 1. The drafts are available in a dedicated section of the EURES portal Extranet.

3. 
National Coordination Offices to jointly review the draft annual national work programmes by 31 December of year N – 1.

4. 
National Coordination Offices to finalise the national work programmes taking into account the feedback received during the review phase by 31 January of year N.

5. 
Implementation of the annual national work programmes from January to December of year N.

6. 
National Coordination Offices to collect information on results and report on the implementation of the national work programme by 31 March of year N + 1.
