Position paper on ‘no more real costs in post 2027’

The concept and key contents of this position paper were designed by the ESF Transnational Network (TN) on Simplification.
Established in 2015, the TN involves over 300 representatives of ESF managing authorities (MA), intermediate bodies (IB), audit authorities (AA), national coordination bodies (NCB) and ESF stakeholders from all Member States of the European Union (EU), as well as several Directorates-General of the European Commission (EC), coordinated by the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL), Unit G.1.
Building on the practical experience developed by all Member States in designing, implementing and controlling simplification measures across two programming periods, the TN is widely recognised as a key forum for discussion on simplification in the ESF+ at European level and represents the ‘state of the art’ of simplification in ESF+ programmes.