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Employment and social cohesion: programme Progress for employment and social solidarity, 2007-2013

2004/0158(COD)

On 29 September 2004, the Commission published a proposal to establish a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS : please refer to the Commission’s initial proposal (see summary of 14/07/2006).

Initially, the financial envelope provided for this programme was set at EUR 660.5 million.

Following the signing of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) on 17 May 2006 concerning the 2007-2013 financial framework, the Commission has adopted new proposals relating to the new financial instruments in the area of social policy incorporating, in particular, the adjusted amounts for each programme proposed : for a more detailed account of the amounts, please refer to the financial statement.

Concerning the financial resources, the new amount to be taken into consideration for PROGRESS  shall be EUR 743.25 million (for further details, please refer to the financial statement).