The Office harmonises the programming, implementation and evaluation of European Cohesion Policy Funds and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived and the related reporting and supervision. It is also the contact point of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities for all matters associated with the implementation of European funds.

Cohesion policy between 2014 and 2020

The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is an intermediary body that carries out tasks assigned to it in accordance with the regulations and instructions of the managing authority – the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy.

Pursuant to the Operational Programme for the Implementation of the European Cohesion Policy in the Period 2014-2020, the Ministry has drawn funds in the programming period 2014-2020 from the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund under the following priority axes:  

4: Sustainable consumption and production of energy and smart grids;

8: Promoting employment and supporting transnational labour mobility;

9: Social inclusion and poverty reduction;

10: Knowledge, skills and lifelong learning to enhance employability;

11: Rule of law, enhancing institutional capacity, efficient public administration and capacity building of social partners and NGOs.

Internal organisational units

• Coordination Service
• Control Service
• Finance Service