The Member of the Commission responsible for Employment, Social affairs and Equal opportunities, Vladimír Š pidla, responsible for the European Social Fund (ESF), added that: ' Given the rapid increase in unemployment in Europe at a time when state budgets are under strain, the Member States must be in a position to make full use of the ESF.
Tööhõive, sotsiaalküsimuste ja võrdsete võimaluste volinik Vladimír Špidla, kes vastutab ka Euroopa Sotsiaalfondi eest, lisas: „