Having regard to the current economic crisis, in order to strengthen the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union, and as a contribution to the special effort needed to address the specific problems of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and of poverty and social exclusion in France, Italy and Spain, the European Social Fund (ESF) allocations to those Member States for the year 2013 should be increased.
Ag féachaint don ghéarchéim eacnamaíoch reatha, d'fhonn comhtháthú eacnamaíoch, sóisialta agus críochach an Aontais a neartú, agus chun cuidiú leis an iarracht speisialta atá ag teastáil chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar fhadhbanna sonracha na dífhostaíochta, go háirithe dífhostaíocht i measc an ógra, agus na bochtaineachta agus an eisiaimh shóisialta sa Fhrainc, san Iodáil agus sa Spáinn, ba cheart leithdháiltí Chiste Sóisialta na hEorpa (CSE) do na Ballstát sin don bhliain 2013 a mhéadú.