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3 May 2019

The European (Social) Union is in need of a ‘Social Imbalances Procedure’

By Francesco Corti, Sebastiano Sabato and Bart Vanhercke

The Social Imbalance Procedure would use the redefined indicators included in the Pillar’s Social Scoreboard, in accordance with the analysis provided in the annual Joint Employment Report. Countries displaying ‘critical situations’ in one or more of the five policy areas mentioned above would be encouraged by the European Commission to request the Social Imbalance Procedure.

17 April 2019

Challenges to ‘united in diversity’ in a European Social Union: Taking the core–periphery conflict seriously

By Vladimir Bogoeski

In the context of Brexit and rising Euroscepticism across the continent that has focused on (mis)interpretations of the effects of labour mobility, the question of a European Social Union cannot sidestep the East-West chasm and treat the Eurozone as its only priority.

8 April 2019

Maria João Rodrigues: “What we need is a fully fledged European Social Union” (video)

By euvisions

In this interview, EuVisions discusses the prospects of a European Social Union with Maria João Rodrigues, Vice-President of the S&D Groups at the European Parliament.

5 April 2019

Mass Vs Elites #9: Pan-European solidarity – which way forward? (part 1)

By Alessandro Pellegata

The REScEU Mass and Elite surveys do not only tap individuals' and MPs' general attitudes towards integration and solidarity, but also gauge mass and elites' preferences for specific policies aimed at fostering pan-European solidarity.

20 February 2019

The European Pillar of Social Rights as a Revival of Social Europe

By Sacha Garben

Even if the Pillar cannot address all the EU’s social failings, it has put a surprising social spin on the Better Regulation Agenda and helps rebalance the EU’s output by reviving the use of the Treaty’s Social Title.

12 February 2019

The European Social Union: addressing challenges on the labour market

By Caroline de la Porte

The success of the EPSR – and by extension the development of the ESU - depends upon engagement and ownership by governments and social partners in member states.

11 February 2019

Towards a European Social Union? A Rokkanian–Mephistophelian remark

By Martin Heidenreich

The deep frictions in the aftermath of the financial and eurozone crises and the related crisis of legitimacy might lead to greater consciousness of the gap between the winners and the losers of Europeanisation processes. In the best of all worlds, this might be the power basis for a stronger and more integrated European Social Union.

6 February 2019

A European Social Union for all: a chance to rethink and redo justice and solidarity

By Trudie Knijn

We cannot outline a way forward until we have analysed the roots and causes of decades of neo-liberal reforms, such as deregulation of financial markets, marketisation and outsourcing of public services, and austerity-driven social policies.

3 February 2019

Social Europe and social justice: three steps to save Europe

By Graham Room

Against the market optimism of recent decades, European austerity has exposed the social class divisions of capitalism. Now we need three steps to save Europe.

30 January 2019

Towards a European Social Union: from spillovers to just transitions

By Andrew Watt

Some individual policy areas where I believe a case for moves towards a European Social Union could most readily be made comprehend ending unanimity on tax, coordinating and strengthening collective bargaining and national automatic stabilisers, establishing cross-border automatic stabilisers.

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«In the next MFF, concerning employment-related policies, the legacy of the YEI will be carried through by means of compulsory earmarking: member states with an above EU average of young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) will be required to allocate at least 10% of their resources in tackling youth unemployment. »

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