Policy focus 8 July 2020 The EU Health Programme: Policy Dossier By Niccolo Donati This policy dossier is part of a series of analyses of the financial instruments available to the European Social Union (ESU). The Health Programme is an EU fund which fosters cooperation among EU countries in the Health field. The dossier will deal with the Health Programme history, policy goals, budget, and visibility.
Policy focus 24 June 2019 The social dimension in the electoral programs of the European political groups By Giovanni Pagano and Pietro Regazzoni We analyzed the electoral programs published by the European political groups at the time of the 2014 and 2019 European elections, to shed light on the future path of the social dimension of the European integration.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.
Special Issue 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.