Policy focus 26 May 2016 The Public Consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights: Political Manoeuvre or Real Will? By Angie Gago Can the new public consultation process on the European Pillar of Social Rights help revamp the European social model?
Policy focus 31 March 2016 The European Semester and the social partners: Any chance of friendship? By Angie Gago The European Semester gives European institutions the power to intervene in national labour and social reforms. Although some countries include social partners in the new policymaking process, a recently published report argues that more needs to be done in this respect.
Policy focus 15 February 2016 Is austerity reversible? The Portuguese left government receives the visit of the Troika By Angie Gago From January 27 to February 3, representatives of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission, undertook the third post-program monitoring of Portugal after the country’s bailout.
Policy focus 11 December 2015 Whither European unionism? By Angie Gago The recent congress of the European Trade Union Confederation closed a four-year cycle during which the union movement faced the worsening of the economic crisis, the reinforcement of austerity policies and the creation of a new European economic governance.