Special Issue

Special Issue

Special Issue

Special Issue

24 April 2020

Final report on the ESU debate

By euvisions

The ESU debate hosted by EUVisions is now concluded, and the final report is now available.

20 January 2020

Europe and the welfare state in the debate about Italian budgetary law

By Francesco Castelli

No more than one year ago, the Italian government – at the time supported by a Yellow Green majority, with the Five Star Movement and the League as main shareholders – and the EU Commission were fighting a long battle over the Italian national budget. With the EU denouncing the substantial imbalances in the Italian budget draft and the Conte cabinet defending its budget ‘for the people’, social policies and welfare were de facto bones of contention between Rome and Brussels. We use Twitter communication data to try to shed light on how the political debate on this topic unfolded.

25 November 2019

The Dubious Links between EU Free Trade Agreements and Democracy Promotion: Rule Transfer and Sector-Level Policy-making

By Tom Theuns

By promoting democratic values and procedural standards through free trade agreements, the EU engages in a complex relationship with its trade partners. What are the possible normative consequences?

18 November 2019

Should the EU citizenship be duty-free? A debate

By euvisions

The debate on the rights of the "stayers" vis-a-vis the rights of the "movers" has concluded. The final report is now available on EUVisions.

17 August 2019

Conclusion: a boost to ESU building

By Maurizio Ferrera

In his conclusion to the ESU debate, Maurizio Ferrera distills a brief summary of the discussion, and adds further remarks on “how to piece the ESU together”, as well as his hopes of advancement for the post-election new legislature.

17 August 2019

The new European Commission must convince citizens that the Pillar is alive and kicking

By Frank Vandenbroucke

Some further thoughts on the European Social Union public forum debate

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.

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