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Read FEPS new book ‘A new Gender Equality Contract for Europe’! Just as the European Commission is about to enter its new term and as concerns have been high on the lack of ambition on equality policy, this publication offers a timely reflection on the need for a new gender contract for Europe!
The capacity to ‘compete’—rethinking the welfare state
1 day ago · As the world changes, norms, values and political preferences change. As social risks evolve, so do policy ideas and reforms. The mid-20th century objective of male-breadwinner full employment has, since the momentous entry of women into the labour market from the 1980s, given way to norms of gender equality and equal pay, and policy ideas about improving family services for dual-earner families.
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Social Europe (SE) is a globally recognised digital media platform committed to advancing democracy by tackling the critical political, economic, and social challenges of our time. Grounded in the principles of freedom, sustainability, and equality, Social …
Can the EU Export Its Values? How ‘Social Europe’ Shapes Global …
Nov 29, 2024 · How the EU’s Social Europe model influences global labour standards through inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In 2024, the EU adopted new regulations prohibiting goods made with forced and child labour. While the ban applies to exports from the EU and sales in the EU market, it primarily targets imports, demonstrating its normative power.
Why social investment holds the key to delivering on the Draghi …
Nov 5, 2024 · Finally, social investments, like all investments, bear their fruits in the medium term while needing immediate resources to finance them. This brings us to our second reservation with the Draghi report concerning governance.
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Nov 27, 2024 · Social Europe is an award-winning digital media publisher driven by the core values of freedom, sustainability, and equality. These principles guide our exploration of society’s most pressing challenges.
The vanishing act of Social Europe: Will it rise again?
Dec 16, 2024 · Some achievements, major blind spots. The new Commission agenda acknowledges important issues, most notably (a) the economic benefits of social policy emphasised by the social investment approach and (b) the need to do more to implement existing commitments. However, this rather unambitious agenda is, at best, a missed opportunity and, at worst, a step back for social Europe.
Europe’s social agenda: raising the game - Social Europe
Aug 1, 2024 · In recent months, the discourse on the future of the European Union has been overwhelmingly centred on ‘competitiveness’.In the Financial Times in May, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, advocated ‘a renewed impetus for competitiveness for the EU’s next term’. And the Strategic Agenda for the five years ahead adopted by the European Council ...
European social dialogue for Europe’s social services - Social Europe
Jul 13, 2023 · Last Monday marked a significant moment for European social dialogue. The European Commission announced the establishment of a new social-dialogue committee for social services, which employ over nine million workers across the European Union. The first such EU sectoral committee in over a decade, it will allow those workers to have their voices heard at the European level.
EU social agenda beyond 2024—no time to waste - Social Europe
Feb 7, 2023 · At the end of January, the commission published its report on the implementation of the council recommendation of 2019 on access to social protection. This shows a mixed picture: there is some progress, in part thanks to measures put in place during the pandemic, but many were temporary patches and most member states fail …