Unequal Europe- Recommendations for a more caring EU

3/03/2015- Recommendations for a more caring EU. Friends of Europe high level group on the Social Union has launched a report based on recommendations for a more caring European Union. The reports highlights the evidence for the productive role of social policy and the negative impacts the current dominant microeconomics priorities are having in society.…

Growndbreaking Finnish Strategy on Homelessnessegy Report

3/03/2015- The Finnish homlessness strategy. Last month of February, Finland released an international review of the Finnish strategy to tackle homelessness showscasing growndbreaking good practices. The review has been published by the Finnish Ministry of Environment. The Finnish homelessness strategy focuses on taking up the Housing First approach, providing people with housing and then accompagnied…

Growndbreaking Finnish Strategy on Homelessnessegy Report

3/03/2015- The Finnish homlessness strategy. Last month of February, Finland released an international review of the Finnish strategy to tackle homelessness showscasing growndbreaking good practices. The review has been published by the Finnish Ministry of Environment. The Finnish homelessness strategy focuses on taking up the Housing First approach, providing people with housing and then accompagnied…

European Socioeconomic Governance in Action: Coordinating Social Policies in the third European Semester

23/02/2015- European Socioeconomic Governance in Action: Coordinating Social Policies in the third European Semester. OSE latest working paper, to which EAPN Europe has contributed, tackles recent governance changes and their possible effects by assessing the different coordination elements within socio-economic governance. It shows that economic and fiscal rules shall be more open to social goals.…

European Socioeconomic Governance in Action: Coordinating Social Policies in the third European Semester

23/02/2015- European Socioeconomic Governance in Action: Coordinating Social Policies in the third European Semester. OSE latest working paper, to which EAPN Europe has contributed, tackles recent governance changes and their possible effects by assessing the different coordination elements within socio-economic governance. It shows that economic and fiscal rules shall be more open to social goals.…

Socialising the European Semester? Economic Governance and Social Policy Coordination in Europe 2020

23/02/2015- Socialising the European Semester? Economic Governance and Social Policy Coordination in Europe 2020. This report, prepared for the Swedish Institute of European Studies, argues about a progressive socialisation of the European Semester since 2011. Both, Jonathan Zeitlin and Bart Vanhercke, consider this socialisation a result of European Commission’s reposnse to social disconent after austerity…

Socialising the European Semester? Economic Governance and Social Policy Coordination in Europe 2020

23/02/2015- Socialising the European Semester? Economic Governance and Social Policy Coordination in Europe 2020. This report, prepared for the Swedish Institute of European Studies, argues about a progressive socialisation of the European Semester since 2011. Both, Jonathan Zeitlin and Bart Vanhercke, consider this socialisation a result of European Commission’s reposnse to social disconent after austerity…

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EAPN’s Response to the Annual Growth Survey Package 2015

08/12/2014 – EAPN publishes its assessment of the 2015 Annual Growth Survey and and Draft Joint Employment Report “Fresh start or broken promises?” with a series of 6 key messages. EAPN’s assessment is sent today to the Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs ahead of their EPSCO meeting on 11 December, where they will discuss progress on the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Mid-Term Review.