A draft Communication on the Open Method of Coordination is being currently prepared by the Commission as one element of the revised Social Policy Agenda Package.
EAPN is particularly anxious that a revitalised OMC with teeth is given a central place in these discussions.
This document summarises the proposals highlighted during 2007 in a series of EAPN reports, with additional proposals which arose from EAPN recent discussions with our Social Inclusion Working Group as part of a Capacity Building seminar and workshop on the OMC ( 29th March), involving members from 24 member states.
EAPN main proposals centre on:
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Delivering on the promises – a renewed political commitment to the social dimension and the OMC as the main tool for policy convergence
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Ensuring stronger policy impact – a renewed, stronger EU strategy to fight poverty, social exclusion and inequality with teeth.
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Delivering the EU strategy through revitalized national, regional and local action plans.
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Promoting participative appraisal and policy development methods for social progress.
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Mainstreaming social inclusion through all EU policy drivers.
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Promoting social innovation through Structural Funds and a new transnational poverty programme.
