EAPN proposals on Strengthening the OMC highlight their key concerns and recommendations on this regard. The draft Communication is being currently prepared by the Commission as one element of the revised Social Policy Agenda Package which will be the subject of a Parliamentary report. 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. (See below), 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.
Here you can find the key EAPN Reports with proposals on the OMC /2007:
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Light Year – Hard Work (October 2007) – EAPN Progress report on the implementation of the Strategic Reports on Social Protection and Social Inclusion
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Social Inclusion Scoreboard: (January 2008) – EAPN Response to the National Implementation Reports 2007 of the revised Lisbon Strategy
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EAPN Response to the social reality stocktaking (February 2008)
