Keynote Speaker: Bjørn Hvinden, Director, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA)
Discussant: Freek Spinnewijn, Director, FEANTSA
Chair: Bart Vanhercke, Director, European Social Observatory
Socle européen des droits sociaux
Allan Larsson, Maria Joao Rodrigues, Esther Lynch, Josef Wöss and Ruth Paserman discussed how the proposed Pillar of Social Rights will be transposed into concrete actions at the EU level, and how Member States can be convinced into accepting more guidance on achieving convergence towards higher social standards. Bart Vanhercke moderated the debate.