Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
In need of a nuanced debate
ETUI Policy Brief N° 12/2018, Brussels: European Trade Union Institute, 7 p.
Pensions
Natali D., Pavolini E. with Vanhercke B. (Eds)
European Trade Union Institute – European Social Observatory, Brussels, 2018, 267 p.
Natali D., Sabato S. and Mapelli L. with Vanhercke B.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.33, January 2017, 31p.
Keune M.
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.34, January 2017, 18p.
Recent Reforms, their Distributional Effects and Political Dynamics
Natali D.
Peter Lang, Brussels, 2017, 294 p.
Natali D., Spasova S. and Vanhercke B.
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 52 p.
Entre 2014 et 2022, le European Social Policy Network (ESPN) a soutenu la Commission européenne en fournissant des informations et des analyses indépendantes sur les politiques de protection sociale et d'inclusion sociale, contribuant ainsi à améliorer le suivi social et à favoriser l'élaboration d'initiatives de politique sociale au niveau européen. Le consortium était composé de l'Institut luxembourgeois de recherche socio-économique (LISER, contractant principal), du centre de recherche indépendant Applica et de l'Observatoire social européen (OSE).
Since 2014, the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) has been supporting the European Commission with independent information, analysis and expertise on social policies to foster the development of evidence-based social policy initiatives at European level. In particular, the ESPN supports the Commission in monitoring progress towards the EU’s social protection and social inclusion objectives as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester.
L'OSE a démarré une nouvelle recherche pour l'Institut syndical européen (ETUI), visant à produire deux Policy Briefs de l'ETUI. La première traite des questions relatives aux récentes réductions des pensions de retraite des travailleurs exerçant des emplois pénibles ou dangereux.
In spite of the current strong emphasis in all EU countries on means to tackle youth unemployment, the participation of older individuals in the labour market remains a significant policy challenge. This is due to the interplay of the current recession, the ageing of the population and the need to control public welfare spending (pensions, unemployment benefits and social assistance). In this context, the European Social Observatory has started a new European Commission-funded project, called Policies for an Aged Workforce in the EU (PAWEU). The project is coordinated by the Fondazione G.