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Ensuring an Adequate Pension in a European Context

The European Social Observatory has launched research on "Ensuring an Adequate Pension in a European Context". The aim of the research is twofold: inform decisionmakers about the social consequences of recent reforms in the pension systems of 'old', 'new' and future EU Members States; and shed light on the impact of EU initiatives (OMC, legislation) in the field of pensions on domestic systems.

Ensuring an Adequate Pension in a European Context

The European Social Observatory has launched research on "Ensuring an Adequate Pension in a European Context". The aim of the research is twofold: inform decisionmakers about the social consequences of recent reforms in the pension systems of 'old', 'new' and future EU Members States; and shed light on the impact of EU initiatives (OMC, legislation) in the field of pensions on domestic systems.

Research project: European tools for social policy in Belgium (ETOS.be)

The European tools for social policy in Belgium (ETOS.be) research project, funded by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, brings together six Belgian, French and Dutch research teams, made up of political scientists, lawyersBelspo and sociologists. This study focuses on the impact of EU-level governance on the Belgian welfare state over the last decades.

Bart Vanhercke

Bart Vanhercke, PhD in Social Science, has been Director at the Brussels-based European Social Observatory since 2010. He is in charge of the broad research strategy, the internal organization of the team, managing the budget, and overseeing the OSE communication strategy.
Team OSE