Scherer P.
Power Imbalances and Structural Barriers to Democratic and Social Accountability in EU Economic Governance
OSE Paper Series, Research Paper No.72, Brussels: European Social Observatory, 2026, 25p.
Social inclusion
Unpacking Policy Synergies and Challenges
Peña-Casas R., Ghailani D. and Sabato S.
WeLaR project. HIVA-KUL, Leuven (2025)
Thil, L., Lenaerts, K., Barslund, M., Dunne, A., Holtgrewe, U., Bruckmayer, M., Peña-Casas, R., Sabato, S., Ghailani, D. and Spasova, S.
WeLaR project. HIVA-KUL, Leuven (2025)
Peña-Casas, R., Ghailani, D. with K. Kominou (2023)
in Ratti L. and P. Schouckens (Eds), Working Yet Poor - Challenges to EU Social Citizenship, Hart Publishing:Oxford .pp. 189-206.
Peña-Casas, R., Ghailani, D. with K. Kominou (2023)
Policy Working Yet Poor - Workyp project, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An analysis of policies in 35 countries
Baptista I., Marlier E., Spasova S., Peña-Casas R., Fronteddu B., Ghailani D., Sabato S. and Regazzoni P.
European Social Policy Network (ESPN), Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Sabato S.
in Jessoula M. and Madama I. (eds.), Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU. A Chance in Europe 2020, Routledge, pp. 166 - 185.
The OSE is a partner in a new Horizon Europe-funded research project (2022-2025) looking at ‘Welfare systems and Labour market policies for economic and social resilience in Europe’ (‘WeLaR’). The project is coordinated by the Research Institute for Work and Society (HIVA, KU Leuven) and brings together research institutes from six European Union countries: Austria (ZSI-WIIW), Belgium (OSE), Germany (ZEW), Italy (UNIPG), Luxembourg (LISER), Poland (ALDGATE-IBS) – as well as Serbia (EKOF).
The OSE was awarded a new contract with the Belgian Federal Public Service Social Security with a view to writing the ‘European and International Digest’ for the quarterly Revue Belge de Sécurité Sociale (RBSS/BTSZ). The Digest will continue to provide a regular overview of international developments (EU, OECD, ILO etc.) that have a direct or indirect impact on social protection and social inclusion policies and debates. As of 2019, this Digest includes information on environmental decisions taken by these institutions with a direct impact on public health and welfare.
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.