Renewed Social Agenda Social Inclusion Jelena Jakulj , November 2008

1. Renewed Social Agenda Social Inclusion JelenaJakulj, November 2008

2. EU instruments DG EMPL 1. Legal instruments Coordination of social security and mobility of workers Labour law and safety and securityatwork Genderequality and anti-discrimination 2. Financial instruments European Social Fund (ESF) European Globalisation Fund (EGF) PROGRESS 3. Policy instruments (the OMC) Lisbon Agenda Social Agenda Social dialogue and international cooperation

3. Unemployment figures are falling, however still high for young and long term unemployed Employment rates rising too slowly Poverty rates: 16% of EU population below poverty threshold Changes in working conditions Discrimination figures rising Labour market EU

4. Renewed Social Agenda Context 2006 EC announced stocktaking and to prepare Renewed Social Agenda 2007Public consultation was launched and published A communication on a new social vision for Europe in the 21st century was adopted based on EU stocktaking excercise 2008 Renewed social agenda was presented to European Parliament Council to adopt main conclusions in December

5. Renewed Social Agenda EMPL: 12 initiatives2 DIR (European Work Council – Equal treatment)4 COM (RSA - Non-discrimination - Social OMC - EGF) EAC: 3 initiatives1 REC (mobility)1 COM (schools)1 Green Paper (migrants)SANCO:2 initiatives1 DIR (cross-border healthcare)1 COM (cross-border-healthcare)INFSO: 1 initiative1 SWD (well-being in information society)ECFIN: 1 initiative 1 COM (efficiency and effectiveness of social spending)

6. Renewed Social Agenda • OverarchingCommunicationincluding 18 initiativesfromvariousDGs, EMPL, EAC, SANCO, ECFIN • 24 initiativestobedevelopedbetween 2008 and 2010 • EMPL examples: EuropeanGlobalisationFund, Anti DiscriminationDirective • SANCO: accesstoHealth • ECFIN: sustainability of publicfinances

7. EU instruments DG EMPL 1. Legal instruments Coordination of social security and mobility of workers Labour law and safety and securityatwork Genderequality and anti-discrimination 2. Financial instruments European Social Fund (ESF) European Globalisation Fund (EGF) PROGRESS 3. Policy instruments (the OMC) Lisbon Agenda Social Agenda Social dialogue and international cooperation

8. OMC 3 strands 1. Social Inclusion Access to services, fighting discrimination Promoting participation Good governance, Transparency and policymainstreaming 2. Pensions Adequate retirement incomes for all Financial Sustainability (ageing) Coverage/Flexibility/Adaptability 3. Health and long term care Fighting inequalities in access and outcomes Ensuring high quality care Financial sustainabulity

9. Policy instruments Lisbon Economic and employment performance: reduction of long term unemployment by 50% Strong political commitment at highest level Partnership approach: Member states, Commission, the Council of Ministers and European Parliament Clear quantifiable targets OMC social agenda Voluntary self evaluating process Agreed indicators, no targets Compared to Lisbon: lower rate of success OMC eradication of poverty adequate pensions equal access to health less

11. OMC Social Agenda Lisbon strategy: model for reinforcing OMC European Council conclusion 2005: OMC to interact closely with Lisbon, “feeding in” to growth and employment and Lisbon “feeding out” to social policies Setting targets OMC eradication of poverty, at-risk-poverty rates adequate pensions: minimum level of replacement income provided through public/private pensions health and long term care: increase in life expectancy, reduction in infant mortality

12. (Jelena.Jakulj@ec.europa.eu)