On August 20, the European Commission released a communication on “Social Protection in European Union Development Cooperation.” The text points out the key role that social protection can play…outside the … Continue reading
The think tank Notre Europe is organizing on October 2, 2012 a seminar on the topic “A statute for European mutuals? Advantages, limits and legal and political obstacles”. This event … Continue reading
Benoît Hamon, French Deputy Minister in charge of the social economy, spoke before the European Parliament on September 6, 2012 as part of the Social Economy Intergroup. Regarding European … Continue reading
In EU lingo, the term “Troika” has long meant the exercise of coordination among the rotating presidencies of the EU. In the revised vernacular, the three steeds pulling the … Continue reading
Les derniers chiffres parus, ceux de l’année 2010, font apparaître une décrue les dépenses de santé dans la zone OCDE. Ceci constitue une inversion de tendance avec une croissance … Continue reading
The European Commission, driven by the dogma of market competition, insists that the Irish government strip the country’s Voluntary Health Insurance Board (VHIB) of its status as a solidarity-based institution. … Continue reading
On July 1, 2012, Cyprus took up the 6-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, succeeding Denmark. It intends to devote its Presidency to working “towards a … Continue reading
On July 12 and 13, Employment and Social Affairs Ministers came together in Nicosia for the first informal meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) … Continue reading
As political leaders met for the June 28-29, 2012 European Council (see Folio 61), BusinessEurope and UEAPME both released their own proposals to “rescue Europe.” There are of course differences … Continue reading
On June 11, 2012, to mark the publication of the book Social Developments in the European Union 2011, the European Social Observatory (OSE) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) … Continue reading