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Chapter 17 The EU’s Social Dimension: 

Chapter 17 The EU’s Social Dimension Cini (ed.) European Union Politics, 2nd edition OUP Online Teaching Resources

Structure of the Lecture: 

Structure of the Lecture The Development of Social Dimension European Social Policy The European Social Fund The Open Method of Coordination Social Partnership at the EU Level

The Development of Social Dimension: 

The Development of Social Dimension The Treaty of Rome Social policy as a national affair Limited regulation: equal pay, the Social Fund The Single European Act Minimum harmonization concerning health and safety of workers The Maaschrict Treaty The protocol on social policy: the social chapter

The Development of Social Dimension: 

The Development of Social Dimension The Amsterdam Treaty Fight against discrimination on the grounds of sex, age... The Nice Treaty The use of the co-decision procedure on certain issues

European Social Policy: 

European Social Policy There has been an increasing number of directives concerning social policy Sub-areas of European Social Policy Free movement of works and equal treatment in national social security systems Working conditions General equality Health and safety at the workplace

The European Social Fund: 

The European Social Fund Based on the Treaty of Rome 1957 Labour market policy and target specific regions The first major reform in 1971 Co-funding scheme Certain steering effect on national policies Steadily increasing share in the EU budget 1970: 1.1% of the EC budget 2002: 9.4% of the EU budget

The Open Method of Coordination: 

The Open Method of Coordination A new EU-level approach of harmonisation The intuitional bases of the OMC European guidelines National action plans National reports using common indicators EU-level evaluations The practical impacts of the OMC is yet uncertain

Social Partnership at the EU Level: 

Social Partnership at the EU Level A ‘corporatist policy community’ in the post-Maaschricht era Two arenas of social policy-making Traditional pattern of EU policy-making The ‘social dialogue’ Limited success of social partnership Parental leave Part-time work Fixed-term work