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The EU and social protection: what should the European convention propose?
Die EU und die soziale Sicherheit: was sollte die europäische Konvention vorschlagen?
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
Abstract "In this paper the author will discuss two interrelated questions: (1) What role, if any, should the European Union (EU) play in the development of social policy? (2) Does the proper role of the EU, as we would define it when answering the first question, require any changes to be made to the Treaty... view more
"In this paper the author will discuss two interrelated questions: (1) What role, if any, should the European Union (EU) play in the development of social policy? (2) Does the proper role of the EU, as we would define it when answering the first question, require any changes to be made to the Treaty? If the answer to the second question is positive, the European Convention and the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) offer a unique opportunity to include the desired changes in a new European Treaty. The author's discussion of the EU's role in social policy will not be exhaustive. He will concentrate mainly on the development of social protection, thus not going into employment policy and related issues. Nor will he relate the discussion on social protection to the discussion on how member states can maintain the necessary funding for social programmes in a context of 'tax competition', nor to the debate on the future of the structural funds. This is not to say that these discussions are not important, quite on the contrary. However, his aim here is to examine the impact of the EU on the typical work of a national minister who is responsible for social protection (including health care), and what kind of EU such a minister would like to see develop now, and after the Convention. In the first part of this paper, the author will provide a succinct answer to his first question, concerning the role of the EU in social protection policy. In the second part, he will present a brief survey of the European agenda of 'social protection' ministers as it stands today, and suggest short-term proposals for the further development of that agenda, which do not presuppose changes to the Treaty. The second part will show that the social protection agenda has gained some momentum since the Lisbon Summit of March 2000, but also that it remains politically and institutionally fragile. In the third part of the paper, the author will elaborate on six proposals concerning the treaty. These proposals answer to the questions raised in the first part and to the post-Lisbon experience discussed in the second part." (extract)... view less
In dem vorliegenden Beitrag diskutiert der Autor zwei zusammenhängende Fragen: (1) Welche Rolle sollte die Europäische Union (EU) bei der Entwicklung der Sozialpolitik spielen? (2) Verlangt die Rolle der EU in diesem Zusammenhang eine Neuformulierung des europäischen Vertrages? Wenn die Antwort auf ... view more
In dem vorliegenden Beitrag diskutiert der Autor zwei zusammenhängende Fragen: (1) Welche Rolle sollte die Europäische Union (EU) bei der Entwicklung der Sozialpolitik spielen? (2) Verlangt die Rolle der EU in diesem Zusammenhang eine Neuformulierung des europäischen Vertrages? Wenn die Antwort auf die zweite Frage positiv beantwortet wird, bieten die europäische Konvention und die IGC (Intergovernmental Conference) eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, die gewünschten Änderungen in einem neuen europäischen Vertrag zu integrieren. Das Ziel des Autors ist es, die Auswirkung der EU auf die typische Arbeit eines nationalen Ministers zu überprüfen, der für den Bereich soziale Sicherheit (einschließlich Gesundheitspflege) verantwortlich ist, und zu fragen, wie eine EU nach dessen Vorstellungen aussehen sollte und wo Entwicklungen notwendig sind. Der Autor gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die sozialpolitische Agenda und macht einige Vorschläge für die weitere Entwicklung dieser Agenda, die keine Veränderung des europäischen Vertrages nötig machen. Außerdem werden die Erfolge und Schwächen der Agenda seit dem Lissabonner Gipfel im Jahr 2000 aufgezeigt. Im dritten Teil arbeitet der Autor sechs Vorschläge aus, die im Bereich der Sozialpolitik bei der Neuformulierung des europäischen Vertrag beachtet werden sollten. (ICDÜbers)... view less
Keywords
EU; European social policy; European Social Fund; social security; social policy; welfare economics; welfare state; social welfare state; competition; market economy; social insurance; health care; policy on the elderly; European Law; EU Treaty; freedom of movement
Classification
European Politics
Social Security
Method
applied research; descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2002
City
Köln
Page/Pages
25 p.
Series
MPIfG Working Paper, 02/6
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44291
ISSN
1864-4333
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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