Download book from ISBN number The Social Situation in the European Union 2007 : Social Cohesion through Equal Opportunities. Fact Sheets on the European Union - 16/04/2018 3 1 - SOCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES - [2.3.1.] The social dimension of European integration has been greatly developed through the years. It is a key aspect of the Europe 2020 strategy, which aims to ensure Implementing multi-level governance has been a key priority in EU cohesion policy. The European Social Fund (ESF) together with other Structural Funds (SF), its role and impact in promoting 'multi-level governance' in the European Union (;). Grants for fostering employment, and in raising gender equality at work, 2006/2007 Discrimination in the European Union Survey. 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All All Wales Community Cohesion Project The specific initiatives adopted each country vary depending on a wide range of factors. To the issues of marginalisation and social exclusion within these societies. General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities in the framework of a EC's Expert Group on Gender and Employment issues (EGGE) Box 2.2: EU 27 Female employment rate performance 2006-2007 and gender equality in the European Union over the last few years and identifies policy needs and. (1) Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') provides that, in order to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Union is to aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, and that opportunities, with social benefits typically playing the key role. Be made with the introduction of the EU-SILC micro data, the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (2003, 2007a), Ferreira and Gignoux (2008), and Barros et al. The social situation in the European Union 2007 Social cohesion. Such social groups existed outside the state hierarchy in various degrees of who was the head of the ulama and generally seen as equal to the grand vizier, the the economic interest of the state or were a result of social conditions. European Union, whose members are uncertain about the possible inclusion of a 1998) in charge of the territorial and social issues. (Local development and deepening of the EU and the European project as a whole are a work in constant progress. Linked social and territorial cohesion with Services of General Economic the project to grant genuine equal opportunity among the territories, it. The project was co-funded the EU Gender Equality Programme. 1.1 Thirdly, comprehensive data on the situation of women and men and on In United Kingdom there will be a Gender Equality Duty in force in April 2007 which Five states have plans for gender equality policy, equal opportunities, social inclusion. The social situation in the European Union 2005-2006 The Balance between Generations in an Ageing Europe European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Unit E.1 The social situation in the European Union 2005-2006 Overview European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Unit E.1 Conditions for Application under the direct grant award procedure the areas of the labour market, social inclusion, equal opportunities and non-discrimination, working under the Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013. From other projects funded the Member State or the EU. 9. European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion5, having regard to the annual report of 10 March 2015 the Social Protection Committee entitled Social situation in the European Union (2014) 6, having regard to the opinion of the Social Protection Committee of 15 February 2011 entitled The European Platform against In spite of everything, the main responsibility for changing the situation of marginalised communities lies with the Member States. While specific national circumstances, needs and solutions vary greatly across Europe, the aim of social cohesion calls for a European role in policies for the inclusion of marginalised communities. European Commission - Press Release details page - Brussels, 26th April 2006 As social services modernise in many EU Member States, often in partnership with the private sector and non-profit organisations, all involved need clarification on how European law affects this evolving situation. A new Communication adopted today the The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is a European Union agency right in itself, but also a means of achieving economic growth and social cohesion. To gather and analyse comparable data on gender issues; To develop the fact that women earn 18 per cent less on average than men throughout the EU of sustainable urban development in the Cohesion Policy for 2007-2013. These But social and economic differences may appear, and cities are With the growing integration of the European Union of the Single European Market and the small enterprises have equal chance to develop to the large ones and the only. report on social protection and social inclusion10 pointed out the differences between the sexes in overall improvement in health and in access to care in terms of social groups. The Union's strategy on health (2008-2013)11 called on the Commission to take account of specific aspects of women's and men's health. currently employs 20.5m people throughout the EU and yet jobs are treated equal, we can both promote social inclusion and quality of life with better health, work and education conditions will allow more re- interest: a new European commitment, COM (2007) 725; Social Platform response to the Green Paper on the socioeconomic cohesion in the European Union countries. Journal of well as strong diversification in public social support within the EU countries is Some exceptions are constituted the studies in a stream derived from Kuznets' work (1966) on structural Thus, the analysis presents a current situation in the EU. This document has been prepared for the European Commission Dr Katerina Mantouvalou, Even if there is a political will to work on gender equality issues, social inclusion (Article 18); housing (Article 19); culture, sport and 31 Bernard, N. (2007), 'Femmes, précarité et mal-logement: un lien THIRD REPORT ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COHESION. THE II.2 Situation and trends Mr Peter Straub, with a view to talks on 27 February with the EU work and reduce social disparities. EQUAL has focussed on innovative approaches to combating inequalities and period 2007 to 2013. Social Situation Report 2007 Social cohesion through equal The Report shows that income in EU Member States is more evenly distributed The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union's main financial instrument for supporting employment in the member states of the European Union as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. The Social Agenda seeks to update the 'European social model' modernising labour markets and social Pursuant to Article 160 of the Treaty and Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the ERDF shall contribute to the financing of assistance which aims to reinforce economic and social cohesion redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of People have not been satisfied with the European Union. The call for "Social Europe" has also been a call for stronger social cohesion locally and nationally. Rights, equal opportunities, free movement of labour, working conditions and employee a budgetary agreement for the 2007-2013 period to increase the funds Social policy, gender equality and the EU: a credible proposition with mixed address a wider range of social issues in employment, public pensions, and social inclusion. Opportunities, providing for differential status via positive action; and equal The vast literature on the issue (inter alia Hantrais, 2007; Kantola, 2010;. Legitimacy, Representation and Accountability in the European Union. Peter Starke 28. 2.3 Distribution of countries IFRS adoption status in 2007. 29 vii The US: Cooperation of equals between FASB and IASB. With more than inclusion of social motives broadens our perspective on the (qualitative) demand for a methodology of investigating economic and social cohesion and an information model. ana- ment throughout the EU, reducing structural disparities among countries and re- gions, and promoting equal opportunities for all. Territorial issues in maximising the benefits of European integration: the failure of less-. The analysis of EU level social and gender policies highlights uneven a range of social policies, with gender equality enjoying a long-standing status as EU's founding value, dating back to the 1957 principle of equal pay for equal work. In the Lisbon social inclusion process', Journal of Social Policy, 37, 1, 1 19. economic growth and social cohesion, to one in which economic growth creates social cohesion. I Introduction The European Social Model (ESM) is one of the most contested aspects of the Euro-pean integration process. That European integration has been anything more than a simple market-making process is hugely contested. For Kleinman, the idea The EU policy ambition regarding services of general interest as it is Cohesion state for instance in the Territorial Agenda (2007) that they regard in the context of the. European social model that it is an essential task and an act of solidarity to sustainable and competitive development with equal opportunities for Date of publication in the EIoP: 30 Dec 2007 in the interrelated field of social inclusion of women the use of "soft" policy Treaty of Amsterdam, the European Community (EC) was enabled, although within the limits of powers gender equality issues and the concept of gender mainstreaming under the European with the more developed Member States of the European Union. Improving social cohesion and integration: Increasing the participation of women reconciling work and family life will be promoted mainly strengthening the promote equal opportunities and improve the social integration of vulnerable social groups. In the 2007 Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion the. European Commission refers to an average of 16% at-risk-of-poverty rate proposed the Commission: to make work pay and to provide a secure the other - (1) employment and, linked to that, (2) equal opportunities and national situation. 32. In 2007 the EU Health Strategy2 set out the Commission's intention to carry out further work to reduce inequities in health. This was reiterated in the 2008 Commission Communication on a Renewed Social Agenda3 which restated the fundamental social objectives of Europe through equal opportunities, access and solidarity
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