Den Europæiske Fond for Tilpasning til Globaliseringen

A silent revolution is underway in the field of employment and social data collection and analysis, giving a much more vivid picture of what people are going through and how they are evolving over time. This issue of Social Agenda focuses on the methodology of data collection and its political consequences. For the EU to reach its objective of generating inclusive growth by 2020, social policy must be considered not so much in terms of expenditure but rather as an investment in Europe's most precious asset: its own people or, as economists would say, its "human capital". Social Agenda is available in English, French and German.

Den Europæiske Fond for Tilpasning til Globaliseringen (EGF) er med til at finansiere foranstaltninger, der skal hjælpe arbejdstagere, som er blevet masseafskediget fra en enkelt virksomhed eller sektor inden for den samme eller to sammenhængende regioner, med at finde nyt arbejde. Denne brochure giver baggrundsinformation om EGF-tiltag i fem EU-medlemsstater. Den indeholder også interviews med personer, som enten har haft glæde af foranstaltningerne eller været involveret i deres gennemførelse. Denne publikation findes i trykt version på engelsk, fransk og tysk og i elektronisk version på alle officielle EU-sprog.

Globaliseringsfonden er blevet etableret for at finansiere individuel støtte til arbejdstagere. Fonden fokuserer på skræddersyede aktiviteter, der er udformet med sigte på at hjælpe arbejdstagere til at genfinde deres plads i beskæftigelse så hurtigt som muligt.

Poster "EGF: solidarity in the face of change" available in all EU-official languages.

This issue's "Special feature" looks at the ways in which EU employment and social policy can help cushion the impact of the crisis, in particular on the labour market, thanks to a targeted use of existing instruments such as the European Social Fund and the Globalization Adjustment Fund (p. 18). This magazine is available in English, French and German.

The latest issue of Social Agenda takes a detailed look at the first year of the European Globalisation adjustment Fund: how many applications has the Commission received so far; how does the process work; and what is the EGF doing to help workers find employment again after redundancy?( p. 4). Other articles look at undeclared work, workers' mobility and the reasons why so few women ever make it to the top echelons of European business.