Protezione sociale e integrazione sociale

This report, jointly prepared by the European Commission and the Social Protection Committee (SPC), focuses on the adequacy dimension of pensions. It has been developed as a complement to the Ageing Report by the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) and considers pension policy objectives in the context of accelerating population ageing and the current economic crisis. Specifically, it looks at how to reconcile and optimize sustainability and adequacy concerns amongst Member States. This publication is available in electronic format in English only.

The present report is the third update of the analysis of the social impact of the crisis that the Social Protection Committee has undertaken, as part of its treaty mandate to closely monitor the social situation in Member States. It looks into the major trends in the social situation in Europe and the concrete policy measures Member States have put in place in the past year to tackle the difficult economic situation and its social implications. This publication is available in printed format in English.

The Social Europe guide is a bi-annual publication aimed at providing to an interested but not necessarily specialized audience a concise overview of specific areas of EU policy in the field of employment, social affairs and inclusion. It illustrates the key issues and challenges, explains policy actions and instruments at EU level and provides examples of best practices from EU Member States. It also presents views on the subject from the Council Presidency and the European Parliament. The third volume in this series gives an overview of the main demographic trends faced by Europe, such as ageing, a decrease in the working age population and declining fertility. It describes the EU's actions to promote active ageing, and explains EU policy efforts to ensure adequate, safe and sustainable pensions for the decades to come. This publication is available in printed format in English, French and German.

Quale paese erogherà la tua pensione? Come sarà calcolata? Scopri di più sui tuoi diritti alla pensione se hai lavorato in più paesi dell’Unione europea, o in Islanda, Liechtenstein, Norvegia e Svizzera.

The Europe 2020 strategy aims to deliver high employment, productivity and social cohesion. This report of the Social Protection Committee (SPC), a policy forum for Member States and the Commission, on Europe 2020's social dimension examines actions to promote inclusion and reduce poverty. It details the current poverty and social exclusion situation in the EU and assesses related policy options for addressing these challenges. It also outlines findings of the SPC thematic work on social inclusion and protection in 2010.

A key tool for monitoring the sector and fostering dialogue at EU level, this second Biennial Report on SSGI provides an update of the economic and employment data presented in the first Biennial Report published in July 2008 (Chapter 1). It also gives an overview of the various initiatives implemented across Europe to guarantee, improve and assess the quality of social services and focuses on the voluntary European Quality Framework developed within the Social Protection Committee, which in many ways represents the culmination of all these other initiatives (Chapter 2). Finally, Chapter 3 describes the latest developments in the debate on the application of the EU rules to SSGI. This publication is available in printed format in English only

La presente pubblicazione, dal titolo "Riduzione delle disuguaglianze sanitarie nell’Unione europea", fornisce informazioni aggiornate sulle disuguaglianze sanitarie tra gli Stati membri dell’Unione europea e anche al loro interno. Nel documento vengono esaminati diversi aspetti relativamente alle disuguaglianze sanitarie (in particolare la speranza di vita) e il ruolo dei determinanti della salute, con un’attenzione specifica per il "gradiente sociale", ossia la dimensione sociale che si ritrova pressochè in tutti i fattori che influiscono sulla salute. Sono inoltre riportati commenti specifici sul ruolo delle politiche nazionali ed europee in questo campo (con informazioni sulle opportunità di finanziamento) e sul loro contributo potenziale alla riduzione delle disuguaglianze sanitarie. Da ultimo, sono riportati tre casi di studio relativi ai benefici ottenuti in materia di salute nei bambini, nelle persone in cerca di un lavoro ed infine sulle condizioni generali di salute delle minoranze etniche. Questa pubblicazione è disponibile in formato cartaceo in tutte le lingue ufficiali dell’Unione europea.

The European Commission’s Green Paper “Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems” invites interested parties to submit their views on future pension provision and how the EU can best support national-level efforts. The Paper reviews the current EU pensions framework and goes on to set out the main challenges to providing adequate, sustainable and safe pensions and the priorities for modernising pension policy in the EU. It also looks at the need to improve both pension data collection and EU-level governance of pension policy. Finally, the Paper provides information on how to contribute to the consultation, as well as a glossary of terms and detailed statistical annex. This publication is available in printed format in English, French and German. Copies of the Green Paper in all EU languages are also available online at: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=839&furtherNews=yes#

Issue 24 of Social Agenda focuses on the situation of Roma in the EU and on the most effective ways to promote their inclusion in society. It also examines the need to improve and adapt the skills of Europe’s workforce to respond to future job market demands. The issue looks at the social costs of the economic crisis and introduces the European Progress Microfinance Facility, aimed at those who wish to start or expand a small business. The magazine also reports on European citizens' perceptions of gender equality and on the achievements of the European social dialogue. It is available in English, French and German.