Social Policy in the EU

News and information about the European Union's social policies.

Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU — 25 August 2006, 20:20 CET

Companies throughout the European Union are showing growing awareness of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in business.

Pensions in the European Union — 03 January 2007, 18:20 CET

The proportion of older people in the EU is increasing much faster than the population of younger wage-earning taxpayers, making pensions reform in the EU essential. The fear is that the costs of caring for such a large number of older people will overwhelm the future budgets for pensions and health care.

Regional Policy in the European Union — 03 January 2007, 19:20 CET

Although the European Union is one of the richest parts of the world, there remain striking internal disparities of income and opportunity between its regions. The entry in May 2004 of 10 new member countries whose incomes are well below the EU average has widened these gaps. Regional policy transfers resources from affluent to poorer regions. It is both an instrument of financial solidarity and a powerful force for economic integration.

Employment and Social Affairs in the EU — 24 August 2006, 18:09 CET

More and better jobs and equal opportunities are the watchwords of European employment and social policy. A function of the European Commission is to make sure that everyone is equipped for change as the EU evolves into a more competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy. The main framework is a Social Policy Agenda designed to link economic, employment and social policies, whilst at the same time ensuring that these policies are environmentally sustainable.

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and working Conditions — 03 January 2007, 18:20 CET

The Foundation is a European Union body, one of the first to be established to work in specialised areas of EU policy - to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe. Its role is to provide information, advice and expertise – on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe – for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis.

Corporate social responsibility in EU Trade — 07 August 2006, 18:46 CET

Corporate social responsibility - European Commission CSR Trade site

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) — 01 September 2016, 00:10 CET

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) was established in 1993. Inaugurated in Lisbon in 1995, it is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. The EMCDDA exists to provide the EU and its Member States with a factual overview of European drug problems and a solid evidence base to support the drugs debate. Today it offers policymakers the data they need for drawing up informed drug laws and strategies. It also helps professionals and practitioners working in the field pinpoint best practice and new areas of research.

Millennium Development Goals - Europe Cares — 04 August 2006, 00:07 CET

The European Union has signed up to the Millennium Development Goals and is conscious of its particular responsibility as the largest donor of development aid and the most important commercial partner of the developing world. In order to advance progress on the MDGs, the Union has agreed on ambitious proposals in three main areas: the European Union will make more money available for development, it will improve the coherence of its policies and it will put a special focus on sub-Saharan Africa, the region most lagging behind in achieving the MDGs.

Labour Law Directives — 26 November 2009, 14:49 CET

EU Labour Law Directives from the European Commission's Labour Law and Work Organisation.