Has the EU become more intrusive in shaping national welfare state reforms? Evidence from Greece and Portugal

Sotiria Theodoropoulou

Working Papers from European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

Abstract: This paper provides a comparative analysis of the Memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Greece and Portugal in the areas of old-age pensions and labour market policies and shows that, compared to earlier economic governance instruments, the MoUs have entailed much greater interference in setting policy objectives, tighter surveillance and stricter enforcement.

Keywords: Collective bargaining; Economic policy; Employment; Flexicurity; Industrial relations; Labour law; Social policy; Welfare state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2014-09
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