CONVERGENCE IN THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY

Mariana Iovitu ()
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Mariana Iovitu: Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Economie

Annals of Faculty of Economics, 2012, vol. 1, issue 1, 304-311

Abstract: The European Union has developed a series of strategies that aim to limit the consequences of non-employment (due to the continuing crisis). These strategies aim by the objectives and mechanisms specific to the eco-social area, to improve the access to employment, social services, professional education and a more efficient European fund management. All this are subordinated to the coupling policy public-private in terms of partnerships both at a national level and European level. The problem is related to differences manifested between the social objectives at the national level and those imposed by the European context. The differences come from different degrees of economic development of the member states, economic development which is reflected on the living standards. The convergence between the social policies is based on the economic convergence, which represents the only way to ameliorate the discrepancies between the united nations of Europe. Social Europe dream or certainty? The answer can be found in the words of Jean Monnet: “we are not bringing together states, we are uniting people†. The efforts to define the four types of actions regarding the free movement of labor force and the correlation of the social security schemes, ensuring equal opportunities, respecting labor rights and the fight against discrimination can be found in the results obtained on these priorities.

Keywords: social policy; subsidiarity; economic and social convergence; the workforce flexibility; the continental model of welfare; regulated profession; felxicurity; equal opportunities; social dumping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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