The OSE was contracted by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) to conduct research which resulted in the 22nd edition of the ‘Bilan social’ (the short name of the book in French), edited by Bart Vanhercke and Slavina Spasova. Contributors to the book include Cinzia Alcidi, Angelina Atanasova, Denis Bouget, Hans Bruyninckx, Francesco Corti, Michael Dauderstädt, Thibaud Deruelle, Boris Fronteddu, Gülcin Karadeniz, Jock Martin, Aida Ponce Del Castillo and Amy Verdun.
European social policy
CAPRIGHT is a European research work funded by the European Commission (DG research, under the Sixth Framework Programme - FP6) and coordinated by Nancy University/CNRS. It aims at the promotion of individual and collective capabilities, studying the relations between labour markets, employment and welfare regimes: the objective of CAPRIGHT is to build an innovative theoretical framework offering a basis for new understandings of these relations.
For the past two decades, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE) have worked together with many well-known academics to produce the book ‘Social policy in the European Union: state of play’ (the ‘Bilan Social’). On the occasion of the publication of the French version of the 21st edition of this edited volume, the editors will present the key messages from the book, as well as overall developments concerning the interface between the Green Deal and social policies, and how the Deal fits into the European Semester.
Research Associate
10.00–17.30, Double Tree by Hilton, Brussels
Ensuring continuity for Social Europe amidst the security and competitiveness paradigms
As Europe grapples with geopolitical upheavals, economic shifts, and the urgency of a just green transition, the future of strong social policies at EU level may seem uncertain. How can the EU balance security and competitiveness without sidelining its social commitments? What lessons can be drawn from the von der Leyen I Commission’s achievements and setbacks?
Conference
Team OSE
The European Social Observatory (OSE), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) invite you to a second webinar for the launch of the 22nd edition of ‘Social policy in the European Union: state of play’.
Research interests: European social policy. Regulatory initiatives in the realm of family policy and flexible work. Soft law initiatives in social investment. Fiscal dimension of EU policy, Nordic welfare model. Fair Working conditions.
Research Associate
Amandine Crespy is Professor of Political Science & European Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) where she is affiliated with the Cevipol and the Institut d’Etudes Européennes (IEE). She is also Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges). Her research deals with socio-economic governance and policies in the European Union (including welfare marketization, social policy, fiscal governance, the just transition) with a focus on the role of ideas, discourse and conflict. Besides publications in numerous international journals, she authored four monographs.
Research Associate
Thursday 7 May 2026, 17.00–19.00, followed by a drinks reception
OSE afterwork discussion