Slavina Spasova is Director of the European Social Observatory (OSE) since 1 December 2023. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Prior to her appointment as Director, she worked at OSE as a Researcher (2016–2021) and Senior Researcher (from 2021), specialising in social protection.
This roundtable will address the divergent trajectories of occupational pensions in Austria and Germany. Researchers as well as national and European stakeholders and policymakers discuss the contribution of social dialogue to welfare state developments in Austria and other EU Member States. Leading scholars shed light on the recent developments, challenges and opportunities associated with the development of contract welfare.