Annexes to COM(2008)42 - Proposal for the Joint Report on social protection and social inclusion 2008 - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2008)42 - Proposal for the Joint Report on social protection and social inclusion 2008. |
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| document | COM(2008)42  |
| date | January 30, 2008 |
- A shift to a more context- and process-oriented approach, also looking at unsuccessful policies and the iterative development of policies in response to obstacles encountered.
- A more integrated and strategic use of all available instruments to support the implementation of the OMC (notably PROGRESS).
- More systematic incorporation of key results in policymaking, resulting from strengthened monitoring.
- A reinforcement of the analytical framework, including social impact assessment.
- Further governance improvements by ensuring the continuous involvement of stakeholders, including local authorities, throughout the OMC policy cycle.
- Enhancement of the mutual positive interaction between the Social OMC and other relevant EU processes under the Lisbon Strategy.
- Improved dissemination of results.
With its initiative on active inclusion[3] the Commission has invited Member States – and other stakeholders – to consider a proposal intended to reinforce further the capacity of the OMC to support Member States' efforts to realise the common social objectives. Subsidiarity and the divergent situations in different Member States must be taken into account. But the aim is to build on the shared understanding of agreed key challenges to develop, in consensus, guidance for implementation. The OMC would thus be made more effective in promoting best practices and in monitoring progress.
[1] In the course of 2007 some Member States have updated their strategies: AT, FR, NL, RO, FI, SE, SI and the UK
[2] Some other EU financial instruments such as the European Agricultural Fund for rural development also contribute to social inclusion.
[3] Consultation launched on 17 October 2007 on "Modernising social protection for greater social justice and economic cohesion: taking forward the active inclusion of people furthest from the labour market", COM(2007)620.