THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCOREBOARD: A NEW TOOL FOR MONITORING AND POLICY MAKING? Enrico Giovannini University of Rome Tor Vergata

A possible framework for a new development paradigm

The Lisbon Treaty Article 3 1. The Union's aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples. 2. The Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect to external border controls, asylum, immigration and the prevention and combating of crime. 3. The Union shall establish an internal market. It shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment. It shall promote scientific and technological advance. It shall combat social exclusion and discrimination, and shall promote social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child. It shall promote economic, social and territorial cohesion, and solidarity among Member States. It shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe's cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced.

The Strategy Europe2020 Headline targets Raising the employment rate Reducing early school leaving Increasing the proportion of completing tertiary education or equivalent Lifting at least 20 million people out of poverty There is no way to meet these targets by 2020, especially after the crisis

The social conditions of the EU

Employment and social developments in Europe Timeliness of statistical evidence: Income distribution (2011) GDP, public expenditures (2013) Employment (Q2-2013) Transition from different employment conditions (2011) Share of population at risk of poverty, inequality, deprivation (2011) Labour cost (2012) Unemployment benefits (2011) Gender pay gap (2011) Beyond GDP Decomposition of national accounts (not available) Disposable income (2011) Median income (2010) ECB survey on wealth (2010) Life satisfaction (2011/2012)

The Communication on the Social Dimension of the EMU Main objectives Enhance capacity to monitor employment and social developments in EMU to better coordinate a timely and adequate policy response; Mobilise EU action and funding to tackle unemployment (including youth unemployment) and social distress in an effective and sustainable way; Combine the steps taken on responsibility and economic discipline with more solidarity and financial support; Reduce existing barriers to cross-border labour mobility in the EU; Strengthen the role of social dialogue in developing euro-area-wide and national strategies, through appropriate involvement of the social partners.

Monitoring and coordination

Country Specific Recommendations 2014 Macroeconomic imbalances procedure Alert mechanism report - Participation rate - Long-term unemployment rate - Youth unemployment rate - At risk of poverty and social exclusion rate In-depth reviews Towards the social scoreboard: agreed in the October 2013 European Council, but

Country Specific Recommendations 2013/14 Macroeconomic imbalances procedure Alert mechanism report - Participation rate - Long-term unemployment rate - Youth unemployment rate - At risk of poverty and social exclusion rate In-depth reviews Towards the social scoreboard: agreed in the October 2013 European Council, but

10 though nuts to crack: the report of the Friends of Europe (2014) Is social convergence necessary? Social investment as a common agenda Mainstreaming social policy objectives in the overall architecture of the EMU Enhanced compliance in exchange for more solidarity A stabilisation mechanism for EMU? An agreement on minimum wages to support sustainable mobility? Increasing the effectiveness of minimum income protection by EU initiatives? Strengthening social dialogue? Improving the EMU's democratic legitimacy through better social governance? Education as the pan-european social investment priority

New proposals Improve labour mobility: Improve the accessibility to unemployment benefits for mobile workers Improve the EURES network European system for unemployment benefits to fight against asymmetric shocks Central fund for national social policies Central fund for unemployment benefits Minimum European wage Social exclusion guarantee (minimum income)