1. MISSOC STATE OF AFFAIRS
MISSOC NETWORK MEETING Copenhagen, May 2012
MISSOC STATE OF AFFAIRS
Michael Coucheir, Team Leader

2. Review of cross-cutting introductions
MISSOC TABLES
January 2012 update
All countries sent in their update
Volume of updated information is fairly high
Revised guidelines Table X
Bilateral feedback nearly finished, translation well underway
Tables (+ Organisation & Annex) due to be published by the beginning of July
July 2012 update
Actualisation files will be sent 18 June
Table III
Review of cross-cutting introductions
Minor changes to introductions for Tables III, VIII and X
Improved lay-out

3. 2011 update 2012 update MISSOC GUIDES
Published by end November 2011 in en-fr-de
Translated by EU Translation Centre in 19 EU languages by March 2012
Voluntary quality check in April/May
High level of participation (18/21)
Results: assessment / guidelines
Next steps
2012 update
Cf. Presentation after coffee break

4. MISSOC Info on the Evolution of Social Protection in 2011
Written by Prof. John Ditch
Based on MISSOC Tables (last three updates), EU documents (Europe 2020), ISSA etc.
Draft submitted to EC in March, feedback from EC in April
Revised version submitted in May
Pending translation to fr-de
Publication foreseen end June

5. Analysis/1 on social security aspects of active ageing
MISSOC ANALYSIS
Analysis/1 on social security aspects of active ageing
Written by Prof. Jean-Philippe Lhernould
Based on MISSOC Tables, EU documents, doctrine
Working process
Rough outline approved by EC - February
Peer review of elaborated outline – March
EC feedback on draft – May
Incorporation feedback Correspondents after Network Meeting
Publication in three languages by the end of August
Analysis/2 on gender differences in social security
Written by Prof. Grega Strban with input from Prof. S. Renga
Brainstorming session this afternoon
Presentation of draft in Cyprus

6. WEBSITE & COMMUNICATION (1)
Updates missoc.org & DG EMPL MISSOC pages
Possible migration of missoc.org to EC data centre
Rationale
First exploratory meeting in March
Note with technical implications, challenges and tentative work plan
Careful planning & testing, no duplication of work
MISSOC Guides in XML format
Rationale: to enable flexible use of the information in the Guides by other platforms (e.g. EURES)
Exchanges between Secretariat-EC web teams underway with a view to reaching an agreement on technical specifications
Update 2012 will be first Guides produced in XML (March 2013)
Minor adaptations to MISSOC Guides, notably referencing
MISSOC Guides will continue to be available in PDF

7. WEBSITE & COMMUNICATION (2)
Communication & Networking
Communication efforts stepped up next years
MISSOC E-newsletter
Distributed early April to over 2,700 subscribers
Next issue by the end of September
MISSOC Leaflet
Update of the existing leaflet
Translated in all languages in June
Voluntary quality check by Correspondents
Publication in September
Deeper collaboration with ISSA / CoE
Induction of Croatia