1. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU COM (2013) ESF Informal Technical Working Group Brussels, 5 December 2013
Carola BOUTON
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY and GOVERNANCE

2. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU
Framework
The European Semester is the overall policy environment for EU economic governance and EMU governance; essential that the social dimension off the EMU is an integral part.
How ?
reinforced surveillance of employment and social developments in the Member States and strengthened EU policy coordination;
enhanced solidarity action and support for labour mobility;
strengthening of social dialogue.

3. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU
1. Reinforced surveillance of employment and social developments and strengthened EU policy coordination
Reinforced monitoring of employment and social situations as part of macroeconomic surveillance;
Development of a key employment and social indicators scoreboard to focus multilateral surveillance;
Stronger coordination of employment and social policies through developing EU level benchmarks.

4. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU
2. Enhanced solidarity action and support for labour mobility
Reinforced EU financing instruments to support employment and social inclusion, ;
Stepping up action on labour mobility, including effective transnational matching between labour supply and demand;
Longer term: combining substantial ambition with appropriate sequencing (see: supranational macroeconomic stabilisation)

5. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU
3. Strengthening of social dialogue
Goal
Increasing the ownership of policies and making policy coordination and implementation more effective in the EMU.
How ?
Strengthening the existing dialogue fora for social partners consultation at EU level;
Deepening the consultation of EU and national social partners throughout the European Semester.

6. Follow-up since the adoption of the Communication on strengthening the social dimension of the EMU COM (2013) 690
5 December 2012

7. Strengthening the social dimension of the EMU
Implementation so far
Integration of the key employment and social indicators scoreboard in the draft Joint Employment Report (part of the Annual Growth Survey);
Integration of employment and social auxiliary indicators in the Alert Mechanism Report (identifying potential macroeconomic imbalances);
Consultation of the social partners in advance of the Commission's adoption of the Annual Growth Survey and publication of social partners' opinions simultaneously with the publication of the Annual Growth Survey.

8. Analytical background employment and social developments in the EMU

9. Divergence in unemployment rates
Source: Eurostat, DG EMPL calculations
EA - North & core: AT, BE, DE, FI, FR, LU, NL; South & periphery: EE, EL, ES, IE, IT, CY, MT, PT, SI, SK
Non EA – North: CZ, DK, PL, SE, UK; South and periphery: BG, HR, LV, LT, HU, RO

10. Divergence in NEET rates (15-29)
Source: Eurostat, statistics on education and training, DG EMPL calculations
EA - North & core: AT, BE, DE, FI, FR, LU, NL; South & periphery: EE, EL, ES, IE, IT, CY, MT, PT, SI, SK
Non EA – North: CZ, DK, PL, SE, UK; South and periphery: BG, HR, LV, LT, HU, RO

11. Divergence in gross household disposable income per capita (GHDI)
Source: Eurostat, DG EMPL calculations – adjusted for inflation and at fixed exchange rates for countries outside the euro area

12. Divergence in at-risk-of-poverty rates (18-64)
Source: Eurostat, DG EMPL calculations. Years refer to income reference years

13. Divergence in income inequality (S80/S20)
Source: Eurostat, DG EMPL calculations – Years refer to income reference years