1. MISSOC State of Affairs
MISSOC NETWORK MEETING Nicosia, October 2012
MISSOC State of Affairs
Michael Coucheir, Team Leader

2. Management and coordination
Secretariat matters
September Secretariat meeting
New intern, David Mosler
Infoletter for Correspondents
11 July
next issue December ‘12
Croatia
Incorporation of HR MISSCEO tables in MISSOC
First review by Secretariat
Subsequent revision by HR NCs until spring
First MISSOC update for HR: 1 July 2013
Cooperation ISSA/COE
Attendance MISSCEO Network Meeting
E-newsletter / E-links
CH contract

3. January 2012 update July 2012 update Completed in time
Tables update
January 2012 update
Completed in time
Published on internal website 29 June / EC website 23 July
July 2012 update
All countries submitted updates
Update volume relatively low
Review process underway
2/3 finally approved
special attention to Table III
Coincides with update SSG
Update July 2012 to be published by end 2012

4. 2012 Guides  next presentation
MISSOC Guides
2011 Guides
Translations
en-fr-de (by Secretariat) completed in Nov ‘11
19 EU languages (by CdT) in March ‘12
2 EEA languages (by CdT) in September ‘12
Voluntary quality check
took place in spring ‘12
high degree of participation
corrections implemented by CdT in July (as opposed to content changes)
no/is: process completed in October
results used to brief LNE International (translation subcontractor tasked with translation 2012 update)
2012 Guides  next presentation

5. MISSOC Reports - completed
MISSOC Info 2012
Evolution of social protection in 2011, written by Prof. J. Ditch
Draft presented at Copenhagen Network Meeting
Approval EC early June
Publication in three languages early July
MISSOC Analysis 2012/1
Social security aspects of active ageing, written by Prof. J.-P. Lhernould
Elaborated outline presented at Copenhagen Network Meeting
Correspondents’ + EC feedback taken into account in final draft submitted in June
Publication in three languages mid-August

6. MISSOC Reports – work in progress
MISSOC Analysis 2012/2
Gender differences in social security, by Prof. G. Strban
Brainstorming session at Copenhagen Network Meeting
Outline approved by EC early July
Peer review at September Secretariat meeting
First draft submitted to EC in October
Presentation later this morning
Next steps
Finalisation (including EC + NCs’ feedback) in November
Published in three languages by the end of the year

7. Website & communication
Updates missoc.org & DG EMPL MISSOC pages
MISSOC “internal” Tables Database
Various improvements were made
Since mid-October publicly accessible!!
“Embedding” on EC website
Communication & Networking
E-newsletter
September issue distributed
MISSOC Leaflet
Updated and revamped
Published in 24 EU/EEA languages 28 September
Voluntary quality check of translations
Also available on EU Bookshop website

8. Technical or content-related From MISSOC users or European Commission
Technical assistance
Short-term replies to punctual requests for information addressed to the MISSOC Secretariat
Ca. 25 requests/annum
Technical or content-related
From MISSOC users or European Commission
E.g.
Release date updated DB
Social security rights when moving in EU
EU-wide comparison of contribution rates for various branches

9. Outlook MISSOC activities in 2013
Meetings in Ireland and Lithuania
Updates
Publication updated Guides 1/7/2012 by end of March
Update 1/1/2013 (incl. Reviewed Guidelines for Table IV)
Update 1/7/2013
Tables (32 countries) + Guides
Reports
MISSOC Info 2013 replaced by writing Croatian Guide
Analysis reports
Means-tested benefits and poverty traps
Website & communication
Further improvement of usability of MISSOC Database
Work on user Manual