EIROnline: European Union Links
EU institutions
- European Commission - Employment and Social Affairs DG homepage (En)
- European Commission - employment and social affairs activities homepage (En)
- Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs site (En)
- European Commission - general homepage (En)
- Council of the European Union (En)
- European Parliament (En)
- European Court of Justice (En)
- European Economic and Social Committee (En)
- Committee of the Regions (En)
- European Central Bank (En)
Agencies, related bodies and initiatives
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (En)
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (En)
- Eurostat (En)
- European Employment Observatory (En)
- EURES - European Employment Services (En)
- CEDEFOP – European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (En)
- European Work Organisation Network (EWON) (En)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European Training Foundation (En)
- European Electronic Training Village (En)
- European University Institute (En)
- European Social Fund (En)
- European Investment Bank (En)
- European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (En)
- European employment strategy (En)
- ESDIS - High-level Group on the Employment and Social Dimension of the Information Society (En)
- EQUAL initiative (En)
- SOCRATES education Action Programme (En)
- Leonardo da Vinci vocational training Action Programme (En)
- MISSOC - Mutual Information System on Social Protection (En)
- European Public Opinion Analysis, including Eurobarometer (En)
- New methods of work and electronic commerce (part of Information Society Technologies programme) (En)
- European Observatory on the Social Situation, Demography and Family (En)
- EU Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (En)
- European Environment Agency (En)
- European Convention (En)
- Employment Committee (En)
- European Ombudsman (En)
Events and news
- Italian Presidency site (July December 2003) (En)
- Greek EU Presidency site (January June 2003) (En)
- Danish EU Presidency site (July December 2002) (En)
- Employment Week 2004 (En)
- European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 (En)
- Austrian EU Presidency site (En) (July-December 1998)
- Employment Summit, 20-21 November 1997 (En)
- News from EU institutions (En)
Recent documents of interest
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Industrial relations
- European social dialogue - main joint texts (En)
- Social partners’ multiannual work programme 2003-5 (En)(PDF file)
- Commission’s second stage consultation document on protection of personal data in the employment context.(En)
- Industrial Relations in Europe 2002 (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on “The European social dialogue, a force for innovation and change”(En) (PDF file)
- Social partners’ framework agreement on telework (En) (PDF file)
- Final report of the high-level group on industrial relations and managing change (En) (PDF file)
- Commission study on conciliation, mediation and arbitration in the Member States (En)
- Draft Directive on working conditions for temporary agency workers (En)
- Social partners’ agreed framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (En)
- Commission social partner consultation document on anticipating and managing change (En (PDF file)
- Joint contribution by the social partners to the Laeken European Council (En) (PDF file)
- Editorial of Commission report "Industrial relations in Europe- 2000" (En) (PDF file)
- Commission report on the application of the 1994 EWCs Directive (En) (PDF)
- ETUC-UNICE-CEEP framework agreement on fixed-term work (En)
- Managing change: High level group on economic and social implications of industrial change - Final Report (En)(PDF file )
- Commission Communication on modernising the organisation of work - a positive approach (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on adapting and promoting the social dialogue at Community level (En) (PDF file)
- National measures implementing the European Works Councils Directive (94/45/EC) (En)
- European framework agreement on part-time work (En)
- Green Paper - Partnership for a new organisation of work (En)
- Report of the "Davignon" group of experts on European systems of worker involvement (En)
Employment
- Employment Guidelines 1998-2003 (En)
- Joint Employment Reports 1998-2002 (En)
- National Action Plans for Employment 1998-2002 (En)
- Recommendations on Member States’ employment policies 2000-2003 (En)
- Employment in Europe reports 1998-2002 (En)
- Commission Communication on future of European employment strategy (En) (PDF)
- Commission Communication on streamlining the annual economic and employment policy co-ordination cycles (En) PDF)
- Commission evaluation of the first five years of the implementation of the European Employment Strategy (En)
- 2002 impact assessments of European employment strategy (En)
- Commission report on “Increasing labour force participation and promoting active ageing” (En) (PDF file)
- Commission action plan on skills and mobility (En)
- Report of the high-level task force on skills and mobility (En) (PDF file) Commission
- Commission Communication on "New European labour markets, open to all, with access for all" (En) (PDF file)
- Employment in Europe 2000 (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on strategies for jobs in the information society (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on "Strategies for jobs in the Information Society" (En) (PDF file)
Equal opportunities
- Social partners’ declaration on European year of people with disabilities2003 (En)
- Commission report on “Specialised bodies to promote equality and/or combat discrimination” (En)
- Commission Work Programme on gender equality for 2002 (En)(PDF)
- Commission Communication - Contribution to the World Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (En)
- Commission's annual reports on equal opportunities for women and men (En)
- Commission’s annual work programmes on gender equality 1996-2002 (En)
- Community Action Programme to combat discrimination 2001-2006 (En)
- Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (En)
- UNICE/UEAPME-CEEP-ETUC joint declaration on the employment of people with disabilities (En)
- Compendium on Member States' policies on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities (En) (PDF file)
Social protection Commission
- Communication on strengthening the social dimension of the Lisbon strategy: streamlining open coordination in the field of social protection (En) (PDF file)
- Commission social partner consultation document on the portability of supplementary pension provision (En (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on supporting national strategies for safe and sustainable pensions through an integrated approach (En) (PDF)
- Commission Communication on safe and sustainable pensions (En) (PDF)
- Commission document "A concerted strategy for modernising social protection (En) (PDF file
General/other
- Commission Communication on immigration, integration and employment (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on a framework for the promotion of employee financial participation (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on “Corporate Social Responsibility: A business contribution to sustainable development” (En)
- Commission Communication on “Promoting core labour standards and improving social governance in the context of globalisati on” (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Communication on “Adapting to change in work and society: a new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002–6” (En) (PDF file)
- Commission Work Programmes for 2000 -2003 (En)
- Commission Green Paper on promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility (En)
- Commission annual scoreboard on implementing the social policy agenda (En)
- EU sustainable development strategy (En)
- Commission July 2001 working paper on financial participation of employees in the European Union (En) (PDF)
- Commission Communication of 28 June 2000 on a new social policy agenda (En)
- The social and labour market dimension of the information society, people first - the next steps (En)
- Implementation reports on EU labour law Directives (En)
- National measures transposing EU health and safety directives (En)
EU employment and social legislation
EUR-Lex access to Directives and other legislation in force (En) on :
- - General social provisions
- - Working conditions (including safety at work, wages, income and working hours and industrial relations)
- - Employment and unemployment
- - Social security
- - Approximation of certain social provisions
- - European Social Fund
- - Freedom of movement for workers
- EUR-Lex access to legislation in preparation (En)
Treaties etc
- Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (En) (PDF)
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (En) (PDF)
- Treaty on European Union (En) (PDF)
- Treaty establishing the European Community (En) (PDF)
Other EU Links
- SCADplus Database (En)
- ECLAS - European Commission Library Catalogue (En) - reference and links (En)
- CELEX -EU legal information service (subscription required) (En)
- OEIL - European Parliament legislative observatory (En)
- ARIES - information and news about the "social economy" (En)
- CEPS - Centre For European Policy Studies (En)
- European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) (En)
Page last updated: 01 September, 2011