Communiqué, issue 3, 2004
Articles
- Foundation findings place family policies back on the agenda
- Social policy a priority for Dutch EU Presidency
- Monitoring industrial change in Europe: future prospects
- Quality of life in Europe: theme of the next information campaign
- Increasing number of lay-offs in the first quarter of 2004
- Trends and drivers of change in the European railway sector
- Benchmarking the quality of industrial relations in the public sector
- Changing attitudes toward financial participation
- The Foundation’s ‘open-door’ policy
Previous issues of Communiqué
Over the coming months, the Foundation will present its data and analysis on the views of Europeans concerning quality of life across Europe. The research covers the multi-dimensional concept of quality of life, ranging from households and family, care and community and housing, to local environment and public services. These core domains were selected according to their relevance to quality of life and their position on the EU policy agenda. The findings are based on the Foundation’s own survey of 26,000 people across 28 countries: the 25 EU Member States and the three candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.
Putting it into context
The quality of life information campaign in 2004 consists of twelve bilateral country visits and four international seminars. During the national events, representatives from governments, social partners, civil society and experts will be invited to debate the findings.
‘We believe improved living and working conditions are essential for the successful completion of the enlargement process,’ says Robert Anderson, research coordinator of the Living Conditions team. ‘Together, these reports constitute a unique and comprehensive source of information and a vital input to policymaking in the fields that affect living and working conditions in an enlarged Europe.’
A quality of life exhibition will be on display in each of the new Member States, presenting other areas of the Foundation’s work in addition to the quality of life focus.
Provisional timetable for visits
The EMCC’s efforts to identify and examine the impact of drivers of industrial change at the sectoral level have proven beneficial to its users and stakeholders. There is, however, a clear demand on the part of the social partners for EMCC to expand its coverage to include more sectors and begin analysing trends at sub-sectoral level. At present, the EMCC collects information and provides analysis on drivers of change in 26 sectors.
- 29 June - 2 July 2004
Visit to Poland and Germany - 22-24 September 2004
International seminar and visit to Estonia, with invited participants from Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden - 25-27 October 2004
International seminar and visit to Cyprus, with invited participants from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Malta, Romania and Turkey - 9-11 November 2004
International seminar and visit to Slovakia, with invited participants from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland - 22-24 November 2004
International seminar and visit to France, with invited participants from Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom - 8-10 December 2004
Visit to Latvia and Lithuania (postponed) - 2005
Visit to Austria and Slovenia - 2005
Visit to Malta - 2005
Visit to The Netherlands - 2005
Visit to Hungary