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In 2022, the European Semester process was updated to take into account the launch of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in February 2021. Over the past year, Member States have implemented national recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) in a context of huge geopolitical and economic upheaval triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This report analyses national social partners’ involvement in carrying out the reforms and investments included in the RRPs.

Alors que les économies commencent à se remettre de la pandémie de COVID-19, les pénuries de main-d’œuvre deviennent de plus en plus manifestes malgré l’incidence de la guerre en Ukraine sur les prix de l’énergie et des matières premières. Il s’agit notamment de pénuries exacerbées par la crise dans certains secteurs et professions où elles étaient endémiques depuis un certain temps.

The European Commission declared 2023 as the European Year of Skills, stating ‘Helping people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in particular small and medium enterprises, address skills shortages in the EU is what this year is all about.’

Patterns and trends in social partner involvement in times of crises. 
20-21 March 2023, EMCO meeting hosted by the Swedish Presidency, Stockholm. 
Presentation by Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras, Research Manager, Eurofound.

De tout temps, le débat politique entourant la convergence dans l’UE s’est intensifié au lendemain des crises. À la suite de la pandémie de COVID 19, le présent rapport vise à faire le point sur les tendances observées ces 20 dernières années en matière de convergence. Une enquête empirique sur la convergence économique, sociale et institutionnelle au cours de la période 2004 2019 à l’échelon des États membres et à celui des régions constitue le point de départ de l’étude. L’analyse s’étend ensuite aux années 2020 et 2021 afin d’examiner l’incidence de la pandémie.

This paper provides an overview of the involvement of the social partners in policymaking and social dialogue in recent years, primarily at national peak level.

'Women belong in all the places where decisions are made', to borrow from the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. These decisions are made everywhere and at every level: in the home and at the workplace; in the boardroom and on the shop floor. Which is why it is of such serious concern to see the ongoing deep-rooted gender segregation across Europe, in employment, of course, but more specifically in sectors, in occupations and in roles and responsibilities. On International Women’s Day we tend to take stock of progress for women in all areas, and there had certainly been much progress in Europe in the years prior to the COVID-19 crisis. For instance, employment rates of women had increased, and yet more women than men lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic.

Women and frontline workers are most exposed to the risks of adverse social behaviour at work, such as burnout, exhaustion, anxiety and depression. This is according to the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 (EWCTS). In this data story, we dive into EWCTS data (EU27) to examine the prevalence of adverse social behaviour in the workplace - also known as ‘violence in the workplace’ - and the health and well-being implications it has for those who experience it. 

Today, 24 February 2023, marks one year since Russian forces began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war of aggression that has spread death and destruction. It also marks one year of resolute Ukrainian resistance.

Since 2011, the Restructuring support instruments database of the EU PolicyWatch has been collecting information on measures that assist companies and workers to anticipate and manage restructuring. This article looks at measures in the database aimed at supporting employees and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022). It also underlines the role of education and training in continuing to build resilience following the pandemic and explores the ongoing move towards the twin green and digital transitions.