Colún Eorpach na gCeart Sóisialta
D'fhógair institiúidí an Aontais Colún Eorpach na gCeart Sóisialta i gcomhpháirt i mí na Samhna 2017, agus ina dhiaidh sin rinneadh plean gníomhaíochta lena chur chun feidhme i mí an Mhárta 2021. Leagtar amach sa tionscnamh 20 prionsabal atá dírithe ar 'chearta nua agus éifeachtacha a sholáthar do shaoránaigh'. Tá na príomhphrionsabail struchtúrtha timpeall ar thrí chatagóir: comhdheiseanna agus rochtain ar mhargadh an tsaothair; coinníollacha oibre cothroma; agus cosaint shóisialta agus cuimsiú. Feidhmíonn an Colún mar chompás an Aontais chun dálaí maireachtála agus oibre níos fearr a bhaint amach agus chun tacú leis an téarnamh ó phaindéim COVID-19.
Faigh an t-ábhar is déanaí ar an ábhar seo thíos.
From Gothenburg to Porto: Upward convergence through the European Pillar of Social Rights
This policy brief assesses upward convergence across the EU since the 2017 European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) proclamation. Using the headline indicators of the Social Scoreboard and applying Eurofound’s convergence framework, which is grounded in scientific literature and the most commonly used statistical measures of convergence, the analysis examines the key dimensions of the EPSR. The results show that significant progress has been made in core labour market indicators, such as employment and unemployment.
However, challenges remain. Improvements have been rather limited in reducing overall poverty and housing cost burdens. Divergence is evident in areas such as basic digital skills and household disposable income, indicating widening disparities. Critically, indicators in fundamental areas such as the disability employment gap and self-reported unmet needs for medical care show concerning downward trends. Furthermore, the analysis reveals that, despite aggregate improvements, inclusive growth has not reached all socio-demographic groups, with vulnerable groups experiencing widening relative disparities. The findings offer crucial insights for the new EPSR Action Plan and the upcoming Porto Social Forum Summit in September 2025.
50 bliain d'athrú sóisialta in Éirinn agus san Eoraip
San eipeasóid seo de phodchraoladh Eurofound Talks, labhraíonn Mary McCaughey le Leas-Stiúrthóir Eurofound, Maria Jepsen, agus Barry Colfer, Stiúrthóir Taighde san Institiúid Gnóthaí Idirnáisiúnta agus Eorpacha (IIEA), faoi athrú sóisialta na hEorpa le 50 bliain anuas, faoi ról Eurofound sna hathruithe seo, faoin gcaoi ar fhorbair agus ar athraigh Éire féin, agus faoi na dúshláin atá roimh na spéire faoi láthair.50 years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
Improving the lives of people in Europe, strengthening social dialogue, and embracing the principle that economic competitiveness and social progress are complementary objectives are the very essence of Eurofound.Beidh Eurofound ina fhoinse eolais riachtanach d'institiúidí an Aontais, do na Ballstáit agus do chomhpháirtithe sóisialta agus tionscnaimh an Cholún á gcur chun feidhme acu in 2021 agus ina dhiaidh sin. Tá saibhreas fianaise cruthaithe ag an nGníomhaireacht ar ábhair atá lárnach sa Cholún, lena n-áirítear pá íosta, comhionannas inscne, fostaíocht don aos óg, scileanna agus oiliúint, obair ardáin, sochaí atá ag dul in aois agus cosaint shóisialta.
Léirítear léargas ar chuid de na réimsí taighde a bhaineann leis an gColún i gcomparáid d'ailt a eagraítear timpeall ar shé thosaíocht an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh don Eoraip; ceisteanna tábhachtacha d'institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh sna deich mbliana amach romhainn; agus na treochtaí atá feicthe againn maidir le cáilíocht na beatha agus i ndálaí oibre ar fud an Aontais.
Leagtar amach i gclár oibre Eurofound 2021–2024 sceideal de thionscadail a chuirfidh léargas luachmhar ar fáil chun spriocanna an Cholún a bhaint amach.
Pá íosta
Tuairiscíonn taighde leanúnach ar fhorbairtí i íosta ar fud Bhallstáit an AE ar an gcaoi a socraítear iad agus conas a d'fhorbair siad i dtéarmaí ainmniúla agus i dtéarmaí réadacha. Is ábhar é seo ina bhfuil cuntas teiste seanbhunaithe ag Eurofound.
Comhionannas inscne
measc na n-ábhar taighde Eurofound tá trédhearcacht pá san Eoraip, mná sa bhainistíocht, maoiniú fiontraíochta mná, idirdhealú in aghaidh fir ag an obair, agus comhionannas inscne ag an obair.
Fostaíocht don aos óg
Tá beagnach deich mbliana de thorthaí ag Eurofound chun tacú leis an ábhar seo, ag déanamh anailíse ar dhaonra na ndaoine óga nach bhfuil i bhfostaíocht, oideachas nó oiliúint (NEETanna), na hiarmhairtí díobhálacha sin agus an caillteanas measta ar gheilleagar an Aontais, chomh maith le cur chuige beartais chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar dhífhostaíochti measc na n-óg
Scileanna agus oiliúint
Cuimsíonn taighde fairsing ar scileanna san ionad oibre Eorpach faisnéis faoi oiliúint, eagrú oibre agus dearadh poist, agus neamhréireanna scileanna. Tá riachtanais scileanna agus oiliúna le feiceáil freisin i dtaighde ar dhigitiú agus ar obair ardáin.
Obair ardáin
Rinneadh anailís ar na cineálacha oibre ardáin ó thaobh fostaíochta agus dálaí oibre de.
Sochaí atá ag dul in aois
Tá bearta mapáilte go forleathan déanta ag Eurofound chun oibrithe scothaosta a choinneáil agus a athimeascadh sa mhargadh saothair, amhail roghanna oibre solúbtha a thairgeann fostaíocht níos inbhuanaithe. Léiríonn taighde ar obair tar éis dul ar scor san AE an gá atá le dul i ngleic le bearnaí ioncaim inscne.
Déanann Suirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha Eurofound anailís ar na dúshláin leanúnacha a bhaineann le haoisghrúpaí áirithe agus ardaíonn sé saincheisteanna maidir le héifeachtacht na cosanta sóisialta.
Éist lenár bpodchraoladh Eurofound Talks leis an gCoimisinéir Eorpach um Phoist agus um Chearta Sóisialta, Nicolas Schmit, maidir le Colún Eorpach na gCeart Sóisialta a chur chun feidhme agus áit níos fearr, níos cothroime, níos glaise agus níos digití a dhéanamh don Eoraip le maireachtáil agus le hoibre.
Ar an 14 Eanáir 2020, d'fhoilsigh an Coimisiún Eorpach a Teachtaireacht ina leagtar amach a uaillmhianta beartais shóisialta agus ina ndéantar cur síos ar na dúshláin atá le sárú san Aontas. Beidh sé ríthábhachtach Colún Eorpach na gCeart Sóisialta a chur chun feidhme chun Eoraip láidir shóisialta a bhaint amach agus chun cothroime a thabhairt do shaol laethúil na saoránach. Is í an straitéis shóisialta í chun a chinntiú go bhfuil na haistrithe i gcuspóirí an Choimisiúin maidir le neodracht aeráide, digitiú agus athrú déimeagrafach cóir agus cothrom ó thaobh na sóisialta de.
Ar an 4 Márta 2021, thíolaic an Coimisiún a phlean gníomhaíochta chun an Colún a chur chun feidhme go hiomlán. Leagtar amach sa phlean gníomhaíochta an uaillmhian atá aige d'Eoraip shóisialta láidir a dhíríonn ar phoist agus ar scileanna agus a réitíonn an bealach do théarnamh cothrom, cuimsitheach agus athléimneach ón ngéarchéim. Déantar bearta agus gníomhaíochtaí nithiúla de na 20 prionsabal chun a chinntiú go mbeidh an Colún ina réaltacht do shaoránaigh ina saol laethúil, agus leagtar amach spriocanna nua do 2030 maidir le fostaíocht, scileanna agus cosaint shóisialta.
Is é is aidhm don Scórchlár Sóisialta nuashonraithe, a ghabhann leis an gColún, faireachán a dhéanamh ar fheidhmíocht na mBallstát sa réimse fostaíochta agus sóisialta ar feadh na ngnéithe éagsúla a leagtar amach sa Cholún chun an dul chun cinn a chur chun feidhme a sheiceáil.
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Is rogha é seo de na torthaí is tábhachtaí don ábhar seo.
30 September 2021
COVID-19: A turning point for upward convergence in health and healthcare in the EU?
The impact of COVID-19 has moved public health up the EU social policy agenda. As the EU directs its efforts towards establishing a European Health Union to guard against future health crises, this policy brief examines the extent to which the EU achieved upward convergence in terms of health and healthcare outcomes, as well as health expenditures and delivery, prior to the pandemic. It also examines convergence patterns in infections and deaths from COVID-19 and in the mitigating measures adopted by the EU and national governments.
The findings indicate that, from 2008 to 2019, the health of EU citizens improved overall, and Member States converged in health outcomes, but disparities in government expenditures and delivery of health services continued to widen. Against this background, the COVID-19 pandemic caused further divergence, with death and infection tolls varying greatly across countries. The policy brief stresses that a European Health Union would ideally not only reinforce the crisis preparedness of the EU but also ultimately enable convergence in health and healthcare indicators across its Member States.
16 September 2021
Towards the future of Europe: Social factors shaping optimism and pessimism among citizens
For more than a decade, uncertainty about the future in most parts of the EU has been growing. Many people believe society is in decline and this has given rise to a general sense of pessimism. Is there a link between the rising popularity of anti-establishment parties and increasing pessimism? These negative sentiments could adversely affect the political climate within individual Member States and also undermine the legitimacy of the European project. This report identifies the key drivers of people’s perceptions about the future and explores whether optimists and pessimists differ in their socioeconomic, cultural and political characteristics. To examine the extent to which optimists and pessimists behave and feel differently, the report looks at their socioeconomic and sociopolitical profiles. Finally, it explores how the level of optimism differs in the Member States in relation to country context. The analyses use data from before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the results demonstrate the importance of monitoring how people’s feelings about the future evolve during the recovery from the crisis.
7 December 2020
Programming document 2021–2024: Towards recovery and resilience
This programming document describes Eurofound’s planned work over the programming period 2021–2024. It sets out the policy and institutional context for the programme, describes the multiannual programme for the four-year period and sets out the work programme for 2021. Eurofound’s priorities for 2021–2024 are shaped by the key challenges for social cohesion and just transitions in a changing environment in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. The Agency focuses on issues where it can draw on its core expertise in the areas of working conditions, industrial relations, employment and living conditions, to support its stakeholders, by providing evidence that can assist their policy action.
4 May 2021
COVID-19 could be a catalyst for fundamental change that will define the Future of Europe
8 December 2020
Upward convergence in material well-being: Is a COVID-19 setback inevitable?
The EU strives for the upward convergence of its Member States, where their performance improves and gaps between them decrease. Nearly a decade after the Great Recession, the COVID-19 crisis has again put this objective under pressure. This policy brief focuses on convergence in material well-being in Europe. Trends in several indicators largely follow the economic cycle, with upward convergence in good times and downward divergence in bad times. This could mean further divergence and polarisation among Member States as we face a new economic downturn, with the prospect of an uneven pace of recovery across countries when growth returns.
The policy brief presents an overview of policy measures implemented by the EU and Member States to smooth the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. It discusses EU coordination of minimum income schemes as a possible tool to limit deterioration and divergence in the indicators should the economy enter a downturn.
3 March 2020
Priorities for a new Europe
This compendium of articles presents a snapshot of some of Eurofound’s most recent research, and highlights important 21st-century trends in quality of life and working conditions throughout the EU. It is organised around the six priority areas set out by the new European Commission for a transition to a fair, climate-neutral and digital Europe.
Soláthraíonn taighdeoirí Eurofound léargas saineolaithe agus is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leo le haghaidh ceisteanna nó fiosrúcháin ó na meáin.
Tadas Leončikas
Head of UnitTá Tadas Leončikas ina Cheann ar an aonad Fostaíochta ag Eurofound ó Mheán Fómhair 2022. Roimhe sin, bhí sé ina bhainisteoir taighde sinsearach san aonad Beartais Shóisialta, ag bainistiú an tSuirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha (EQLS) agus ag forbairt taighde suirbhé Eurofound. Ó thosaigh sé ag obair le Eurofound in 2010, d'oibrigh sé ar ábhair éagsúla lena n-áirítear modhanna suirbhé, cáilíocht na beatha, soghluaisteacht shóisialta, cuimsiú sóisialta, muinín agus easnaimh tithíochta. Ina ghairm bheatha níos luaithe, bhí sé i gceannas ar an Institiúid um Staidéar Eitneach sa Liotuáin, áit ar oibrigh sé ar staidéir a bhain le staid na mionlach eitneach, na n-imirceach agus grúpaí leochaileacha eile. Mar thaighdeoir, chomhoibrigh sé roimhe seo le Gníomhaireacht an Aontais Eorpaigh um Chearta Bunúsacha, le Clár Forbartha na Náisiún Aontaithe agus leis an Eagraíocht Idirnáisiúnta um Imirce. Tá PhD aige sa tSocheolaíocht.
Massimiliano Mascherini
Head of UnitTá Massimiliano Mascherini ina Cheann ar an aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound ó mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2019. Thosaigh sé ag obair le Eurofound in 2009 mar bhainisteoir taighde, ag dearadh agus ag comhordú tionscadail maidir le fostaíocht don aos óg, NEETanna agus comhionannas inscne. In 2017, ceapadh é ina bhainisteoir taighde sinsearach agus bhí sé i gceannas ar thaighde nua ar mhonatóireacht a dhéanamh ar chóineasú san AE. Ina theannta sin, bhí sé i gceannas ar choincheapú an tSuirbhé Eorpaigh ar Cháilíocht na Beatha 2026. In 2025, bronnadh duais Brendan Walsh air don pháipéar is fearr a foilsíodh in Economic and Social Review. Roimhe sin, bhí sé ina oifigeach eolaíochta ag an Airmheán Comhpháirteach Taighde de chuid an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh. Rinne sé staidéar in Ollscoil Florence, áit a ndearna sé staidéar ar eolaíochtaí achtúireach agus staitistiúla agus bhain sé PhD amach i Staitisticí Feidhmeacha. In 2014, fuair sé cáilíocht eolaíoch mar Ollamh Comhlach le Staitisticí Sóisialta agus Déimeagrafaic ó Aireacht Ollscoile agus Taighde na hIodáile. Bhí sé ina chomhalta ar cuairt in Ollscoil Sydney agus in Ollscoil Aalborg agus ina ollamh ar cuairt in Acadamh Pontifical na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta.
Tugann an rannán seo rochtain ar an ábhar ar fad a foilsíodh faoin ábhar.
