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Eurofound’s EU PolicyWatch maps measures introduced to cushion the social and economic effects on businesses, workers and citizens. It also includes information on the role played by social partners in the design and implementation of the measures. As COVID-19 becomes endemic, the scope of the database is expanding. As of mid-2022, the EU PolicyWatch will also include:
During 2022–2023, it will also include:
Eurofound’s EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts. It aims to:
Data have been mainly provided by the Network of Eurofound Correspondents, with quality control carried out by Eurofound staff. The policies mapped are feeding into a variety of Eurofound research, inlcuding:
Access to the raw dataset, updated at irregular intervals, is also available:
EU PolicyWatch includes large-scale government measures and wider collective agreements, as well as regional and local initiatives and support measures for smaller groups of workers. As the situation in Europe is evolving, measures are newly implemented, changed or cancelled and replaced at rapid speed. Cases are updated with information on the actual uptake of the main measures and information on research investigating their effectiveness.
Outside the scope of this database are public health measures, travel and movement restrictions and company-specific job losses, the latter of which are reported in Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) events database. The ERM database on support instruments for restructuring also provides more structural information on some types of measures, as well as offering the option to filter by measures taken in response to COVID-19. More in-depth sector-specific guidance for adapting workplaces can be obtained from EU-OSHA.
Research on this project has been done in collaboration with the Network of Eurofound Correspondents (NEC). National correspondents are available in each EU Member State and Norway.
