This Working Paper surveys the extent to which Member States comply with CSRs relating to social policy. This provides a yardstick by which to measure their compliance with both the European semester and adherence to the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Looking more closely at...

Upgrading the qualification level of the workforce has become a central issue among the governments of the European Union : in the race towards global economic competitiveness, human capital development should play a key role. Taking this statement as point of departure, the contributions...

Lebensbegleitendes Lernen ist Voraussetzung einer qualitativen Verbesserung der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit der Arbeitnehmer und gleichsam bedeutend für die aktuelle und zukünftige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen. In diesem Beitrag wird die Implementation des Rechts auf berufliche Bildung...

The report takes issue with the large debate of social security systems and particularly the large expenditure devoted to unemployment insurance in most OECD countries. From the perspective of transitional labour markets we analyse the corresponding welfare regime focusing on employment and...