Projects
EU Monitoring: Current socio-political developments in Europe
Our EU monitoring provides a regular overview of the activities of the European Union, the Council of Europe and the European civil society organisations in social policy.It highlights our key issues in the areas of children and youth policy, family and reconciliation policy, gender equality policy, LGBTIQ* rights and policy for older people. In addition to the EU Monitoring, we publish focus issues that present the European Union's social policies and strategies.
If you would like to receive the EU-Monitoring by e-mail, please write us stating your name and organisation: beobachtungsstelle (a) iss-ffm.de
Please note that the EU monitoring is only published in German.
European values
The focus monitoring on European values provides detailed background information on the European Union's fundamental values. It presents the six fundamental values of the EU, as defined by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU): respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.Please note that the focus issue is only published in German.
European Social Policy
The EU can take initiatives to coordinate the social policies of the Member States (Article 5 TFEU) and thus support their sociopolitical cooperation and set minimum standards throughout Europe. Articles 151 to 161 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provide the legal basis for social policy. Common goals of the EU and its Member States are, for instance, the improvement of living and working conditions and combating exclusion.This focus issue introduces European Social Policy and provides an overview of its legal framework and related instruments as well as a selection of current sociopolitical initiatives and measures.
Please note that the focus issue is only published in German.
What happened after the European Elections 2024?
The special edition of the EU-Monitoring and the infographic on Europe after the elections compiles current socio-political information on the results of the 2024 European elections and the resulting events. In addition to election results, their classification and institutional processes, it also presents the demands of individual civil society organisations.Please note that the special edition of the EU-Monitoring is only published in German.
European Elections 2024
The focus issue of the EU-Monitoring provides detailed background information on the 2024 European elections. It also looks at the role of the Parliament in gender equality. It presents selected election plans of the European parties and the election demands of various European civil society organisations.
The special edition of the EU-Monitoring for the European Elections compiles current, socio-political information concerning the upcoming elections. Besides events, manifestos from civil society organisations and current projections, the monitoring provides information about new directives and projects from EU institutions.
Please note that both issues are only published in German.For a strong social Europe: The European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan
With the European Pillar of Social Rights proclamation in 2017, the European Union has set guidelines for a strong social Europe that is just and inclusive and offers opportunities for all.With its 20 principles, the European Pillar of Social Rights strengthens the social rights of EU citizens in the three dimensions of equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions, and social protection and inclusion. To translate these principles into concrete actions, the European Commission adopted the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan in March 2021. The Action Plan provides three targets by 2030: employment, skills and social protection.
In our Newsletter, we present both instruments in detail.
