This report reflects upon the concept of social innovation and the way it is used in the energy sector. It does so by bringing together theoretical investigations and empirical knowledge. We aim to clarify the concept of social innovation in the energy sector by reviewing the literature and refl...
The uneven impact of the 2008–2013 economic crisis on Member States brought upward convergence to the fore in EU political debates. The focus was on orienting social policy towards getting the EU back on track, as encapsulated in the European Pillar of Social Rights. However, the meaning of the ...
This paper has been prepared for the Peer Review on “Legislation and practical management of psychosocial risks at work”. It provides a comparative assessment of the policy example of the Host Country (Sweden) and the situation in Germany. For information on the host country policy example, plea...
The EU promotes the health benefits and positive values associated with sport, supports cooperation between policymakers and dialogue with sports organisations and tackles problems such as doping, match-fixing and violence. This factsheet is part of the publication ‘The European Union: What it i...
This policy memo provides an overview of policies and initiatives in EU member states supporting family-friendly workplaces. EU citizens face significant challenges in balancing their professional and family lives. Family-friendly workplaces allow employees flexibility both in their working hour...
Many children and young people in contemporary Europe are unfortunately coming to school carrying heavy social and emotional burdens, which are, of course, unfavourable to their learning and psychological wellbeing. Amongst the many challenges they may face that affect their education are: pover...
With this report and its scoreboard of indicators, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is responding to the mandate given to it to support with indicators the monitoring of the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020, 'Living well, within the limits of our planet' (7th EAP). The sco...
The report identifies various conceptualisations of green growth with a view to identify the causal mechanisms which can support a green growth policy agenda, to investigate the implications of these conceptualisations for measuring progress towards green growth, identify possible trade-offs and...
This paper has been prepared for the Peer Review on “Legislation and practical management of psychosocial risks at work”. It provides a comparative assessment of the policy example of the Host Country (Sweden) and the situation in Denmark. The situation in Sweden is described in the host country...
