Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2009
- Document number
- 2065
- Date
- 2009
- Title
- Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2009
- Author/publisher
- Council of the European Union
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- EU law,
- Keywords
- Brussels, 13 March 2009 7503/09; Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, as adopted by the Council (EPSCO) at its session on 9 March 2009
- Summary
- "...The EU can build on the values of solidarity that underpin its social policies and on progress in structural reforms to cushion the impact of the economic crisis and help recovery. Further strengthening the positive mutual interaction with action for growth and jobs is vital, notably by allowing social protection systems to fully play their role as automatic stabilisers. In order to address the negative impact on employment and social cohesion, long-term reforms need to be sustained while balanced with short-term measures aimed at preventing job losses and sustaining household incomes. Recent structural reforms in the field of social security have delivered results, bringing more people into employment, strengthening the incentives to work and the resilience of labour markets, prolonging working lives and enhancing economic growth. A strong coordinated EU response is needed and valuable indications are provided by the European Economic Recovery Plan..."
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