DOSSIER. FLEXICURITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS (LA

DOSSIER
C.S.D.L.E. MASSIMO D’ANTONA
13
Clemente Massimiani
Flexicurity in times of crisis
(La flessicurezza nell’epoca della crisi)
2009
DOSSIER C.S.D.L.E. MASSIMO D’ANTONA
13/2009
FLEXICURITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
(LA FLESSICUREZZA NELL’EPOCA DELLA CRISI)
Edited by
CLEMENTE MASSIMIANI
([email protected])
Foreword
The economic and financial crisis has influenced the recent developments of the
Community social policies. In the climate of great changes induced by the global recession
and by the consequent repercussions in the short and in the middle term on the
occupation, there is a new focus on the strategy of European flexicurity. Flexicurity, in other
terms, is not only anymore considered by the Institutions as a “recipe” of modernization,
but even as a “care” to give to the European labour markets to answer to the new needs
and, in the meantime, to bring a suitable social protection to the workers who have lost
their job and to the workers who are under risk. This work is not only an attempt to update
the Dossier “Flexicurity. Posti di lavoro più numerosi e migliori grazie alla flessibilità e alla
sicurezza” (Dossier C.S.D.L.E. 10/2008), but also to keep the perspective above described
and to show the new function that the ambitious strategies of flexicurity are called to
perform in the actual context. To facilitate the reading process, the documents have been
included in the English language and accompanied by the respective translations in the
Italian language if available.
Prefazione
La crisi economica e finanziaria ha influenzato i recenti sviluppi delle politiche sociali
comunitarie. Nel clima di grandi cambiamenti indotto dalla recessione globale e dalle
conseguenti ripercussioni a breve e medio termine sull’occupazione si assiste ad un
mutamento di focus sulla strategia della flessicurezza europea. La flessicurezza, in altri
termini, non è più vista dalle istituzioni solo come una “ricetta” di modernizzazione, ma
addirittura come una “cura” da somministrare ai mercati del lavoro europei per rispondere
ai bisogni nuovi ed, al contempo, apportare un’adeguata protezione sociale ai lavoratori che
hanno perduto o sono a rischio di perdere il loro posto di lavoro. Quest’opera non cerca
soltanto di offrire un aggiornamento del Dossier “Flexicurity. Posti di lavoro più numerosi
e migliori grazie alla flessibilità e alla sicurezza” (Dossier C.S.D.L.E. 10/2008), ma anche di
recepire la prospettiva sopra descritta e di mettere in luce la nuova funzione che le
ambiziose strategie di flessicurezza sono chiamate ad assolvere nel contesto attuale. Per
facilitare la lettura, i documenti sono stati inseriti in lingua inglese ed accompagnati dalle
rispettive traduzioni in lingua italiana ove disponibili.
Table of Contents
COVER ......................................................................................................................... 1
TITLE ............................................................................................................................ 3
REFERENCE .............................................................................................................. 4
FOREWORD ............................................................................................................... 5
Council of the European Union: Towards Common Principles of Flexicurity
(16201/07; 6.12.2007)
............................................................................................. 15
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Verso principi comuni di flessicurezza.
Conclusioni del Consiglio (16201/07; 6.12.2007)
................................... 21
Brussels European Council 14 December 2007: Presidency Conclusions .......... 27
Par. 49 ................................................................................................................. 41
Consiglio europeo di Bruxelles 14 dicembre 2007: Conclusioni della
Presidenza .......................................................................................................... 55
Par. 49 ..................................................................................................... 69
Informal Ministerials (Slovenia): Employment & Social Affairs and Gender
Equality (MEMO/08/57; 29.1.2008)
................................................................... 83
Informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social affairs
\(Brdo, 31.1.2008 - 2.2.2008\): Proposals for Discussion and
Questions to the Ministers .............................................................................. 85
Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs at the informal meeting:
Flexibility and security are required throughout a person’s lifetime (EU
Presidency Press Release)
.............................................................................. 88
Conclusions of the presiding Member State reached in cooperation with
Germany and Portugal ..................................................................................... 90
Mission for Flexicurity: Terms of reference (February 2008)
........................... 92
Committee of the Regions: Opinion on Flexicurity (CdR 274/2007;
6-7.2.2008)
................................................................................................................... 96
Comitato delle Regioni: Parere sulla Flessicurezza (CdR 274/2007;
6-7.2.2008)
.......................................................................................................105
Brussels European Council 13/14 March 2008: Presidency Conclusions ..........113
Par. 16 .................................................................................................................123
Consiglio europeo di Bruxelles 13/14 marzo 2008: Conclusioni della
Presidenza ..........................................................................................................135
Par. 16 .....................................................................................................145
Mission for Flexicurity: Presentation of the Five Country Visits (5.5.2008)
Mission summary report: France (visited on 19.5.2008)
..157
........................161
Mission summary report: Sweden \(visited on 2.6.2008\)
...............164
Speech by the Swedish Minister for Employment ..........................168
Mission summary report: Finland (visited on 6.6.2008)
.........................180
Mission summary report: Poland (visited on 23.6.2008)
.......................184
Annex ......................................................................................................191
Mission summary report: Spain (visited on 7.7.2008)
............................198
Council of the European Union: Council Decision of 15 July 2008 on
guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
(2008/618/EC)
........................................................................................................202
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Decisione del Consiglio del 15 luglio
2008 sugli orientamenti per le politiche degli Stati membri a favore
dell'occupazione (2008/618/CE)
..............................................................210
European Network of Heads of Public Employment Services: The
contribution of the Public Employment Services to flexicurity
(11.12.2008)
..............................................................................................................218
Report of the Mission for Flexicurity (December 2008)
...................................224
Relazione della Missione per la Flessicurezza (Dicembre 2008)
...........234
Council of the European Union: Key Messages from the EPSCO Council to
the Spring European Council (7434/09; 11.3.2009)
..........................................246
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Messaggi chiave del Consiglio EPSCO al
Consiglio europeo di primavera \(7434/09; 11.3.2009\)
..................253
Council of the European Union: Press Release 2930th Council meeting
(EPSCO; 9.3.2009)
.......................................................................................260
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Comunicato Stampa 2930a
sessione del Consiglio (EPSCO; 9.3.2009)
...................................285
EU institutions, Member States, social partners and other stakeholders. Issues
paper to prepare the Employment Summit (18.3.2009)
....................................310
President Barroso and Prime Minister Topolánek meet the European social
partners to discuss the economic crisis (IP/09/423; 19.3.2009)
......................317
Introductory remarks of President Barroso at the Tripartite Social
Summit Press Conference (SPEECH/09/132; 19.3.2009)
...................319
Brussels European Council 19/20 March 2009: Presidency Conclusions ..........322
Par. 20 .................................................................................................................329
Consiglio europeo di Bruxelles 19/20 marzo 2009: Conclusioni della
Presidenza ..........................................................................................................345
Par. 20 .....................................................................................................352
Minister Necas opens conference on flexible labour market and social security
during crisis (EU Presidency Press Release; 19.3. ....................................................368
Programme of the Thematic Conference on Flexicurity "Implementing
flexicurity in times of crisis" hosted by the Czech Presidency in Prague,
25-26 March 2009 .............................................................................................369
Flexicurity concept offers a way out of crisis (EU Presidency Press
Release; 26.3.2009)
.........................................................................................371
Council of the European Union: Information from the Czech
Presidency on the "Conference on Flexicurity in times of crisis"
(Prague, 25-26 March 2009) (10560/09; 3.6.2009)
.............................372
Council of the European Union: Flexicurity in times of crisis. Draft
Council Conclusions (8279/09; 31.3.2009)
..............................................374
European Commission: Consolidated report on the preparatory workshops for
the Employment Summit of May 7, 2009 (29.4.2009)
.......................................380
EU Employment Summit agrees on ways to tackle rising unemployment
(IP/09/718; 7.5.2009)
.............................................................................................385
Il vertice europeo sull’occupazione decide i modi per affrontare
l’aumento della disoccupazione (IP/09/718; 7.5.2009)
.........................387
J. Barroso: Introductory statement on the outcome of the EU
Employment summit in Prague (SPEECH/09/224; 7.5.2009)
............390
EU Employment Summit – questions and answers (MEMO/09/223;
7.5.2009\)
......................................................................................................393
Council of the European Union: Main messages from the informal
Employment Summit (10093/09; 18.5.2009)
..........................................400
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Principali messaggi dal vertice
informale sull'occupazione (10093/09; 18.5.2009)
.....................406
Council of the European Union: Flexicurity in times of crisis. Draft Council
Conclusions (10388/09; 28.5.2009)
......................................................................412
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Flessicurezza nei momenti di crisi.
Progetto di Conclusioni del Consiglio (10388/09; 28.5.2009)
..............420
European Commission: A shared commitment for employment
(COM(2009) 257/F; 3.6.2009)
..........................................................................428
Volume 2: Annexes ..........................................................................................443
Commissione europea: Un impegno comune per l'occupazione
(COM(2009) 257/F; 3.6.2009)
..............................................................464
Council of the European Union: Council Conclusions on Flexicurity in times
of crisis (8.6.2009)
....................................................................................................479
Council of the European Union: Press Release 2947th Council meeting
(EPSCO; 8-9.6.2009)
...................................................................................484
Consiglio dell'Unione europea: Comunicato Stampa 2947a
sessione del Consiglio \(EPSCO; 8-9.6.2009\)
......................506
Brussels European Council 18/19 June 2009: Presidency Conclusions ..............528
Par. 27 .................................................................................................................538
Consiglio europeo di Bruxelles 18/19 giugno 2009: Conclusioni della
Presidenza ..........................................................................................................560
Par. 27 .....................................................................................................570
Employment Committee: Monitoring and analysis of Flexicurity policies
(24.6.2009)
.................................................................................................................592