The Changes and Perspectives of the European Social Model

Abstract

The European Social Model defined as a collective notion — or the social and emloyment policy which gives its fundament — plays an important part in the functioning of the Eupean Union. According to the hypothesis of the study, the technological, structural and labour-market processes starting with the financial and economic resurrection from the collapse in 2008 call for urgent need of the rethinking and also the maintainance of the concept of ‘Social Europe’. The study is based on the analysis of relevant works and policy papers as well as that of official documents. It concludes that the creation and contents of the social model is strongly connected to the issues defining the development of the European integration and the preservation of its values. The analysis is given a special focus by the recent concepts of the future of the EU and the publication of the first draft of the multiannual financial framework after 2020 expected to come out in May 2018. It defines and declares the social policy in the EU and more widely it provides the role and influence of the European social model.