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The Social Policies In The Context Of The European Semester And The Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • Alina Ligia DUMITRESCU
  • Petre PRISECARU

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This article presents the financial assistance packages, the employment strategy and the European temporary support instrument for mitigating unemployment risks in the event of an emergency adopted by the EU in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors also analyse the evolution of employment and performance of Member States concerning the indicators of the European Pillar of Social Rights in the second quarter of 2020/2020, considered to be the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020. The methodology is interdisciplinary and based on statistical analysis of Eurostat data, qualitative research of European Commission documents and last but not least on the theoretical paradigms of European integration. In conclusion, the clear objectives and their monitoring through the Social Dashboard provide a common framework for the implementation of the social pillar, but nevertheless the lack of a plan of measures materialized through concrete actions was noted. That is why the European Commission launched the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan in early March 2021.

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  • Alina Ligia DUMITRESCU & Petre PRISECARU, 2021. "The Social Policies In The Context Of The European Semester And The Covid-19 Pandemic," Euroinfo, Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy, vol. 5(1), pages 118-131, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:iem:eurinf:v:5:y:2021:i:1:p:118-131
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    Keywords

    Social policies; European Semester COVID -19 Pandemic; Employment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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