lecture 8 Social Policy in the EU Flashcards
mention the 3 camps about how to solve gap between rich and poor?
1: give people freedom, self reliance, hard work, pursuit of individual prosperity and it will make them rich.
2: invest in sustainable economic growth and provide citizens with education and tools to the job market and then people will be able to arise above poverty.
3: family and community oriented social structures.
what was idea of the Treaty of Rome?
to integrate the poor and rich together of the coal and steel community
what was created in 1958 as part of the Treaty of Rome?
the European Social Fund and was later developed into regional policy
why did the EEC grew bigger and poorer in 1973?
because - Enlargement UK+ Ireland joined the European community and they were among the poor regions of the European Community at this time. it widened gap between the community
what solutions did the community come up with to solve the gap and what programme did they develop?
- 1986- (Single European Act) First serious European agreement after Portugal and Spain had joined the community. Reforms for more genuinely European cohesion policy: invest in parts of the EU with greater need. -Integrated Mediterranean Programs (IMPs)
- 1993- Cohesion Fund
how does cohesion funding work and where does it go to?
works to strengthen the internal bonds of the European market economy by supplementing national efforts to reduce economic disparities, mainly through the use of funds from richer to poorer parts.
The funding goes to a specific regional project.
what are the criticism against cohesion funding?
More funds do not always mean more growth. They generate greater inequalities within poorer states. Not enough control on how subsidies are spent.
what is the idea of the EU when it comes to education?
they want European citizens to enter the single market. And young people can have a free and cheaper education to develop themselves to young professionals
does education also lead to spill over?
yes, because EU want workers to be trained in different MS with the same training to enter the single market. so after the market is harmonised, education system needs also to be harmonised.
what is the Policy format for education called?
Open method of coordination- nonbinding, EU gives guidelines how to harmonize the educational system but MS have last word
what is the Bologna Process?
Has guided efforts since 1999 to generate a European Higher Education Area.
- Kick off with Lisbon Treaty
- main aim: transferability of educational qualifications across borders.
what are the Erasmus Projects
Give young people the opportunity to study in another country.
