The European Social Observatory is a research centre specialised in the social dimension of European integration.

Brussels, Belgium
Joined April 2014
2025 is upon us, and with a new year comes new beginnings. Our decision to discontinue engaging on X was not an easy one, but we believe it’s the right one for us. If you don’t already, kindly consider following us on LinkedIn for all the latest in the world of OSE. Link in bio.
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L'ULB suspend ses activités sur le réseau social X. L’évolution éditoriale de X est en contradiction avec nos valeurs humanistes, notre démarche scientifique et notre lutte contre toute forme de haine et de discrimination. 👉 ow.ly/1aGn50Q9WEJ
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'Draghi report is welcome because it puts an end to idea of competitiveness through wage cuts' 🗞️ ETUI General Director Andrew Watt interviewed in @AgencEurope agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/a…
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How has #enlargement influenced trajectories of #IndustrialRelations in central and eastern European #CEE Member States? This is the question of today's event, '20 years after', which brings together experts in the field to discuss the special issue of Transfer, the European Review of Labour and Research, on the same topic 📑 We will be revisiting the early hopes and expectations of this process and analysing its impact on industrial relations in both the ‘new’ and 'old' Member States 🔍 Access the Transfer issue here 🔗 etui.org/ZBY More on the event here 🔗 etui.org/ZBM
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How well has a #JustTransition been integrated into the #EuropeanGreenDeal so far? 🌱🤝 And how can environmental and social goals be better aligned in future #EU policies? The challenges and opportunities of #EcoSocial policies were up for discussion at our recent event held in Brussels with @OSE_be, 'Building a just green transition', with speakers from the ETUI, OSE, the @etuc_ces, @EU_Social, @EU_EESC, @EU_CoR and @UniPD_Research each bringing their respective expertise 🔗 etui.org/Z8c 📚 You can find a ton of useful ETUI resources on the #JustTransition on this page 🔗 etui.org/resource-page-just-… Want to learn more about the relationship between the social and ecological dimensions and the role that #TradeUnions can play? 💻 Sign up to our #MOOC 'Skills for labour and environmental justice' before 16 December! 🔗 etui.org/Z8q 📘 Finally, if you missed the latest edition of the joint ETUI-OSE publication 'Social policy in the European Union', you can find it here 🔗 etui.org/Z7x
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Can #capitalism be ‘green’ and is it able to solve the ecological and social crises we are facing? ETUI Research Director @BartVanhercke welcomes participants at our joint event with @WSIInstitut in which we will be 'looking at #JustTransition from a different angle' 🌱👷 📑 Take a look at the @WSIInstitut's recent study on the relationship between #WorkingConditions & #democracy here 🔗 boeckler.de/en/survey-on-eu-… 📕 The new book ‘Capitalism at the limit’ by renowned social scientists @uli_brand & Markus Wissen can be found here (in 🇩🇪 German) 🔗 oekom.de/buch/kapitalismus-a… More info on the event here 🔗etui.org/Z7M
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🗨️ 'We join forces here, as scholars of #labour law and environmental law, to identify substantive and procedural legal safeguards that would strengthen the social element of the #EU #climate agenda and help mitigate some of the emerging conflicts and backlash against climate policies.' A recent contribution from @k_arabadjieva (ETUI Senior Researcher) & @sanjabogojevic (Professor of Law, @UniofOxford) in the 🔖⚖️ Yearbook of European Law ↪️ academic.oup.com/yel/advance… #EuropeanGreenDeal
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'Industrial policy for quality jobs and a just transition' 📑 ETUI policy brief by Béla Galgóczi 🔗 etui.org/Z7w #IndustrialPolicy #JustTransition
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🇪🇺 In this moment of political change and uncertainty, can the 'social paradigm shift' that we've seen at the #EU level in recent times be sustained? 🎙️A brand new etui.podcast episode discusses the state of play, with @BartVanhercke and Sotiria Theodoropoulou Listen here 🔗 etui.org/Z7c
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👔📢#Hiring! We're looking for a part-time #FinancialManager to join our stimulating working environment. 🌠☕️👉Deadline : 12th June @OSE_be Also available on @EurActivEN & jobinbrussels.com
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📢 The @OSE_be is #hiring ! 👉We are recruiting a part-time Financial Manager. Could it be YOU? Deadline 12 june. More info: ose.be #JobOpening #FinanceCareers #NowHiring
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First @OSE_be afterwork event on the role of the Belgian presidency in promoting social investment and protection at the EU level. Great discussion! Thanks to @f_corti1992, Maaike Vanmeerhaeghe, and Katia Berti and to a full house audience! #EUSocialPolicy #BelgianPresidency
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COVID-19 exposed limits in social protection. We must act on the Access to Social Protection recommandation. Excited for @maaikevmh's speech on #SocialProtection at OSE's afterwork discussion! 👉 @f_corti1992 @maaikevmh @SlavinaSpasova & Katia Berti @OSE_be
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Well-designed labor market, skills, and social investments and reforms drive economic growth by boosting productivity, human capital, innovation, tech adoption & employment opportunities. #EconomicGrowth #Innovation #HumanCapital @f_corti1992 @maaikevmh @SlavinaSpasova @OSE_be
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Reforms, productive investments, savings and fiscal measures are the instruments to protect and strengthen our welfare states. #WelfareState #EconomicPolicy #SocialInvestment @f_corti1992 @maaikevmh @SlavinaSpasova @OSE_be
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I am very happy to share that I was appointed associate researcher of the European Social Observatory @OSE_be, an organisation which has been producing unique expertise on social policy in the EU for decades. This reflects years of collaboration and many more to come!
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Out now: Study “The European Green Deal and the ‘Leave No One Behind’ principle: state of the art, gaps and ways forward” commissioned by Minister @KhattabiZakia in the framework of #EU2024BE @SebaSabato82 ose.be/publication/european-… #OSE #EuropeanGreenDeal #JustTransition
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📢OSE Afterwork discussion, 23 May 5pm 📢Interested in the role of Belgian Presidency in promoting social investment and social protection at EU level? Come and join us ose.be/event/role-belgian-pr… ✅ Speakers @SlavinaSpasova @f_corti1992 @maaikevmh & Katia Berti #ose #EU #afterwork
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That's a wrap on our joint ETUI-@OSE_be conference ‘Social policy in the EU: state of play’ #BilanSocial Thanks to all the participants 👏 Stay tuned for the publication of the book - coming soon! 👀📘 🔗 etui.org/Zd6
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'Why is the #MinimumWageDirective a milestone in EU policymaking? 🇪🇺 It represents a complete shift in the perception of adequate #MinimumWage levels and strong #CollectiveBargaining' 💶✊ ETUI senior researcher Torsten Müller at our conference ‘Social policy in the EU: state of play’ #BilanSocial 🔗 etui.org/Zd6 See here for Torsten's latest 📑 ETUI policy brief 'Dawn of a new era?' 🔗 etui.org/ZdL
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