The OSE is a partner in this new project led by the European Public Sector Union (EPSU). The partnership also includes the School of Education of the University of Nottingham. The project aims at investigating the extent to which public sector trade unions – in particular in the area of education – have been involved (if at all) in the European Semester. The project should provide public sector trade unions with tools to achieve effective involvement in the Semester. The OSE will conduct case studies in France and Italy.
Trade Unions
The final conference of the INVOTUNES research project will bring together researchers, EU and national policymakers, social partners and other stakeholders to discuss the present and future role of social partners in the Semester. There will be ample time to consider the project’s key findings and examine the eight case studies (BE, BG, DE, FI, HU, IT, PT and SE).
With Ana Cardoso - CESIS, Pedro Perista - CESIS, Emmanuele Pavolini - University of Macerata, Antonieta Ministro - Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security–GEP (Portugal), Catarina Dantas Machado - EC Representation in Portugal, Fernando Marques - CGTP-IN, Salvatore Marra - CGIL, Ana Paula Bernardo - General Union of Workers–UGT, Helena Leal - Portuguese Commerce and Services Confederation–CCP. Moderator: Bart Vanhercke – OSE.
Slavina Spasova, PhD in Political Science (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB), has been OSE's Director since 1st of December 2023. Previously, she was a Senior researcher (2021) and a researcher (2016) working in the area of social protection at the OSE. She is the OSE coordinator in the European Social Policy Network (ESPN). As such her research agenda focuses on various social protection topics such as protection for the self-employed, pension reforms, work-life balance, healthcare, long-term care, sickness benefits.
Team OSE