The OSE has been contracted by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) to conduct research with a view to publishing a book on the “Social developments in the European Union 2011”. Apart from the OSE researchers, the 12th edition of this publication figures authors such as Giuliano Amato and Yves Mény (on the paradoxes around EU institutional developments in 2011), Patrick Diamond and Roger Liddle (on the Eurozone’s fitful search for better economic governance) as well as Christophe Degryse and Philippe Pochet (on the worrying trends in the new European governance).
Healthcare
The OSE was awarded a contract with publishing house EDIESSE, which publishes la Rivista delle Politiche Sociali (Journal of social policy), an Italian journal dedicated to being a reference point for debate, perspectives and analyses on welfare issues, to conduct research on the social developments in the European Union. The OSE will summarise, four times a year, the result of this research into a Digest (‘Osservatorio Europa’) for the journal.
The OSE is partners in the ECAB (Evaluating Care Across Borders) research project, funded by the European Commission under its 7th Framework Programme. The project, which started on the 1st of May, aims to examine aspects of safety, quality and continuity of care delivery patients need to be informed about when they examine whether to seek health care in another Member State.
The European Social Observatory (OSE) coordinates a new research on the social dimension of the Lisbon Strategy. In order to prepare for the Belgian Presidency of the EUin 2010, the Belgian Social Affairs Cabinet asked the OSE and the Center for Sociological research (CeSO) of the KULeuven to focus on two questions. First, to what extent did the Lisbon Strategy succeed in ‘balancing’ the three objectives of job creation, growth and social progress?
The PROMeTHEUS research project aims to address the scarcity of data and overall information on the mobility of health professionals in, to and from Europe. The project investigates the scale, relevance, and directions of health professional mobility, the reasons behind it, its possible implications, and the tools most adequate to respond to it. This project, funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme for Research, is led by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Since 2002, the OSE collaborates closely with the Belgian National Institute for Health and Invalidity Insurance (NIHDI/INAMI/RIZIV), providing the latter with expertise on EU policies with a potential impact on national health care systems.
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Rita Baeten, master of social sciences, is a senior policy analyst at the OSE. Her research activities focus on the impact of European integration on national healthcare systems and on their social character.
Jessica Martini joined the OSE in March 2022, to help analyse the impact of the European Union on national health systems. She holds a PhD in public health sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and has a multidisciplinary background in political science, development studies and global health. Her educational and professional pathway brought her to explore various contexts, notably in Europe and Africa. At the OSE, she is particularly involved in supporting the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI/NIHDI).
Team OSE