European unemployment insurance. From undercurrent to paradigm shift
| Autor: | László Andor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research. 28:267-283 |
| ISSN: | 1996-7284 1024-2589 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10242589221099810 |
| Popis: | The need for the European Union to get involved in unemployment insurance has frequently been debated in the past decade, starting from exploratory discussions and eventually becoming a political commitment by the European Commission President. This article looks back at the origins of the idea of an EU-level unemployment benefit scheme and explains the political dynamics of the concept’s evolution. Following the 2009 Great Recession and the subsequent eurozone debt crisis, a new movement for a reinforced social dimension has been pushing the EU beyond its previous red lines. The case for counter-cyclical social stabilisation at EU level is now a touchstone for a materially meaningful EU social dimension. The COVID-19 crisis triggered a giant leap to a greater EU budgetary capacity, including financial support for job-saving schemes. This article argues that these new instruments will not suffice without also creating an EU safety net for those whose jobs cannot be saved in a period of economic downturn. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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