Igor Guardiancich
Scope of the Coordination System in the Pension Field.
Ghailani, D., Guardiancich, I., Natali, D., & et al. (2011). Scope of the Coordination System in the Pension Field. Tender VT/2010/104. Brussels, Observatoire social européen.
The present report summarises the main steps of the project carried out by the European Social Observatory (OSE) in response to the tender ‘Scope of the coordination system in the pension field’ (VT/2010/104) issued by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, EMPL/E.3). The reference is to the key research products delivered before and after the kick-off meeting held in Brussels on 31 January 2011 (Deliverable 1). In line with the Invitation to Tender mentioned above, the key research questions centred on the following issues:
- What is the current articulation of the EU Framework on Pensions and its impact on the free movement of persons?
- How has this framework been affected by two decades of pension reforms at national level (with a specific focus on the complex articulation of pension systems)?
- What are the main gaps in EU legislation (resulting from the mismatch between the EU toolkit and national pension changes)?
- A specific focus is placed on the technical problems related to the mapping of supplementary schemes and their classification and articulation through typologies.
- What is the most promising strategy to plug such gaps and to improve protection of pension rights (especially for mobile workers and their relatives)?