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Since its last Congress in Helsinki, the ETUC has witnessed the appearance of a new regulatory mode, the open method of coordination (OMC), the most notable use of which has been in the European Employment Strategy (EES). This article successively explains the reasons for creating the EES, gives an account of its strength as an OMC tool but also of the contentious issues behind it, and describes its achievements and shortcomings on the basis of the evaluation after five years by the European Commission. The article concludes by reflecting upon the future development of the EES and the challenges for EU social partners, in particular the ETUC.

Depuis son dernier congrès, à Helsinki, la CES a constaté l'apparition d'un nouveau mode de régulation, la méthode ouverte de coordination (MOC), principalement utilisée dans la Stratégie européenne pour l'emploi (SEE). Cet article explique les raisons qui ont poussé à la mise en place de cette SEE, puis il rend compte de ses atouts en tant qu'outil de MOC, mais aussi des points de discorde sous-jacents et décrit finalement ses réalisations et ses carences à partir de l'évaluation réalisée par la Commission européenne au terme de cinq années de fonctionnement. L'article se termine par une réflexion sur l'évolution future de la SEE et sur les défis pour les partenaires sociaux européens, et la CES en particulier.

Nach dem letzten EGB-Kongress in Helsinki wurde ein neuer Regulierungsmodus eingeführt – die offene Koordinationsmethode, die insbesondere im Rahmen der Europäischen Beschäftigungsstrategie (EBS) angewandt wird. Dieser Artikel erklärt die Gründe für die Schaffung der EBS, berichtet über ihre Stärke als Instrument der offenen Koordinationsmethode, aber auch die damit verbundenen strittigen Fragen, und beschreibt – ausgehend von der Bewertung der Europäischen Kommission fünf Jahre nach Einführung der EBS – ihre Errungenschaften und Mängel. Der Artikel schließt ab mit Überlegungen zur künftigen Entwicklung der EBS und den Herausforderungen für die Sozialpartner auf EU-Ebene, insbesondere den EGB.

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The European Employment Strategy and the open method of coordination: lessons and perspectives

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