European Employment Policy Observatory
The European Employment Policy Observatory (EEPO) aims to improve European and national policy-making by providing information, analysis and insights on the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies.
The main purpose of the EEPO is to produce high-quality research papers on the labour market and employment, which can be accessed through the EEPO's library.
In developing its research, the EEPO brings together a network of experts from across the EU. They specialise in a range of topics relating to the labour market and employment, such as unemployment, work-life balance, education systems, skills supply, and wages.
Library
The aim of the EEPO library is to help you find the research that is best suited to your needs.
Using the search function below, you can navigate your way through Observatory research in different policy areas, document types, years of publication, and countries.
The EEPO produces a wide range of research:
1. Country-specific researchPolicy assessment, provided on a regular basis, considering the progress made towards the European employment strategy and Europe 2020 strategy at country level:
2. Thematic researchThematic, EU-level monitoring, contributing to an evidence base to support the day-to-day activities of DG EMPL:
3. Analysis of employment servicesAnalytical input on employment services, supporting DG EMPL's activities:
4. Search the document library:
The aim of the EEPO library is to help you find the research that is best suited to your needs.
Using the search function below, you can navigate your way through Observatory research in different policy areas, document types, years of publication, and countries.
The EEPO produces a wide range of research:
1. Country-specific researchPolicy assessment, provided on a regular basis, considering the progress made towards the European employment strategy and Europe 2020 strategy at country level:
- EEPO Regular Reports Catalogue of Measures (Oct 2012 to date)
- EEO Quarterly Report Executive Summaries (May 2005 – July 2012)
- Country-specific thematic reports
- MISEP reports (up to 2009)
2. Thematic researchThematic, EU-level monitoring, contributing to an evidence base to support the day-to-day activities of DG EMPL:
- EEPO Review Synthesis (2013 to date)
- EEPO Review national articles (2013 to date)
- EEO Reviews (up to 2012)
- EEO Review National articles (up to 2012)
- EEPO Thematic Seminar Reports (Oct 2013 to date)
- EEO Occasional Seminar reports (up to June 2013)
- EERD reports
- EEO Meetings (up to 2011)
3. Analysis of employment servicesAnalytical input on employment services, supporting DG EMPL's activities:
- PES Business Model Study 2014
- PES Country Fiches 2014
- PARES Strategic Dialogue Reports (2014 onwards)
- EEPO Meetings (2014 onwards)
4. Search the document library:
Network of experts
There are three types of expert in the EEPO network: thematic experts, country experts and experts on public employment services.
Their areas of specialism include:
- Labour market participation;
- Labour market functioning and segmentation;
- Social dialogue and public employment service;
- Active labour market policies
- Work-life balance;
- Job creation options;
- Gender equality;
- Skills supply and productivity;
- Lifelong learning and education systems;
- Wage setting mechanisms;
- Active ageing and working life duration;
- Self-employment and entrepreneurship;
- Unemployment and monitoring of vacancies;
- Use of European Social/Structural Funds for employment.
The EEPO core team works closely with the experts to produce research papers, as well as giving staff from the European Commission the chance to communicate with them on a diverse range of themes.
