QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PLASMA PRODUCTS 6th ANNUAL EAPPI/EPFA REGULATORY AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM PARIS, 5-6 OCTOBER 1999

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• SOCIAL COHESION POLICIES AS A MEANS TO COMBAT
  POVERTY

• Karl-Friedrich Bopp
• Council of Europe

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDCOUNCIL OF EUROPE

• Founded
• in 1949
• Currently 47 Member States
• Headquarters
• Strasbourg, France

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

• 1 candidate Belarus
• 5 observers
• Holy See, Canada, Japan, Mexico, USA

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AIMS OF THECOUNCIL OF EUROPE

• Human rights
• Democracy
• Rule of law
• Social cohesion

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• DEFINTIONS

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• SOCIAL COHESION

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SOCIAL COHESION
Definition (1) Social cohesion is the capacity of
a society to ensure the well-being of all its
members, minimising disparities and avoiding
marginalisation
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SOCIAL COHESION
Definition (2) Social cohesion is a political
concept that is essential for the fulfilment of
the three core values of the Council of Europe
human rights, democracy and the rule of law
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• Note Social Cohesion is not a legal concept
  which can be defended in courts

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• POVERTY

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POVERTY
Definition (1) People are said to be living in
poverty if their income and resources are so
inadequate to preclude them from having a
standard of living considered acceptable in the
society in which they live
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• Past and present activities carried out in the
  region

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CO-OPERATION
Dubrovnik Pledge 2001 Health as a bridge to
peace in South Eastern Europe with
WHO Bucharest Process 2003 Tackle unemployment
and labour market challenges in South Eastern
Europe so as to promote sustainable growth and
social cohesion with ILO
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DUBROVNIK PLEDGE (1)
Health Ministers accept health care, social well
being and human development as a key to
strengthening fundamental human rights and
vulnerable populations SEE Health Network created
as part of the Social Cohesion Initiative of the
Stability Pact
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DUBROVNIK PLEDGE (2)
Priority areas such as mental health,
surveillance of communicable diseases for
concrete action identified Donors were
identified for support of projects
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BUCHAREST PROCESS (1)
Ministers responsible for employment set up a
High-Level Committee Employment policies bring
people back to work and therefore enhance
regional co-operation and stability, social
dialogue and economic growth
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BUCHAREST PROCESS (2)
Country Reviews of Employment Policy (CREP)
made Adopted at National Tripartite Conference
thus promoting social dialogue as a key
component of the process
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SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION AND REFORMS
Since 2004 exists an EU/CoE Joint Programme to
enhance regional co-ordination of the social
security systems and to facilitate legislative
and administrative reforms in the field of social
protection
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SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION AND REFORMS
Activities include summer schools, workshops on
pensions, health care and data exchange Idea is
also to assist beneficiary parties with the
understanding of differences national systems
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• New Strategy and Action Plan for Social Cohesion
  adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 7 July
  2010

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The four pillars of the new Strategy and Action
Plan

• 1.Reinvesting in social rights and a cohesive
  society
• 2.Building a Europe of responsibilities that a
  both shared and social
• 3.Strengthening representation and democratic
  decision making and expanding social dialogue and
  civic engagement
• 4.Building a secure future for all

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Action Plan for Social Cohesion

• An extensive collection of Council of Europe
  conventions, recommendations, policy guidelines
  and reports covering all aspects of social
  cohesion will complement the Action Plan

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Policy action for social cohesion (1)

• Reinvest in social rights and a cohesive society
  
• Member states are invited to ensure that everyone
  has access to housing of an adequate standard
  while helping people in vulnerable situations to
  avoid excessive debt.

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HOUSING
Housing policy and vulnerable social groups
(Report and Guidelines 2008)
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Policy action for social cohesion (2)

• Building a Europe of shared and social
  responsibilities
• Member states are invited to empower stakeholders
  to make choices for the well-being of all and act
  accordingly

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Strengthening social cohesion
By empowering people experiencing extreme
poverty (Report and Guidelines 2010)
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• OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE CO-OPERATION ?

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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