The social situation in the European Union 2000

European Commission Eurostat Directorate-General For Employment Social Affairs And Inclusion

Description

Social policy
Population and social conditions

Sujets

• Social theory
• Demographic analysis
• Income
• Habitability
• Member state of the European Union

Informations

• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-EMPLOYMENT_SOCIAL-AFFAIRS-A
• Nombre de lectures: 32
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 18 Mo

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The social situation
in the European Union
eurostat European Commission The social situation in the
European Union
2000
eurostat European Commission
Directorate-General for
Employment and Social Affairs
Unit E.1 The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2000
ISBN 92-828-9306-5
© European Communities, 2000
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
Printed in Belgium
PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 5
Section 1 : Areas of social policy concern - statistical portraits 7
Section 2 : Main social developments 43
Section 3 : Preparing for the needs of tomorrow 91
Section 4 : Annexes 97 FOREWORD
This Report presents a broad description of the social situation of Europe based upon harmonised
information. This allows reliable, comparative analyses of different social developments across
Member States to be made which not only promotes and widens the European social policy debate,
but acknowledges the importance of the social dimension in the future vision of Europe.
This is the first annual Report on the Social Situation, which contributes to the process of monitor­
ing developments in the social field across Member States and serves as a complementary analysis
to current publications such as the Employment Report and the Social Protection Report. The report
provides an holistic view of population and social conditions as a background to social policy devel­
opment and establishes links with Community policies in the social field such as the European
Employment Strategy.
This year, the Report's focus is the evolving demand for social support and social services and it con­
siders the potential in meeting this demand.
The first section of this Report presents a set of harmonised social indicators ranging from demo­
graphic related issues to employment and income conditions for each Member State. The indicators
provide an overview of the social situation. In addition, they serve as a powerful tool for the moni­
toring of social developments over time.
This is followed in section two by a more in-depth look at the main social developments. Analysis
and research is presented on four issues which are closely related to societal development - popula­
tion, living conditions, income and social participation. These presentations provide the reader with
background information for the discussion of evolving social needs of tomorrow.
Societal development over the last few decades has been remarkable compared to any previous time
period. Demographic and social trends, technological progress, and the increased global competition
are posing both challenges and opportunities to the European Union.
On the one hand, the analysis of social trends indicates an increasing social demand over the coming
years. However, there also appears to be potential forg supply. This will require well-
informed policy decisions to be made at the right time. In addition, the encouraging trends in social
participation need to be recognised as an opportunity for developing the response to the needs of
tomorrow.
We believe, that this first Report of the Social Situation in the European Union will provide valuable
material for the developing debate on growth, competitiveness, employment and sustainable devel­
opment.
Ms. A. Diamantopoulou **^ Mr. P. Solbes Mira
Commissionner for Employment Commissionner Economic and
and Social affairs monetary affairs - responsible
for Eurostat ECTION 1 u...ß
AREAS OF SOCIAL POLICY CONCERN
- STATISTICAL PORTRAITS