El semestre europeo como instrumento de coordinación de objetivos sociales bajo la gobernanza económica : el caso de España
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2016
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En un momento en que la Comisión Europea lanza varias iniciativas para el refuerzo de la dimensión social de la UE, este trabajo se dirige a valorar cómo se lleva a cabo la coordinación y supervisión de objetivos sociales comunes dentro de la reforzada gobernanza económica europea. En concreto, panteamos si el Semestre Europeo es un mecanimo adecuado para llevar a cabo esa coordinación y supervisión de los Estados miembros en el cumplimiento de objetivos sociales. El hecho de que el propósito primero de ese instrumento haya sido el logro de la consolidación fiscal nos lleva a preguntarnos si es eficaz para dirigir las políticas nacionales hacia metas de carácter social y si mejora el anterior marco del Método Abierto de Coordinación, superando la subordinación de lo social a lo económico. Para responder a esta cuestión, hemos procedido al análisis de la literatura sobre el Semestre Europeo así como de todos los documentos producidos en sus distintas fases de funcionamiento, enfocándonos en el caso de España como Estado miembro especialmente significativo para evaluar esa coordinación por parte de la UE (al coincidir exceso de déficit e incumplimiento de objetivos sociales de empleo e inclusión). Con todo ello, haremos una valoración sobre la potencialidad de este instrumento para supervisar y dirigir la política nacional hacia objetivos sociales comunes sugiriendo mejoras en su desarrollo actual.
In a context in which the European Commission has launched several initiatives to strengthening the social dimension of the EU, this article aims to assess how to carry out the coor-dination and supervision of common social objec-tives within the strengthened European economic governance. Specifically, we ask whether the Eu-ropean Semester is an appropriate mechanism to carry out such coordination and supervision of Member States in meeting social objectives. The fact that this instrument was initially conceived to pursue fiscal consolidation objectives, leads us to ask whether it is effective to impul-se national policies towards social goals and if it improves the previous framework of the Open Method of Coordination, overcoming the subor-dination of social objectives to economic ones.To answer this question, we proceed to the analy-sis of the literature on the European Semester as well as all documents produced at different stages of its functioning since 2011; we focus on the case of Spain as a Member State especially meaningful to evaluate such coordination by the EU (due to the lack of compliance with fiscal and social objectives). Finally, we will assess the po-tential of this tool to monitor and supervise the national policy towards common social goals, suggesting improvements regarding its current development.
In a context in which the European Commission has launched several initiatives to strengthening the social dimension of the EU, this article aims to assess how to carry out the coor-dination and supervision of common social objec-tives within the strengthened European economic governance. Specifically, we ask whether the Eu-ropean Semester is an appropriate mechanism to carry out such coordination and supervision of Member States in meeting social objectives. The fact that this instrument was initially conceived to pursue fiscal consolidation objectives, leads us to ask whether it is effective to impul-se national policies towards social goals and if it improves the previous framework of the Open Method of Coordination, overcoming the subor-dination of social objectives to economic ones.To answer this question, we proceed to the analy-sis of the literature on the European Semester as well as all documents produced at different stages of its functioning since 2011; we focus on the case of Spain as a Member State especially meaningful to evaluate such coordination by the EU (due to the lack of compliance with fiscal and social objectives). Finally, we will assess the po-tential of this tool to monitor and supervise the national policy towards common social goals, suggesting improvements regarding its current development.
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Semestre europeo
Política social
Gobernanza
European semester
Social policy
Governance
Política social
Gobernanza
European semester
Social policy
Governance
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Gómez Urquijo, L. (2016). El semestre europeo como instrumento de coordinación de objetivos sociales bajo la gobernanza económica : el caso de España. REDE. Revista española de derecho europeo, 60, 103-129.