Numerous tensions stand in the way of agreement on the European Social Pillar

A look at the parliamentary debate on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) may help to unveil the political barriers which are preventing full implementation of the Pillar and the dynamics of the conflict that define the room for manoeuvre that policymakers have for setting out social policy proposals within the EU. Drawing on the framework put forward by Maurizio Ferrera, one may identify at least four areas of conflict that will shape decision-making in the European Parliament.

By Francesco Corti, PhD candidate at the University of Milan and member of the FEPS young academics network & Patrik Vesan, associate professor of political science at the University of Aosta Valley

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