Overview

The EU PolicyWatch database currently contains 2,621 measures introduced by governments and social partners to cushion the social and economic effects on businesses, workers and citizens. The data collection started in 2020 and was last updated in March 2024. More information is available on the Eurofound website:

• About EU PolicyWatch
• Topic: COVID-19
• Topic: Stand with Ukraine

Use the side navigation to find measures by country, type of measure, category, or target group. Use the dashboard to search and filter policy measures on the following topics by more than 15 attributes:

• COVID-19: 1706 policy measures
• War in Ukraine: 510 policy measures
• Green Transition: 289 policy measures
• Digital Transformation: 98 policy measures
• Restructuring Support Instruments: 314 policy measures
• European Semester: 83 policy measures
• Extreme Weather Events: 42 policy measures
• Cost of Living Crisis: 188 policy measures

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Categories

Target groups

The database indicates for each measure to which target groups it applies, broadly differentiating between workers, businesses and citizens.

The database contains 42 specific target groups, including for example:

• Workers: Self-employed, Seasonal workers, Platform workers
• Businesses: SMEs, Start-ups, Larger corporations
• Citizens: Parents, Older citizens, Migrants

Recently updated measures

Involvement of social partners in legislation

Eurofound identified 1744 pieces of legislation and other statutory regulations, 1017 of which were entirely new. This section gives an overview of social partner' involvement in designing and implementing these measures.

Role of employers' organisations in designing the measure

• In 775 measures, employers' organisations were involved:

• In 428 measures, there was no involvement;
• For the 541 remaining measures the involvement is unknown, or they were considered as being out of the social partner's domain.

Role of trade unions in designing the measure

• In 713 measures, trade unions were involved:

• In 470 measures, there was no involvement;
• For the 561 remaining measures the involvement is unknown, or they were considered as being out of the social partner's domain.

Implementation, monitoring and assessment phase

• In 302 measures, social partners were involved:

• In the remaining 1442 measures, there was no involvement or the involvement is unknown.

• Recently added pieces of legislation

• Home Renovation Bonus

  The 'Bonus Casa', also known as the 'home renovation bonus', is an Italian fiscal incentive aimed at promoting the renovation of residential properties. Initially introduced by the decree law no. 83/2...

  Italy | 04 March 2024

  Ecobonus

  The Ecobonus was introduced by decree law no. 63 on 4 June 2013 and detailed specifically in Article 14 of the same decree, subsequently amended by the Budget Law 2021 (Law 30 December 2020, no. 178)....

  Italy | 04 March 2024

  Educational boost with 110% of the unemployment benefit rate

  The right to a vocational educational boost within areas with labour market shortages whilst receiving unemployment benefits at a rate of 110% is a measure targeted at unemployment benefit recipients ...

  Denmark | 03 March 2024

Collective agreements

The EU PolicyWatch database contains 146 collective agreements. Most of them were identified in France and the most commonly found provisions relate to employment retention, income protection, and health and safety.

Contents

32 agreements additionally contain other provisions not mentioned above.

• Recently added collective agreements

• Strengthening the agreement to improve income and competitiveness

  On 7 October 2023, after the first year of implementation of the medium-term agreement to improve income, wages and competitiveness signed on 9 October 2022 (PT- 2022-42/3007), the Government and soci...

  Portugal | 06 November 2023

  National interprofessional agreement of 11 April 2023 on the ecological transition and social dialogue

  The purpose of this national interprofessional agreement (ANI) on the theme of ecological transition and social dialogue is to "facilitate the continued mobilisation of companies and professional sect...

  France | 04 July 2023

  Establishment jobs: labour market integration

  The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv), The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and the trade union Unionen have concluded an agreement on the programme of establishment job [...

  Sweden | 01 March 2023

Social partner initiatives

The EU PolicyWatch database contains 95 social partner initiatives. Most of them were identified in Austria and belong to the category Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace.

Main themes

• Recently added social partner initiatives

• Competence and knowledge requirements for the green transition

  In May 2021, the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) launched a joint platform for energy and industrial policy. The goal was to highlight ...

  Norway | 07 November 2023

  European Partnership will support the integration of war refugees from Ukraine in the EU labour market

  As of 20 December 2017 The European Commission and European social and economic partners have been working closely together under the European Partnership for Integration to create opportunities for t...

  European Union | 09 June 2023

  Initiative to support businesses and municipalities in the digital transformation and improved cybersecurity

  The creation of a European Digital Innovation Hub will create an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises in the south-central regions of Bulgaria to increase their technological capacity by...

  Bulgaria | 23 May 2023

Company practices

The EU PolicyWatch database contains 156 company practices. Most of them were identified in Bulgaria and the most commonly found provisions relate to health and safety, work organisation, and telework.

Contents

45 company practices additionally contain other provisions not mentioned above.

• Recently added company practices

• Wielkopolska province has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance

  Wielkopolska province has joined the PPCA - Powering Past Coal Alliance, the world's first international initiative to protect the climate and accelerate economic development through a rapid transitio...

  Poland | 01 March 2024

  Prices of selected food items to be reduced by 15%

  Despite Government measures to subsidise the cost of fuels, electricity, grains and animal feeds, the price of foods in Malta continued to rise throughout 2023. Factors such as Malta's limited domesti...

  Malta | 08 February 2024

  Kaufland is introducing a new reusable packaging system

  The supermarket chain Kaufland was the first retailer in Croatia to stop the sale of lightweight plastic bags. The new rule has taken effect from 1 January 2020. Aiming to reduce plastic in the enviro...

  Croatia | 12 April 2023

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Information on topical updates

The database is updated regularly throughout the year with input from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents. This document provides information on the topical updates of the EU PolicyWatch database.