EU Fiscal and Social Policies (module 5)

Language

English

Main themes

Although the Member States retain most of the powers in the field of social and redistributive policies, there are policies put in place at the European Union level in the social, fiscal and budgetary fields that are likely to influence them.
The course examines EU social policy initiatives, particularly in terms of equality and inclusion, health and well-being at work and work-life balance. It looks at fiscal and budgetary policies designed to counteract social inequalities, between individuals and between territories. At the budgetary level, this involves in particular the use of funds within the framework of economic, social and territorial cohesion policy (European Social Fund, ERDF, FTJ), and the social aspects of the recovery and resilience plan. Finally, the course looks at the role played by the EU in framing Member States' tax policies, particularly with regard to the fight against inequality and against fraud and tax evasion, as well as their links with the financing of the European budget.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

understand the instruments and issues involved in the EU's fiscal and social policies identify the EU's budgetary means of action for financing social policies articulate a critical position on the role of the EU in fiscal and social matters

Faculty or entity

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