MISSOC STATE OF AFFAIRS MISSOC NETWORK MEETING Copenhagen, 24 -25 May 2012 MISSOC STATE OF AFFAIRS Michael Coucheir, Team Leader

Review of cross-cutting introductions MISSOC TABLES January 2012 update All countries sent in their update Volume of updated information is fairly high Revised guidelines Table X Bilateral feedback nearly finished, translation well underway Tables (+ Organisation & Annex) due to be published by the beginning of July July 2012 update Actualisation files will be sent 18 June Table III Review of cross-cutting introductions Minor changes to introductions for Tables III, VIII and X Improved lay-out

2011 update 2012 update MISSOC GUIDES Published by end November 2011 in en-fr-de Translated by EU Translation Centre in 19 EU languages by March 2012 Voluntary quality check in April/May High level of participation (18/21) Results: assessment / guidelines Next steps 2012 update Cf. Presentation after coffee break

MISSOC Info on the Evolution of Social Protection in 2011 Written by Prof. John Ditch Based on MISSOC Tables (last three updates), EU documents (Europe 2020), ISSA etc. Draft submitted to EC in March, feedback from EC in April Revised version submitted in May Pending translation to fr-de Publication foreseen end June

Analysis/1 on social security aspects of active ageing MISSOC ANALYSIS Analysis/1 on social security aspects of active ageing Written by Prof. Jean-Philippe Lhernould Based on MISSOC Tables, EU documents, doctrine Working process Rough outline approved by EC - February Peer review of elaborated outline – March EC feedback on draft – May Incorporation feedback Correspondents after Network Meeting Publication in three languages by the end of August Analysis/2 on gender differences in social security Written by Prof. Grega Strban with input from Prof. S. Renga Brainstorming session this afternoon Presentation of draft in Cyprus

WEBSITE & COMMUNICATION (1) Updates missoc.org & DG EMPL MISSOC pages Possible migration of missoc.org to EC data centre Rationale First exploratory meeting in March Note with technical implications, challenges and tentative work plan Careful planning & testing, no duplication of work MISSOC Guides in XML format Rationale: to enable flexible use of the information in the Guides by other platforms (e.g. EURES) Exchanges between Secretariat-EC web teams underway with a view to reaching an agreement on technical specifications Update 2012 will be first Guides produced in XML (March 2013) Minor adaptations to MISSOC Guides, notably referencing MISSOC Guides will continue to be available in PDF

WEBSITE & COMMUNICATION (2) Communication & Networking Communication efforts stepped up next years MISSOC E-newsletter Distributed early April to over 2,700 subscribers Next issue by the end of September MISSOC Leaflet Update of the existing leaflet Translated in all languages in June Voluntary quality check by Correspondents Publication in September Deeper collaboration with ISSA / CoE Induction of Croatia