MISSOC State of Affairs MISSOC NETWORK MEETING Nicosia, 25 -26 October 2012 MISSOC State of Affairs Michael Coucheir, Team Leader

Management and coordination Secretariat matters September Secretariat meeting New intern, David Mosler Infoletter for Correspondents 11 July next issue December ‘12 Croatia Incorporation of HR MISSCEO tables in MISSOC First review by Secretariat Subsequent revision by HR NCs until spring First MISSOC update for HR: 1 July 2013 Cooperation ISSA/COE Attendance MISSCEO Network Meeting E-newsletter / E-links CH contract

January 2012 update July 2012 update Completed in time Tables update January 2012 update Completed in time Published on internal website 29 June / EC website 23 July July 2012 update All countries submitted updates Update volume relatively low Review process underway 2/3 finally approved special attention to Table III Coincides with update SSG Update July 2012 to be published by end 2012

2012 Guides  next presentation MISSOC Guides 2011 Guides Translations en-fr-de (by Secretariat) completed in Nov ‘11 19 EU languages (by CdT) in March ‘12 2 EEA languages (by CdT) in September ‘12 Voluntary quality check took place in spring ‘12 high degree of participation corrections implemented by CdT in July (as opposed to content changes) no/is: process completed in October results used to brief LNE International (translation subcontractor tasked with translation 2012 update) 2012 Guides  next presentation

MISSOC Reports - completed MISSOC Info 2012 Evolution of social protection in 2011, written by Prof. J. Ditch Draft presented at Copenhagen Network Meeting Approval EC early June Publication in three languages early July MISSOC Analysis 2012/1 Social security aspects of active ageing, written by Prof. J.-P. Lhernould Elaborated outline presented at Copenhagen Network Meeting Correspondents’ + EC feedback taken into account in final draft submitted in June Publication in three languages mid-August

MISSOC Reports – work in progress MISSOC Analysis 2012/2 Gender differences in social security, by Prof. G. Strban Brainstorming session at Copenhagen Network Meeting Outline approved by EC early July Peer review at September Secretariat meeting First draft submitted to EC in October Presentation later this morning Next steps Finalisation (including EC + NCs’ feedback) in November Published in three languages by the end of the year

Website & communication Updates missoc.org & DG EMPL MISSOC pages MISSOC “internal” Tables Database Various improvements were made Since mid-October publicly accessible!! “Embedding” on EC website Communication & Networking E-newsletter September issue distributed MISSOC Leaflet Updated and revamped Published in 24 EU/EEA languages 28 September Voluntary quality check of translations Also available on EU Bookshop website

Technical or content-related From MISSOC users or European Commission Technical assistance Short-term replies to punctual requests for information addressed to the MISSOC Secretariat Ca. 25 requests/annum Technical or content-related From MISSOC users or European Commission E.g. Release date updated DB Social security rights when moving in EU EU-wide comparison of contribution rates for various branches

Outlook MISSOC activities in 2013 Meetings in Ireland and Lithuania Updates Publication updated Guides 1/7/2012 by end of March Update 1/1/2013 (incl. Reviewed Guidelines for Table IV) Update 1/7/2013 Tables (32 countries) + Guides Reports MISSOC Info 2013 replaced by writing Croatian Guide Analysis reports Means-tested benefits and poverty traps Website & communication Further improvement of usability of MISSOC Database Work on user Manual