1. Soft law and other non-standard methods of EU policy-making Ian Thomson University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008

2. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Structure of talk Policy making initiatives comprising forms of co-ordination between the EU Member States Policy making initiatives involving the EU Institutions and external stakeholders (civil society) The work of committees and agencies in the EU

3. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Policy making initiatives comprising forms of co-ordination between the EU Member States Hard Law – Soft Law Hard law – legally binding acts Soft law – non legally binding Legal instruments against versus political instruments? Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC)

4. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Policy making initiatives comprising forms of co-ordination between the EU Member States Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) In context of the Lisbon Strategy (2000) to become the most competitive, dynamic, knowledge based economy + to modernise the European social model Aim: to spread best practice and achieve greater convergence without adopting binding regulation at EU level

5. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Policy making initiatives comprising forms of co-ordination between the EU Member States Open Method of Co-ordination Key Concepts: Benchmarking – Peer-review – Scoreboards – Non-binding – Best practice – Policy co-ordination – Common objectives – National implementation – Surveillance by the European Commission and Member States Guidelines: with specific timetables – Quantitative and qualitative indicators – Translation of European guidelines into national action plans – Periodic monitoring at EU level

6. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Examples of OMC

7. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Examples of OMC

8. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Examples of OMC

9. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Further information on OMC

10. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Policy making initiatives comprising forms of co-ordination between the EU Member States

11. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Policy making initiatives involving the EU institutions and external stakeholders Standardisation Social Policy

12. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Standardisation

13. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Social policy

14. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking The work of committees and agencies in the EU

15. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Committees in the EU

16. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking Agencies

17. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Soft law & other non-standard forms of EU policymaking and finally…EU policy-making: Supranational v Intergovernmental? Financial crisis: Brussels a "bewildered bystander" Financial crisis: Brussels a "bewildered bystander"