1. Organisation and coordination of a network on the EU coordination of social security schemes in EU/EEA/CH training and reporting on European Social Security trESS III  trESS was established in 2005 and is financed by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)  It is implemented by Ghent University in collaboration with independent experts from 32 countries

2. Objectives  increase the knowledge base on the coordination regulations  build networks between people professionally involved in social security coordination all over Europe  report to the EC on the implementation of the EU Regulations  undertake legal and statistical analysis with regard to topics connected with social security coordination  provide analytical support to the European Commission in relation to the application of social security coordination legislation

3. Main activities  training & networking  information-sharing  reporting & analysis

4. Highlights trESS III  National seminars replaced by ‘specialised’ seminars  trESS also covers the EFTA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland) and, from 1 July 2013 onwards, Croatia  Some new tasks added  analytical support to the EC (requests for information, contribution to studies)  mapping and analysis of statistics on social security coordination  Network extended with specific areas of expertise

5. Training & Networking Target groups  Social security institutions and authorities  Social partners  NGOs  Judges and lawyers  Independent experts confronted with problems of implementation Activities:  Specialised seminars  E-learning module  Contact database  Regular E-newsletters  Social media  Promotion through other initiatives, notably MISSOC

6. Specialised seminars  Ca. 10 seminars per year, determined in accordance with a procedure of “internal calls for proposals”  Wide variety of seminars  Awareness-raising, practically-oriented or analytical  General or focused on one particular topic/target group  National, bi-or multilateral, in cooperation with other stakeholders  Attended by experts from the Commission and trESS  Reports written by seminar reporters  Agenda and PPT presentations posted on trESS website  Participant satisfaction is monitored – Please complete the brief participant satisfaction survey distributed at the seminar

7. Seminar calendar 2013 Cases* United Kingdom (Nottingham)26 June Luxembourg-France (Luxembourg - Hollerich)2 July Denmark-Germany (Padborg)13 September Austria-Czech Republic-Slovenia (Salzburg)26 September Ireland (Dublin)2 October Croatia (Opatija)8 November Seminar with logistical support from trESS: Poland (Warsaw)14 June

8. Networking How to join? By sending a request to join to tress@ugent.be By submitting a request via the website Current members are kindly requested to keep their details updated Austria73Hungary58Slovak Rep.41 Belgium126Ireland29Slovenia72 Bulgaria73Italy71UK130 Cyprus106Lithuania45Switzerland3 Czech Rep.72Luxembourg37Norway1 Germany51Latvia50Liechtenstein1 Denmark51Malta110Iceland1 Estonia55The Netherlands110Other12 Greece54Poland160 Spain73Portugal128 TOTAL 2211 Finland119Romania111* Status June 2013 France155Sweden45

9. Networking Subscriber status 4 issues per year Contents  Information on the project and its activities  Interviews with top experts in the field of social security coordination  Trends, challenges and developments in the field of coordination  Case law reviews & developments at legislative level 20092732 20103210 20113513 20123575 June 20133781

10. Information-sharing: www.tress-network.org Open access  seminar information  e-learning  national resources  European resources  e-newsletter Restricted access  contact database  internal project matters

11. Website: e-learning module  General introduction into social security coordination  Glossary of 70 keywords, reflecting main concepts of social security coordination, with 190 questions & answers  Updated as necessary

12. Website: national resources  National case law  National bibliography  Seminar information

13. Website: European resources  European Reports (2008 -)  Think Tank Reports (2008 -) & Analytical Reports (2011 -)  Texts of the main Regulations (in all available languages)  Regulations database  Articles of the Regulations linked with relevant information  E.g. Articles of Regulation 883/2004 links with implementing rules links with related ECJ case law links with Adm.Comm. Decisions

14. NEW: social media pages  trESS on LinkedIn (431 members) and Facebook (162 members)  Regular news updates on EU social security coordination  Messages, comments and opinions  How to join?  Become a member of LinkedIn and/or Facebook  Join the trESS pages  A direct link to the trESS social media pages is available on the homepage of the trESS website

15. Reporting on implementation  Yearly reports on the implementation of the coordination regulations in 32 countries  Either a European Report (covering application of the Regulations as a whole), or  a Thematic Report, focusing on a specific topic of coordination  In 2013: European Report (available December)  Based on contributions of national experts

16. Legal analysis  “Think Tank Study”: Legal research with a long-term perspective dealing with strategic questions  Conducted by a Think Tank, composed each year from a pool of analytical experts  In 2013: “Key challenges for the social security coordination Regulations in the perspective of 2020” (available December)

17. Legal analysis  “Analytical study”: legal research based on fact- finding with relation to ad hoc analytical needs  Conducted by an analytical study group, composed each year from a pool of analytical experts  In 2013: “Assessment of the impact of the revision of selected provisions of the Regulations”

18. Contact trESS www.tress-network.org tress@ugent.be