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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 tr ESS III. trESS was established in 2005 and is financed by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)

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  1. Organisation and coordination of a network on the EU coordination of social security schemes in EU/EEA/CH training and reporting onEuropean Social SecuritytrESS 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 analysiswith 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*

  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

  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

  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) andFacebook (162 members) • Regularnews updates on EU socialsecuritycoordination • Messages, comments and opinions • How to join? • Become a member of LinkedIn and/orFacebook • Join the trESS pages • A direct link to the trESS social media pages is availableon 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

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