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Policy statements on the Open Method of Coordination (OMC)

FEANTSA statements related to the OMC can be found on this webpage. The OMC is the mechanism used to coordinate national social inclusion policies in the framework of the EU strategy on social protection and social inclusion through cooperation between the European Commission, national social affairs administrations, and other European stakeholders. FEANTSA is one of the main European stakeholders in this OMC framework, and provides regular feedback on the functioning of the process.

  [10/2008] Paving the way for a European consensual framework on homelessness
       This statement draws attention to the impact of the EU social inclusion strategy so far and to the
       potential for delivering visible progress on homelessness through the Open method of coordination. 
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	[09/2008] European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)  response to the European Commission’s Communication on Reinforcing the Open Method of Coordination (OMC): "A Stronger OMC, but not enough to make the difference! " The EC Communication was released on in July 2008 as part of the Renewed social agenda package. FEANTSA as a member of EAPN fully supports this statement.

	[02/2007] FEANTSA Response to the active inclusion agenda proposed in the 2007 European Commission Communication on "Modernising social protection for greater social justice and economic cohesion: taking forward the active inclusion of people furthest from the labour market".
	This short contribution to EU debates on active inclusion builds on FEANTSA’s 8 Basic Principles for the active inclusion of homeless people developed following the first active inclusion consultation (FEANTSA, 2006) and aims to shed light on the potential transferability of the proposed ideas and measures in the recent Commission Communication into concrete policies for the active inclusion of homeless people. » Document available in the following languages :

[10/2007]  FEANTSA recommendations for the 2007 European Round Table on poverty and social exclusion. "Untapped potential: Using the full potential of the OMC to address poverty" FEANTSA, the European federation of national organisations working with homeless people, has followed the EU social inclusion strategy since the beginning (2001-2007), has participated in evaluations of the OMC, has been invited to actively participate in all six Round Tables (Aarhus, Turin, Rotterdam, Glasgow, Tampere, Ponta del Gada), and has seen the emergence of tackling homelessness and improving access to decent housing as key priorities for anti-poverty policy at EU level. This short statement makes recommendations to experts on poverty and social exclusion involved in the OMC process on how to use the full potential of this European tool for the eradication of poverty including extreme forms of poverty and exclusion such as homelessness.

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	[02/2006]What future for EU social inclusion policy?
	FEANTSA makes recommendations on how to take the EU social inclusion process forward under PROGRESS, by emphasising the need to create mutual learning processes on all the societal problems covered by the umbrella term of "social inclusion"
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[02/2006] FEANTSA Response to the European Commission Communication on the new streamlined strategy on social protection and inclusion The EU social inclusion political context is changing - social inclusion has now been streamlined with health and pensions and all three dimensions will be dealt with under one single strategy. The Commission issued a Communication on this (end of December 2005). This FEANTSA document provides a short analysis of the future streamlined strategy as well as key messages from homeless service providers in Europe. » Document available in the following languages :

	[02/2005] FEANTSA Evaluation of the Open Method of Coordination in the field of social protection and social inclusion
	OMC applied to homelessness: Strong interest, great potential, and results guaranteed
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	[01/2005] Applying the Open Method of Coordination to health and long-term care
	The importance of making universality, fairness and solidarity in the access to care a reality for homeless people.
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