Towards a Sustainable European Social Model

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SESaMe - Towards a Sustainable European Social Model. The roadmap envisaged by the EU Commission in its Action plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) relies on a strong commitment to revamp a European Social Model which is truly sustainable. Particularly with the submission of the Member states’ resilience and recovery plans, the long-term stability of social models across the EU becomes pivotal. Only a Sustainable European Social Model will thus constitute the entrance door to accompany societal transformations and grant shared prosperity and rights to European citizens. The projected Chair on a Sustainable European SociAl ModEl (SESAME) aims to deepen the understanding and public awareness of the main constituent elements of social models and the function of EU law and policy in their sustainable advancement. It will rely on solid constitutional bases, provided by Article 3 TEU and Article 9 TFEU, and enhance the idea of combining economic growth with social cohesion, high living standards and good working conditions. Severely weakened by years of financial austerity and labour market flexibility, and further strained by the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Social Model needs an overall relaunch, to adequately respond to future economic and societal challenges.