Policy and action // Process trackers
Minimum Income / Active Inclusion

In February 2005, the Commission’s Social Agenda for 2006 – 2010 announced a Community Initiative on Minimum Income Schemes.

The Communication was published on 8 February 2006, the deadline for contributions expired on 19 April 2006.

Social Platform web-page on minimum income: http://www.socialplatform.org/code/EN/memb.asp?Page=704

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Inter-institutional Procedure

The Commission’s Communication will launch a consultation.

This is not a legislative process.
Original proposal reference
Original proposal date
Foreseen end date
European Parliament Legislative Observatory file (this includes details about the decision-making process, a brief outline of the Commission’s proposal, a calendar and names of rapporteurs & shadow rapporteurs)
Pre-Lex file

Key Institutional Contacts
Institution Contact person (if relevant)
European Commission

Mr Michele Calandrino (Desk Officer, Unit E 2, Social protection and Social Inclusion; Policy Coordination, DG Employment & Social Affairs)

Tel: +(32) 2 295 4179

Michele.calandrino@cec.eu.int

[Mr Walter Zampieri (Desk Officer, Unit E 2 Social Protection & Social Inclusion, DG Employment & Social Affairs)

Tel: 02 299 8974

Walter.ZAMPIERI@cec.eu.int]
European Parliament It is not yet known if the EP will do a report on this issue

Looking forwards : Process from now
Date Item and Actor Relevant documents
19 July 2006 Deadline for responses to Commission call for proposal for impact assessment For those interested please click here for the general page and here for the tender specification.
September 2006 Commission will forward synthesis report on responses to consultation to the Social Protection Committee, will also publish responses to the consultation on website

‘The Commission will conduct a detailed examination of the contributions received and will

make public its conclusions, on the basis of which it may proceed to the second phase of the

consultation process, as established by Article 138(3).’

Looking backwards : Documents up to present
Date/Period Actor Documents/Event
19 AprilSocial Platform issues response to Communication
21st MarchSocial Platform drafting meeting: Agenda and discussion paper
8th February – 19th AprilEC: 10-week consultation on the ‘active inclusion’ Communication (see below)
24th March 2006SP: Draft response to the Communication(for discussion on 4th April)
8th February 2006EC: ‘Communication concerning a consultation on action at EU level to promote the active inclusion of the people furthest from the labour market’French:http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/consultation_fr.htmlGerman:http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/consultation_de.htmlSP: Briefing on the CommunicationEAPN: Briefing on the Communication
11 October 2005SP: Workshop in context of SP Conference, organised by AGE/EAPN click here
19 September 2005SP: letter to Commissioner Spidla click here to download
12 July 2005SP: Capacity-building seminar for members on minimum income click here
July 2005SP: Introductory Briefing on Minimum Income/Social Assistance click here
9 February 2005EC: Commission announces “Community Initiative on minimum income schemes and the integration of people excluded from the labour market” in its Communication on the Social Agenda 2005 - 2010
24 June 1992CL: [92/441/EEC] Council Recommendation of 24 June 1992 on common criteria concerning sufficient resources and social assistance in social protection systems