Characteristics and range of implementation of open method of coordination in the European and national contexts

Abstract

Outline of the structure of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC): its origin, characteristics, main advantages and disadvantages, presents an introduction to the considerations of more specific applications of the OMC - in the fields of employment, social inclusion, pensions, health and long-term care. European theoretical and practical efforts directed towards developing and adapting the OMC in different sectors and current experience in its application, constitute a framework for the considerations of the compliance of the Serbian social security system with the objectives of the OMC. This contribution to comparative analysis should provide an orientation about the extent to which the national social system fits into the European social and solidarity limits (and requirements).

Prikaz strukture Otvorenog metoda koordinacije (OMK): njegovog porekla, karakteristika, osnovnih prednosti i nedostataka, predstavlja uvod u razmatranje specifičnijih primena OMK- u oblastima zapošljavanja, socijalne uključenosti, penzija, zdravstva i dugotrajne zaštite. Evropska teorijska i praktična nastojanja usmerena ka razvija-nju i prilagođavanju OMKu različitim sektorima, i dosadašnje iskustvo u njegovoj primeni, sačinjavaju okvir za razmatranje usklađenosti segmenata sistema socijalne sigurnosti Srbije sa ciljevima OMK. Ovaj prilog komparativnoj analizi treba da pruži orijentir za to, u kojoj meri se nacionalni socijalni sistem uklapa u socijalne i solidarne granice (i zahteve) EU.