Active inclusion is a comprehensive policy strategy recognising equal importance to each of the three strands: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services. It also promotes integrated policies to modernising social protection systems. This Policy Department A study analyses policies to enhance the implementation of Active Inclusion policies at European level and in the Member States with a view to strengths and weaknesses. It finds that many policy initiatives have been enacted in the last seven years. Nevertheless, the overall picture remains mixed. In particular, due to the crisis, poverty has risen instead of going down. The study concludes with a number of policy recommendations.
P.E.: Employment and Skills Aspects of the Digital Single Market Strategy
