scholarly journals The EU Health Technology Assessment and the Open Method of Coordination: A Relation with Potential in the Context of Network Governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3582
Author(s):  
Ani Matei ◽  
Adrian-Stelian Dumitru ◽  
Corina-Georgiana Antonovici
Keyword(s):  
Network Governance ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Member States ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Eu Governance ◽  
Limited Power ◽  
Supranational Level ◽  
The Eu

The open method of coordination (OMC)—a tool which was formalized in the early 2000s—has generated the interest of both the researchers and practitioners in the context of the new EU governance. This article is examining the literature of both network governance and OMC, with the focus particularly on one main question: is OMC a useful instrument in health policies in order to achieve concrete results by outlining norms and legislation where EU exercise limited power? Analyzing a field in which the EU competence is limited—given the budgetary implications of medicines reimbursement—from the results of the existing collaboration within EUnetHTA, we will observe the added value in this particular case of the OMC application, and the possible consequences in shaping the supranational competences. Given that the EU, with some exceptions provided by the Treaties, may only exercise actions to support, coordinate or complement the action of the Member States in the health policy, the OMC proves to be a useful tool, both from the perspective of the Member States but especially of the supranational level.

Innovative Governance in EU Regional and Monetary Policy-Making

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 380-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingeborg Tömmel ◽  
Amy Verdun
Keyword(s):  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Member States ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Governance Network ◽  
Political Steering ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
New Modes Of Governance

The European Council of Lisbon (December 2000) formally adopted the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) as a means to implement the Lisbon Strategy, a package of policies aimed at promoting economic and social innovations in the member states. The Open Method of Coordination is a means of governance based on the cooperation of member states. The formal introduction of the OMC, based on policy coordination at European level in order to induce change in national policies, triggered a lively scholarly debate on the role of new modes of governance in the EU. New modes of governance are roughly defined as non-hierarchical forms of political steering that rely on policy coordination among a multitude of institutional actors and across government levels. Scholars have coined a variety of terms to capture the characteristics of these governance modes, such as soft modes of governance, network governance, multilevel governance, experimental governance or, as we call it here and elsewhere, innovative governance. Despite the wide variety of terms, scholars hold several assumptions in common. Thus, most scholars assume that new modes of governance have only recently emerged. Furthermore, they assume that such modes of governance particularly emerge in policy areas where the Union lacks competences, while some form of common action is needed. Finally, many scholars take it for granted that non–hierarchical modes of governance result in weak impacts.

The cultural open method of coordination

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Policy Coordination ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Area ◽  
Member States ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Eu

Launched in 2008, the open method of coordination (OMC) in the policy area of culture in the European Union has been used to structure cultural cooperation between Member States, to promote the exchange of best practices and feed national and EU policies by making recommendations to national and European policy-makers. The purpose of this article is to investigate whether the cultural OMC has delivered on its objectives. Has the process been successful in structuring cooperation between Member States? Has it had an influence on Member States’ cultural policies and if yes, in what way(s)? Has it informed cultural activity in the EU, affecting the measures taken at EU level? Based on a broad range of EU policy documents, cultural OMC outputs and interviews held with the European institutions, Member States’ cultural authorities and OMC participants in the cultural field, this article presents an empirical analysis of the effects of the cultural OMC through two distinct cycles (2008-2010 and 2011-2014). The analysis seeks to deepen the understanding of policy coordination in culture – a policy area that is essentially reserved for Member States due to their sensitivities in this field.

The Open Method Of Coordination: Obstinate Or Obsolete?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Union ◽  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Economic And Monetary Union ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Open Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Eu Governance ◽  
National Economic ◽  
New Form

Policy coordination in one form or another has been a feature of EU governance for the past two decades. Developing initially as a mechanism through which to coordinate national economic policies in the shadow of economic and monetary union (EMU), and extending to the coordination of employment policies through the European Employment Strategy, by the 2000s, policy coordination was being heralded as a new form of governance to be deployed to achieve the aims of the Lisbon Strategy of economic and social reform. Indeed, such was the interest in this new form of EU governance, it even acquired its own distinctive nomenclature—the ‘open method of coordination’ (OMC).

Labour Immigration Policy in the European Union: How to Overcome the Tension between Further Europeanisation and the Protection of National Interests?

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-223
Author(s):  
Jean-Baptiste Farcy
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Labour Immigration ◽  
Eu Directives ◽  
The Eu

Abstract This article critically assesses EU harmonisation in the field of labour immigration. It argues that EU directives are limited both in scope and intensity which explains their relatively low effectiveness and added value. Given the current political and institutional context, the article claims that a truly common labour immigration policy is unrealistic. Labour immigration remains a predominantly national prerogative and EU rules have done little to overcome normative competition between EU Member States. Looking forward, the EU should adopt complementary measures to Member States’ policies. The role of the EU in this sensitive policy area should be better defined and justified, in particular in relation to the principle of subsidiarity.

scholarly journals Conflict of Interests of the Council of Europe, EU and Russia in the Sphere of Protection of Human Rights and Promotion of Democracy

2016 ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
M V Danilina
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Democracy Building ◽  
The Eu

The article considers the interaction of the Council of Europe, EU and Russia in the sphere of the protection of human rights and the promotion of democracy. The author uses an institutional method, soft power method and the open method of coordination (OMC). Based on research in the framework of the institutional approach the author found a direct competition between the EU and the Council of Europe, taking place in the areas of human rights and democracy building. In the author's view, the use of soft power and the spread of Russian values with respect to human rights and democracy in Europe could be a solution of the problem. In order to solve the global challenges in Europe, the Council of Europe, EU and the Russian Federation can use the open method of coordination, if not in the short term, then in the long term.

Transformation of the system of the European union social policy management control methods

2017 ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Iryna Butуrskaya
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Management Control ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
Integration Management ◽  
European Regulatory ◽  
The Eu

The author examines liberal, governance, intergovernmental approaches and neofunctionalism in the EU and European integration management; constructs regional policy, comitology system, «European» regulatory agencies. They are considered as the elements that modify the traditional management control method in the EU. The governance approach is used for the analysis of interactions, which are often referred to "low" policy – daily regulation. It determines the «political face» of the EU. The approach uses multi-level governance concept and the open method of coordination. The first one has a narrow testing scope and aims to explain only the integration realities; the other one is more of a universal character. Attempts to comprehend this method face the lack of empirical research due to the relative novelty of the open method of coordination and complex combination of horizontal and vertical processes within it. Keywords: European Union, system of management methods, social policy

Open Method of Coordination

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Craig
Keyword(s):  
Eu Law ◽  
Open Method ◽  
Open Method Of Coordination ◽  
The Eu

The preceding chapters have dealt with various methods of policy delivery in the EU, including centralized administration, shared administration, Comitology, and agencies. These methods differ, but they all are primarily based on traditional forms of EU law—regulations, directives, and decisions. This chapter deals with a rather different method of policy delivery, the Open Method of Coordination.

scholarly journals Adding Value? EU Governance of Organ Donation and Transplantation

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Maree Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Organ Shortage ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Governance ◽  
Recent Developments

AbstractThis article examines recent developments in EU governance of organ donation and transplantation, focusing on an analysis of the Commission’s action plan and the proposed Directive. While the aims of the plan are laudable, a number of concerns remain with respect to the timetable for the plan and the adoption of the Directive, as well as the management of ethical and risk issues. In the final analysis, the added value of EU governance initiatives in the field is likely to be measured by the extent to which they successfully address the ongoing problem of organ shortage in Member States.

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