Joint Report On Social Protection And Social Inclusion 2006

This report contains the second generation of National Action Plans against poverty and social exclusion which have been prepared by the Member States and constitute a strong political acknowledgement, three years after the Lisbon Summit, of the continuing challenge to ensure social inclusion across the European Union.

A key feature of this report is the analysis and assessment by the European Commission and the Council of the National Action Plans submitted by the Member States. The Joint Reports assess progress made in the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination, set key priorities and identify good practice and innovative approaches of common interest to the Member States.

This supporting document complements the 2008 Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion with a more detailed account of the work carried out in the framework of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on social protection and social incusion in 2007.