This Labour Market Observatory (LMO) study was carried out by the LMO presidency, members and secretariat and was adopted at the EESC September 2025 Plenary Session.
The study was carried out in a selection of six Member States: Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
It aims to illustrate the views of representatives of social partners and organised civil society organisations (CSOs) on the policies implemented in a selection of Member States to achieve the EU 2030 headline employment and training targets: 1. an employment rate of at least 78% of the working-age population; 2. an adult training participation rate of at least 60% every year.
This study looks into the impact of the Action Plan on national policies and into the effectiveness of these policies in achieving the national and EU targets related to employment and adult training. It also considers the synergies between increasing employment rates and reducing the risk of poverty (third EU headline target), and between adult training efforts and higher employment rates. The study also considers the capacity of Member States to make investments, in the context of the new EU economic governance rules that entered into force on 30 April 2024.
The study also evaluates the level of involvement of social partners and civil society organisations in policy design and implementation.
By collecting best practices in selected EU Member States, the study also aims to facilitate mutual learning and provide informed recommendations, especially with a view to the review of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan in 2025 and to a new Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights.
The public hearing will examine how national, local and civil society actors will work together to foster collaboration through partnership principle and multi-level governance in order to deliver more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient outcomes across all regions.
