25/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – While social policies took a back seat in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was a rather good year, according to the 2021 Social Yearbook published by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE) on Monday 24 January. Notable activities included the Porto Social Summit and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (see EUROPE 12716/3), the legislative work on the minimum wage directive (see EUROPE 12869/23) and the presentation of the directive on the protection of platform workers (see EUROPE 12850/14). For both organisations, it remains to be seen whether the French Presidency of the EU Council will live up to expectations (see EUROPE 12860/12), also in terms of reviving the permanent unemployment reinsurance scheme. To access the review: https://bit.ly/3GZ6Jn6 (PH)