Welfare Services and the EU: Harmonising Systems without Legal Harmonisation?

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Analysis reveals that legal harmonisation is absent in EU welfare services, suggesting indirect methods influence policies among Member States.

Indirect legal harmonisation exists in EU welfare services despite no direct legal changes, impacting policy across Member States.
Critical analysis shows the Open Method of Coordination and EU funds influence standardisation across various member welfare policies.
Observational examination of EU Cohesion Policy highlights its significant role in shaping the regional development policies of member states.
The research implies further scrutiny of indirect influences is needed to understand welfare service frameworks among EU nations.

István Hoffman (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis reveals that legal harmonisation is absent in EU welfare services, suggesting indirect methods influence policies among Member States.