Welcome to the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

The European Centre is a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research.
On the website you find information about all projects, events, websites from 2006 - 2010 and some milestones before 2006; all book series, all books outside the series enriched with downloads, cross-references and external links.
You may access the information via Research Areas or the Country Focus too.
This allows you to view our latest research results and find contact persons.

Executive Director is Prof. Dr. Bernd Marin (information and articles).

Long-term care in Europe - discussing trends and relevant issues

The presentations of this workshop that brought together several experts to debate issues that are high on the policy agenda of long-term care for dependent older people are on-line now. More

Fiscal and Pension Sustainability: Present and Future Issues in EU Countries

The challenges of fiscal sustainability that EU Member States face are well documented, and the focus is justifiably on addressing them. But, the impact of policy reforms now on the future for pension systems and incomes of future retirees is less clearly articulated: our February Policy Brief has explored this issue of pension sustainability in EU countries.

Recent Columns by Bernd Marin

Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in English)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in German)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf in French)
Peter F. Drucker Centennial (pdf multilanguage)


Recent columns in Der Standard, Wien:


"Wintermärchen" (9 March 2010)
"Snowmageddon"? (23 February 2010)

Recent columns in Die Kleine Zeitung, Graz:

Krisen überleben (13 November 2009)
Gestärkt aus Krisen (23 October 2009)


All previous columns