Abstract

The essay analyzes the current trends of social mainstreaming implemented through several tools, including the strengthening of social issues in the European Semester, the systems for monitoring social indicators (social scoreboard) in the Member States and the enhancement of the Horizontal Social Clause under article 9 TFEU. The paper examines the state of application of the European Pillar of Social Rights also following the outcome of the social mainstreaming tools and in the light of the proposals emerged from the Conference on the Future of Europe, which ended in May 2022.