The ministers generally underscored the valuable role that the European Semester process plays thanks to the exchange of experiences and best practices and the peer pressure it involves; it is seen as an exercise that helps to identify issues that need to be tackled and promote the necessary reforms to ensure sustainable and efficient social protection systems.
Ministrid üldiselt toonitasid Euroopa poolaasta protsessi väärtuslikku rolli seoses sellega kaasneva kogemuste ja parimate tavade vahetamisega ning vastastikuse survega; seda peetakse meetmeks, mis aitab kindlaks määrata küsimusi, millega tuleb tegeleda, ning edendada vajalikke reforme jätkusuutlikke ja tõhusate sotsiaalkaitsesüsteemide tagamiseks.