'Open Method of Coordination' (OMC) means an intergovernmental method providing a framework for cooperation between the Member States, whose national policies can thus be directed towards certain common objectives;
ciallaíonn "Modh Oscailte Comhordúcháin"(MOC) modh idir-rialtasach lena gcuirtear creat ar fáil le haghaidh comhair idir na Ballstáit, ar féidir a mbeartais náisiúnta a dhíriú ar chuspóirí comhchoiteanna áirithe ar an gcaoi sin.