Europejski filar praw socjalnych opiera się na 20 zasadach wyrażających dążenie do bardziej sprawiedliwej Unii Europejskiej, zapewniającej większe włączenie społeczne. Łącząc państwa członkowskie i wyznaczając kierunki poprawy codziennego życia, zatrudnienia i dobrobytu społecznego, filar sprzyj...
Family benefits are the third most important kind of benefits in the EU/EFTA, after old age benefits and sickness and healthcare benefits. In 2016, € 373 billion was spent on family benefits, or 8.7% of the total amount of social protection benefits. In a cross-border context, it is possible tha...
In the European Union, almost 30% of total spending on social security concerns sickness and healthcare benefits. Given that the free movement of persons is one of the most important pillars of the EU and that its use has increased significantly in recent decades, it can be expected that healthc...
Free movement of persons would not be possible without the guarantee that citizens do not lose their social security protection when moving to another Member State. In order to protect the social security rights of persons moving within the EU/EFTA, common rules are established at EU level. Deta...
A series of mutual learning workshops in relation to access to social protection for workers and self-employed were organised between October 2019 and September 2020, as an important milestone to implement the principles laid out in the related Council Recommendation as well as the European Pill...
Social protection systems across the EU have undergone many reforms over the past few decades and are currently facing significant fiscal, social and political pressure. As a result, the future adequacy and sustainability of the European welfare state is an increasing concern in Member States, a...
Le rôle de l’État-providence étendu, qui est l’une des caractéristiques fondamentales des sociétés européennes, est sérieusement remis en question ces dernières décennies par l’intensification de la concurrence économique mondiale et par une série d’évolutions sociales telles que le vieillisseme...
In 2019, Lithuania overhauled the country’s labour taxation. Social insurance contributions paid by employers and employees were consolidated, and were accompanied by adjustments in gross wages and personal income tax rates, and increases in the minimum gross wage and the tax-free allowance. Sim...
