Co-ordination of Social Security in the Council of Europe

Co-ordination of Social Security in the Council of Europe

Author: Jason Nickless

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9789287153913

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This guide reviews Council of Europe provisions on social security co-ordination, covering the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance, the European Convention on Social Security, the Model Provisions for a Bilateral Social Security Agreement, and the European Social Charter. It describes the basic philosophies behind social security co-ordination, why it is needed and how it may be achieved; as well as considering practical aspects of the range of legal instruments available and briefly introducing some of the agreements that are currently in force in Europe.


Concerted Development of Social Cohesion Indicators

Concerted Development of Social Cohesion Indicators

Author: Council of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9789287157423

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This publication contains guidance on developing a methodological framework for social cohesion indicators which can be applied at local, regional, national and European levels, covering the conceptual approach used and its practical application. It sets out the results of the main applications and trials carried out in 2003 and 2004 and how they tie in with devising a framework of action.


The External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination

The External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination

Author: Pauline Melin

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-12-09

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9004415335

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In The External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination: Towards a Common EU Approach, Pauline Melin provides a detailed legal analysis of the framework on social security coordination with third countries and offers alternative policy solutions to the current fragmented approach. The analysis comprises a complete overview of the EU approach to social security coordination with third countries, 9 bilateral agreements (between Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, with respectively India, Turkey, and USA) and international standards. Based on this analysis, the author explores the possibility from an institutional perspective to develop a common EU approach through the conclusion of EU agreements. The author concludes by favouring an alternative softer solution through an EU model agreement and proposes that the content of that model agreement be based on the best practices of the current framework.


Access to Social Rights in Europe

Access to Social Rights in Europe

Author: Mary E. Daly

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9789287149855

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The Council of Europe is convinced of the need to improve access to social rights as a key means of combating poverty and social exclusion and in promoting social cohesion. The report on access to social rights in Europe is mainly based on the results of the activities related to access to employment, social protection and housing, as well as relevant work carried out within the Council of Europe in the fields of health and education. This report analyses the obstacles impeding access to different social rights within and across a range of fields. It also gives examples of how obstacles are being overcome, examines integrated measures implemented in the member states of the Council of Europe and identifies the principles on which measures to improve access to social rights should be based. Finally, the report develops cross-sectoral policy guidelines aimed at facilitating access to social rights.


European Social Security Law

European Social Security Law

Author: Frans Pennings

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781780683102

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In the past decades the coordination of social security provisions of the European Union have become of vital importance. This book gives a clear overview of the main lines and main developments of this significant part of EU law. On 1 May 2010 a new Coordination Regulation on social security for migrant workers, Regulation 883/2004, came into force. Since then there has been important case law and there have been very interesting developments, in particular in the area of posting of workers and the influence of the Treaty on the interpretation of coordination provisions. Also the development of the concept of EU citizenship has had an important impact on access to social rights. This book gives a clear overview of these developments, their effects on national case law and the differences with the old coordination Regulation. A second main part of EU social security law is that of social policy. In this book the main developments of the equal treatment law of men and women are explained and in addition the present social policy measures and the instruments employed in this area are outlined.


Minimum Income Schemes in Europe

Minimum Income Schemes in Europe

Author: International Labour Organisation

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9789221148395

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This book investigates the paradox of rich countries of Western Europe, who have high levels of poverty whilst proclaiming its eradication as one of the primary social and economic goals. It looks at how policies often do not achieve their goals, why countries need mechanisms to reduce wage inequality and why they choose to provide universal benefits instead of systems of selective benefits targeted at the poor. Along with cross-countries comparisons, the volume also presents analysis of the minimum income in France, Portugal, Italy, Finland, Ireland, Belgium, and Greece.


Research Handbook on EU Disability Law

Research Handbook on EU Disability Law

Author: Delia Ferri

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-11-27

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1788976428

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This Research Handbook comes at an opportune time, and provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of relevant developments concerning disability rights at EU level. It also looks beyond the EU, focusing on how disability has been relevant in EU external relations. In addition, the Research Handbook considers the interface between EU disability law and Council of Europe law.


Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015

Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015

Author: David Natali (OSE)

Publisher: ETUI

Published: 2015-09-23

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 2874523747

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The sixteenth edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play has a triple ambition. First, it provides easily accessible information to a wide audience about recent developments in both EU and domestic social policymaking. Second, the volume provides a more analytical reading, embedding the key developments of the year 2014 in the most recent academic discourses. Third, the forward-looking perspective of the book aims to provide stakeholders and policymakers with specific tools that allow them to discern new opportunities to influence policymaking. In this 2015 edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play, the authors tackle the topics of the state of EU politics after the parliamentary elections, the socialisation of the European Semester, methods of political protest, the Juncker investment plan, the EU’s contradictory education investment, the EU’s contested influence on national healthcare reforms, and the neoliberal Trojan Horse of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).


Autonomy of Sport in Europe

Autonomy of Sport in Europe

Author: Jean-Loup Chappelet

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9789287167200

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Given the impact that successive court rulings have had on the organisation of the sports movement in the past 15 years, the autonomy of non-governmental sports organisations has become a highly topical concern in Europe. It is also closely related to the issue of governance, the subject of previous Council of Europe studies. The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) decided to explore the concept of autonomy in greater depth by studying the conceptual, political, legal, economic and psycho-sociological aspects of the subject. This study was carried out at the request of the EPAS by the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) on the basis of a questionnaire sent to public authorities in charge of sport and to national and international umbrella sports organisations. In addition to an analysis of the data obtained, documents produced by public authorities and sports organisations on this emerging issue are presented. This study contributes to a better understanding of the concept of autonomy and offers a clear picture of the issues involved.