In seiner Rede beim 3. Munich Economic Summit am 18. Juni 2004 nahm Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Werner Sinn Stellung zur neuen EU-Freizügigkeitsrichtlinie. Er warnte vor einer Gefahr der Erosion des Sozialstaates, die durch die Freizügigkeit und volle soziale Inklusion entstehen werde....

The notion of flexicurity promotes the idea of compensation of labour market deregulation (= flexibilization) with advantages in employment and social security. The paper contains a brief history of the concept and its operational definition. To monitor effects of flexicurity policies in Europe,...

The European integration process continues to amaze both its supporters and critics, this recording a too fast rhythm for some states and too slow for others. This process of integration becomes very important for the 500 million people directly involved but also because Europe accounts for a...

Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...

ILO pub. Article on regulations and legal aspects governing social security for migrant workers moving within the EC (EC countries) - outlines scope of protection of migrants, frontier workers and expatriate workers, determination of entitlement, payment, overlapping of benefits, etc., and...