This chapter provides an general overview of, and introduction to, the scholarship, debates and controversies on fundamental social rights. It sketches the origin of the concept of social rights, showing how the distinct formation of European Social State and Anglo-American Liberal models of...

The aim of the present paper is to provide a basis for an in-depth discussion of the European Commission’s initiative for a ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’ by briefly examining its context. The content of the Commission’s Communication is reviewed and followed by a more detailed...

The paper analyses the opportunity, importance, implications and chances of success of one of the leading initiatives of the European Union, namely the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPRS). The conclusion is that, because of a number of economic, political and social phenomena manifested in...

On the 5th of July 2017, the European Committee of Social Rights published another decision adopted under the collective complaints procedure, condemning Greece for violating plenty of the European Social Charter provisions concerning labour rights by implementing austerity measures between 2010...

Social Europe is back on the political agenda - as a result of severe economic crises, prior austerity policies and a change in the European discourse framework. Six years after being announced, the European Pillar of Social Rights - although legally non-binding - has become the central...

Using everyday experiences from the job market, daily life and retirement, this pocket guide shows how citizens stand to benefit from the European Pillar of Social Rights. It also sets out the Pillar's 20 principles for a fairer, more inclusive European Union (EU) and demonstrates why the Pillar...