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...

When the European Social Charter (ESC) was adopted by the Council of Europe (COE) in 1961, it was envisioned to provide the backbone and framework for the protection of fundamental economic and social rights in Europe. In the spirit of recognizing the indivisibility between civil and political...