European social rights need more than a proclamation: Recommendations for an ambitious social summit. EPC Commentary, 15 November 2017

Dhéret, Claire (2017) European social rights need more than a proclamation: Recommendations for an ambitious social summit. EPC Commentary, 15 November 2017. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

Heads of state and government will endorse the European Pillar of Social Rights – presented by the European Commission as “a guide towards efficient employment and social outcomes”[1] and “a compass for the renewed convergence within the euro area”[2] – at the upcoming social Summit in Gothenburg on 17 November. At the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of 23 October, member states gave their green light to an interinstitutional proclamation of the Pillar. This is a step in the right direction and a clear victory for the Commission. Much uncertainty lingers, however, over the successful implementation of these social rights for the benefit of all European

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