National consultations on the European Pillar of Social Rights
by Catherine MALLET
The Salvation Army, EU Affairs Office is currently consulting with the ENSS to make a joint response to the public consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights.
National consultations are currently being organised by the Commission on the ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’. The European Pillar of Social Rights aims to build on, and complement, our EU social "acquis" in order to guide policies in a number of fields essential for well-functioning and fair labour markets and welfare systems. The Salvation Army is encouraged to attend the national consultations to contribute to the debate about how the European Pillar of Social Rights would look like and function in practice.
The principles proposed do not replace existing rights, but offer a way to assess and, in the future, approximate for the better the performance of national employment and social policies. Once established, the Pillar should become the reference framework to screen the employment and social performance of participating Member States, to drive reforms at national level and, more specifically, to serve as a compass for the renewed process of convergence within the euro area.
- Download the list of dates for the national events here
- To learn more about the EU proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights see here