Co-ordination of Social Security in the Council of Europe: Short guide (2004)

This short guide aims to provide its readers with a detailed introduction to the social security co-ordination instruments of the Council of Europe. It describes the basic philosophies behind social security co-ordination; why it is needed and how it may be achieved. It deals also with social security co-ordination in practice by looking at the range of legal instruments available and briefly introducing some of the agreements that are currently in force in Europe. The following Council if Europe provisions on social security co-ordination are reviewed in this guide:-The European Convention on Social and medical Assistance-The European Convention on Social Security-The Model Provisions for a bilateral Social Security Agreement-The European Social Charter