A European Social Union: 10 tough nuts to crack

摘要: In this report, Frank Vandenbroucke and Bart Vanhercke argue that Europe is in need of a "Social Union": one would support national welfare states on systemic level some their key functions (such as macroeconomic stabilisation) guide the substantive development – via general social standards objectives, leaving ways means policy to Member States basis an operational definition European model. other words, countries cooperate union with explicit purpose hence, expression ‘European Social Union’.