council recommend juli converg social protect object polici eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe term articl treati commiss task promot close cooper member state social field commun charter fundament social right worker adopt strasbourg european council decemb head state govern member state state recit point complet intern market offer improv social field worker european commun term social protect aim charter declar solemnli implement singl european act full account social dimens commun context ensur level develop social right worker european commun emploi worker emploi person solemn proclam fundament social right european commun level implement provid ground retrogress compar situat exist member state arrang appli countri worker european commun adequ social protect statu size undertak emploi enjoi adequ level social secur benefit person unabl enter enter labour market mean subsist receiv suffici resourc social assist keep situat arrang appli countri worker european commun time retir enjoi resourc afford decent standard live person reach retir ag entitl pension mean subsist entitl suffici resourc medic social assist specif suit social protect essenti instrument solidar inhabit member state context gener social protect commiss action programm relat implement commun charter fundament social right worker note differ social secur cover act brake free movement worker exacerb region imbal north south commun base propos strategi promot converg member state polici field underpin object establish common make overcom disadvantag note compar trend member state lead common problem ag popul chang famili situat persist high level unemploy spread poverti form poverti council propos meet septemb de facto converg promot establish common object guid nation polici aim converg strategi fix common object guid member state polici order permit exist nation system enabl progress harmoni fundament object commun specif common object act pointer system modifi account protect result labour market famili structur demograph trend converg seek guarante continu stimul develop social protect context complet intern market facilit mobil worker famili commun step ensur mobil imped great dispar level social protect divers scheme root nation cultur member state determin social protect scheme frame arrang financ organ recommend affect nation commun provis resid social protect object laid recommend prejudic member state option establish principl organ health system action appear order achiev part oper common market aim commun recommend member state gener polici area social protect prejudic power member state establish principl organ system sector concern guid principl take account avail fund prioriti balanc social protect system system organiz fund procedur social protect attempt fulfil task conform principl enunci council recommend june common criteria suffici resourc social assist social protect system guarante level resourc keep human digniti condit determin member state give person resid legal territori resourc chanc benefit system protect human health exist member state social integr person legal resid territori member state integr labour market posit exercis gain activ provid emploi worker ceas work end work live forc interrupt career ow sick accid matern invalid unemploy replac incom fix wither form flat rate benefit benefit calcul relat earn previou occup maintain standard live reason manner accord particip social secur scheme examin possibl introduc develop social protect emploi person social benefit grant accord principl equal treatment avoid discrimin base nation race sex religion custom polit opinion provid applic fulfil condit length membership resid requir elig benefit fair beneficiari social benefit receiv share improv standard live popul take account prioriti set nation level social protect system endeavour adopt develop behaviour famili structur rise emerg social protect relat labour market demograph final social protect system administ maximum effici regard right situat concern maximum effect term organ function adapt develop social protect system prejudic power member state establish principl organ system sector concern order progress attain aim measur end sick organ role social protect prevent ill treat rehabilit person concern meet object condit determin member state ensur person legal resid territori member state access health care facil seek prevent ill maintain develop high qualiti health care system gear evolv popul aris depend elderli develop patholog therapi step prevent organ rehabilit convalesc ill accid subsequ return work provid emploi person forc interrupt work ow sick flat rate benefit benefit calcul relat earn previou occup maintain standard live reason manner accord particip social secur scheme matern organ women legal resid territori member state coverag cost treatment due pregnanc childbirth consequ subject particip women concern social secur scheme subject cover social assist ensur emploi women interrupt work due matern enjoi social protect unemploy accord provis recommend june subject activ avail work guarante minimum mean subsist emploi person legal resid territori member state make unemploi young peopl arriv job market long term unemploi rang measur exclus design foster integr labour market subject activ avail work vocat train view obtain employ provid emploi worker lost job flate rate benefit benefit calcul relat earn previou occup maintain standard live reason manner accord particip social secur scheme subject activ avail work vocat train view obtain employ incapac work accord provis recommend june guarante minimum mean subsist disabl person legal resid territori member state foster social econom integr person suffer chronic ill disabl provid emploi worker forc reduc interrupt work due invalid flat rate benefit benefit calcul relat earn previou occup adjust degre incapac maintain standard live reason manner accord particip social secur scheme elderli accord provis recommend june guarante minimum mean subsist elderli person legal resid territori member state social secur measur regard specif elderli depend care servic step combat social exclus elderli regard specif nation circumst unemploy demograph condit seek remov obstacl work person reach minimum ag entitl retir pension begin put place mechan enabl emploi worker retir gap work live benefit reason replac incom retir take account statutori supplementari scheme maintain balanc interest work popul retir purpos calcul pension right reduc open possibl voluntari contribut penalti worker gap career result period ill invalid long term unemploy gave work temporarili bring children accord nation legisl depend adapt pension scheme trend behaviour famili structur promot condit govern acquisit retir supplementari pension right view elimin obstacl mobil emploi worker due adapt pension scheme demograph maintain basic role statutori pension scheme famili develop benefit paid famili greatest child relat cost number children disadvantag famili contribut foster integr person brought children enter labour market remov obstacl occup activ parent measur reconcil famili profession respons ii end request commiss submit regular report council progress achiev relat object set determin develop cooper member state criteria purpos organ regular consult member state develop social protect polici brussel juli council presid lamont oj oj oj page offici journal