Modernisation efforts in EU Social Security coordination

Abstract

EU social security coordination aims to ensure the free movement of persons. In doing so, within the limits of its powers, the European Union ensures that EU citizens retain their social security entitlements in the territory of all Member States by laying down rules at the level of regulations. However, today there are many changes that require the revision of the various EU legal standards and the modernisation of their practical implementation. Thus, in the area of social security coordination, too, three key measures have been taken in response to digitalisation and increasing labour mobility, which not only contribute to the mobility of EU citizens but also serve to strengthen cooperation between Member States. Within the framework of this study, besides presenting the theoretical background and regulatory rules of social security coordination, the above mentioned modernisation measures will be reviewed