News on social security
Exchange with Irish authorities on the application of the European Code of Social Security by Ireland
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe organised, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a meeting with the Department of Social Protection of Ireland on 22 February 2024 in Dublin. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the application of the European...
The Committee of Ministers adopted 21 resolutions in respect of 21 Contracting Parties to the European Code of Social Security
The Committee of Ministers adopted, on 6 September 2023 at the 1473rd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, 21 resolutions on the application of the European Code of Social Security by 21 contracting parties to the Code. The resolutions cover the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. They are...
Meeting of the Mutual Information System on Social Protection of the Council of Europe (MISSCEO) network
The 24th meeting of the Mutual Information System on Social Protection of the Council of Europe (MISSCEO) network took place on 22 June 2023 in hybrid mode. The network, which brings together 11 Member States* of the Council of Europe, is complementary to the European Union’s MISSOC network. In...
Workshop for contracting parties to the European Code of Social Security on the calculation of social security benefits and their replacement rates
The Social Rights Department of the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the International Labour Office, are organising a workshop on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 in Strasbourg (Palais de l’Europe, room 8; 09:00-17:30 CET) and by video conference. The main objective of the workshop is to assist...
The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolutions on the application of the European Code of Social Security
The Committee of Ministers adopted, on 14 September 2022 at the 1442nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, 21 Resolutions on the application of the European Code of Social Security by 21 Contracting Parties to the Code. The Resolutions cover the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. They are...
Meeting of the Mutual Information System on Social Protection of the Council of Europe (MISSCEO) network
The 23rd meeting of the Mutual Information System on Social Protection of the Council of Europe (MISSCEO) network took place on 28 June 2022 in hybrid mode. The network, which brings together 11 Member States* of the Council of Europe, is complementary to the European Union’s MISSOC network....
Social security measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Report by the CEACR of the ILO on social security measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) issued a report concerning social security measures taken at national level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEACR noted the information provided by the...
Training on the application of the European Code of Social Security and ILO Social Security Standards
A training workshop on “Consolidated reporting on the application of the European Code of Social Security and ILO Social Security Standards” took place at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Italy from 11 to 13 December 2018. The workshop was organised by the International...
Meeting on the European Code of Social Security and ILO C102
The meeting was organised by the Department of the European Social Charter, DG I - Council of Europe and the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Mykola Shambir, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Social Policy, gave an opening...
Ukraine signs the European Code of Social Security
Mr Pavlo Rosenko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, has signed the European Code of Social Security (ETS n° 48) on 10 November 2016 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. On this occasion, he also met Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Mr Philippe...