<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Chamber of Regions: debate on implementation of the European Social Charter at regional level</font>
Chamber of Regions: debate on implementation of the European Social Charter at regional level
[25/10/2016]
While local and regional authorities' prerogatives in the social field have increased in many member States, the European Social Charter is still not widely known among Europe's local and regional elected representatives: during a debate held on 20 October, the Spanish judge Luis Jimena Quesada, former chair of the European Committee of Social Rights, explained how the Charter worked and what benefits it offered to the members of the Chamber of Regions.
Far from being a 'catalogue of social rights', the European Social Charter was a means of measuring the progress made by the States signatories in this field and contributed, in the eyes of Mr Jimena Quesada, to forging a more solid European conscience. While the Charter's application was first and foremost a task for the States, the local and regional levels also had a role to play in spontaneously implementing it within the scope of their own powers. Good coordination between local, regional and national authorities was important for optimum application of the Charter, in the interest of all citizens and also of the country itself.
Chambre des régions : débat sur la mise en œuvre de la Charte sociale européenne au niveau régional
[25/10/2016]
Alors que les compétences sociales des collectivités locales et régionales ont augmenté dans beaucoup d’Etats membres, la Charte sociale européenne reste trop mal connue des élus territoriaux européens : lors d’un débat tenu le 20 octobre, le juge espagnol Luis Jimena Quesada, ancien président du Comité Européen des Droits Sociaux, en a détaillé le fonctionnement et les avantages devant les membres de la Chambre des Régions.
Loin de n’être qu’un « catalogue des droits sociaux », la Charte sociale européenne permet de mesurer les progrès menés par les Etats signataires dans ce domaine, et contribue, selon M. Jimena Quesada, à forger une conscience européenne plus solide. Si l’application de la Charte incombe d’abord aux Etats, les échelons local et régional sont amenés eux aussi à la mettre en œuvre spontanément dans le cadre de leur autonomie. Une bonne articulation entre les autorités locales, régionales et nationales est importante pour une application optimale de la Charte, dans l’intérêt de tous les citoyens, mais aussi dans celui du pays lui-même.
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While local and regional authorities' prerogatives in the social field have increased in many member States, the European Social Charter is still not widely known among Europe's local and regional elected representatives: during a debate held on 20 October, the Spanish judge Luis Jimena Quesada, former chair of the European Committee of Social Rights, explained how the Charter worked and what benefits it offered to the members of the Chamber of Regions.
Far from being a 'catalogue of social rights', the European Social Charter was a means of measuring the progress made by the States signatories in this field and contributed, in the eyes of Mr Jimena Quesada, to forging a more solid European conscience. While the Charter's application was first and foremost a task for the States, the local and regional levels also had a role to play in spontaneously implementing it within the scope of their own powers. Good coordination between local, regional and national authorities was important for optimum application of the Charter, in the interest of all citizens and also of the country itself.