In line with the decision of the Ministers’ Deputies adopted on 27 September 2022, concerning the new system for the presentation of reports under the European Social Charter, the European Committee of Social Rights and the Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter and the European Code of Social Security have established a set of targeted questions addressed to States Parties that have not accepted the collective complaints procedure.

As per this decision, States Parties that have not accepted the collective complaints procedure are required to submit a report every two years, focusing on provisions from one of two designated groups of articles in the Charter. For the current reporting cycle, States Parties concerned are expected to address questions related to the second group of articles*.

The deadline for States Parties for the submission of these reports was the 31^st of December 2026. These reports can be found on the European Social Charter web site under country profiles.

The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) invites third party organisations to submit comments on State Parties reports by 30 April 2027.

Comments on national reports can be submitted to the Secretariat of the European Social Charter, in one of the official languages of the Council of europe (English or French), by email ([email protected]) or by mail at the following address:

Department of Social Rights
Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law 
Council of Europe 
1 quai Jacoutot, F-67075 
Strasbourg Cedex, France

For more information, consult:

 Targeted questions 1961 Charter

 Targeted questions Revised Charter

 Monitoring procedures under the European Social Charter

Second Group
Article 7 - Article 11 - Article 12 - Article 13 - Article 14 - Article 15 - Article 16 - Article 17 - Article 23 - Article 26Article 27 - Article 30 - Article 31.