The solution is “a new social contract” which would strengthen democracy and combat inequality, declared yesterday the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, referring to the standards of the European Social Charter of the Council of Europe as a “sustainable common path for people and states”.

Minister Tsipras, while referring to the Turin Process pointed out that the respect of the rights guaranteed under the European Social Charter "is the only way which leads to an appropriate common European orientation,… the only way for social democracy to guarantee the dignity of European citizens and social cohesion.”

The issues such as the political and financial crisis, the humanitarian consequences of the migration and refugee crisis, the rise of populism in Europe, evoked by Minister Tsipras, were also examined at the High level conference on the European Social Charter Turin I (17-18 October 2014) and Turin II (17-18 March 2016).

For more infomration, consult the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly web site.