Public expectations and EU policies - Health and social security
Almost two thirds of EU citizens would like to see more EU engagement in the areas of health and social security. The EU's main role in these policies is to support and complement the activities of Member States, and it can encourage cooperation and best practice. EU health policy aims to foster good health, protect citizens from health threats and support dynamic health systems. Social policy promotes social cohesion equality as well as solidarity through adequate, accessible and financially sustainable social protection systems and social inclusion policies. The EU encourages national pension reforms to ensure they are both adequate and sustainable. In the EU budget, the Health Programme 2014-2020 is the only programme specifically created for this policy area, but other programmes contribute in part to health objectives. EU spending on social security is tied to labour market measures.
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À propos de ce document
Type de publication
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- budget de l'UE
- cadre social
- compétence de l'UE
- conditions et organisation du travail
- construction européenne
- DROIT
- droit de l'Union européenne
- droits du malade
- droits et libertés
- EMPLOI ET TRAVAIL
- expérimentation humaine
- financement de l'UE
- finances de l'Union européenne
- intégration sociale
- législation sanitaire
- politique sociale européenne
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGIE ET RECHERCHE
- programme de l'UE
- protection sociale
- QUESTIONS SOCIALES
- recherche et propriété intellectuelle
- santé
- situation de l'Union européenne
- sondage d'opinion
- surveillance des médicaments
- sécurité sociale
- UNION EUROPÉENNE
- vie sociale
- égalité de traitement
- équilibre vie professionnelle-vie privée