Missoc

Directorate-General For Employment Social Affairs And Inclusion European Commission

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Social protection in the Member States of the European Union: Situation on 1 January 1998 and evolution
Social protection and social security

Sujets

• Comparison
• Social security
• Member state of the European Union

Informations

• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-EMPLOYMENT_SOCIAL-AFFAIRS-AND-INCLUSION-EUROPEAN-COMMISS
• Nombre de lectures: 128
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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ISSOC^
Social protection in the Member States
of the European Union
Situation on 1 January 1998 and evolution
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Employment & social affairs
European Commission MISSOC
Community information system on social protection
Social protection in the Member States
of the European Union
Situation on 1 January 1998 and evolution
Employment & social affairs
Social security and social integration
European Commission
Directorate-General for Employment, Industrial Relations
and Social Affairs
Unit V/E/2
Manuscript completed in 1998 The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment. Industrial Relations
and Social Affairs.
MISSOC-Secretariat:
ISG - Institut für Sozialforschimg und Gesellschaflspolitik GmbH
Barbarossaplatz 2
D-50674 Cologne
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
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Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication.
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1999
ISBN 92-828-6363-8
© European Communities, 1999
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged
Printed in Belgium
PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER Table of contents
Introduction 5
Trends in Social Protection in the European Union
from Γ' July 1996 to 31 December 1997 9
Evolution of Social Protection
in the Member States 23
Comparative Tables
I Organisation 69
II Financing 1 1
III Healthcare 14
IV Sickness - Cash benefits 181
V Maternity 203
VI Invalidity 217
VII Old-Age 25
VIII Survivors 305
IX Employment injuries and occupational diseases 33
X Family benefits 381
XI Unemployment 41 1
XII. 1 Guaranteeing sufficient resources: 1. General non-contributory minimum 45
XII.2gt: 2. Specificy minima 494
XII.3g sufficient resources: 3. Minima in contributory schemes 538
XIII. 1 Social protection of self-employed: 1. Agriculture 563
XIII.2ln of: 2. Crafts and commerce 62INTRODUCTION
Renate Fritsch This latest publication by MISSOC. the Community information system on
social protection, provides up­to­date information on the situation of social Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Bonn
protection systems in the member states of the European Union on the 1 st
of January. 1998. and on the most important measures initiated between
Greece Nikos Gryllis 1.7.1996 and 31.12.1997.
Vassiliki Sideri
Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale. MISSOC is an information system created at the suggestion of the
Secrétariat Général de la Sécurité Sociale. European Commission, Directorate­General V. to provide brief, up­to­date
Direction des Affaires internationales. Athènes and comparable information for the people employed in various services of
the Commission, the authorities in the Member States, employees and trade
unions, all persons and institutions interested in the development of social Spain Pilar Garcia Perea
protection and social protection organisations. Maria­Luisa Goya Laza
Juan José Sanjuan Marin
MISSOC consists of representatives of the Ministries and authorities
Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social.
responsible for social protection in the 15 member states of the European
Madrid
Union, who work in close and regular cooperation with each other to collect
information and prepare it for annual publication.
Marie­Christine Coënt France
In 1996/97. MISSOC work was earned out by the following representatives
Jean Kleinclauss
of the member states:
Ministère de l'Emploi et de la
Solidarité.Direction de la Sécurité Sociale.
Division des Affaires Européennes et
Belgium Frédérique Fastré Internationales. Paris
Ministère des Affaires Sociales, de la Nicole Deletang
Santé publique et de Γ Environnement. Centre de Sécurité Sociale des Travailleurs
Service des pensions. Bruxelles Migrants. Paris
Denmark Kirsten Söderblom Ireland Aodhnait Doyle
Socialministeriet. Kopenhagen Susan Seally
Department of Social. Community and Family Anni Banke
Affairs. EU/International Division. Dublin National Social Security Agency,
Kopenhagen
Italv Cordialina Coppola
Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza Germany Arno Bokeloh
Sociale. Direzione Generale della Previdenza
Bundesministerium für Arbeit und
ed Assistenza Sociale. Roma
Sozialordnung. Internationale und Europäische
Sozialpolitik. Bonn Luxembourg Claude Ewen Lena Malmberg
Ministère de la Sécurité Sociale, National Social Insurance Board,
Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale, Stockholm
Luxembourg
United Kingdom Satish Pannar
Gillian Treseder Netherlands Ivo van der Steen
Department of Social Security, Henny Zunderman
International and European Union Relations, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werk­
London gelegenheid, Directie Sociale Verzekeringen,
Afdeling Grensoverschrijdende Sociale
Zekerheid, Den Haag
In the European Commission, MISSOC is supervised by Directorate-Gen­
Bas Bijl
eral V, Division V/E/2 (Social Security and Social Action Programmes).
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en
Sport, Directie Verzekeringen en Prijsvorming
The technical co-ordination of MISSOC and the editorial preparation of the
Zorgsector, Den Haag
annual publication of the Comparative Tables in three languages (English.
French. German) is the responsibility of the MISSOC Secretariat. The work
is carried out by the ISG-Institut für Sozialforschung und Gescll-
Christoph Pramhas Austria
schaftspolitik in Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany. The technical
Bernhard Spiegel
aspects of publication and dissemination are the responsibility of the Office
Blindesministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und
for Official Publications of the European Union in Luxembourg.
Soziales, Wien
As in previous years, the publication begins with a comprehensive analysis
of the development of social protection and an account of the most impor­Portugal Sara Cardigos
tant measures introduced in the member states. This section of the report
Ministerio da Solidariedade e Segurança
was compiled by Mr Francis Kessler on the basis of national reports from
Social, Direcçáo-Geral dos Regimes de
the member states. The following national reports have been compiled un­
Segurança Social, Lisboa
der the exclusive authority of thel correspondents for MISSOC.
The publication consists mainly of information on the central areas of social Finland Tiina Heino
protection in the 15 member states. As in previous years, this data is pre­Carin Lindqvist-Virtanen
sented in the form of comparative tables. The flow charts (Table I) are
Marja-Terttu Mäkiranta
complemented by short descriptions of the respective organisation. As
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health,
usual, the flow charts are followed by Table II. which gives a survey of
Insurance Department
different aspects concerning the financing of social protection. The tables
Finance and Planning Department, Helsinki
III-XI deal with basic benefits to cover the risks listed in the IAO Conven­
tion, No. 102: cashs and benefits in kind in the event of illness,
maternity and invalidity, benefits for the elderly and for surviving depend­Sweden Bengt Sibbmark
ants, benefits in the event of employment injuries or occupational illnesses,
Socialdepartement, Ministry of Health and
family allowances and unemployment benefits. Since 1992. the existing
Social Affairs, Stockholm regulations on the guaranteed minimum level of resources are given in
Table XII.
Until 1993. the MISSOC tables were limited to the general systems for
employees. The 1994 publication considered for the first time social pro­
tection for the self-employed, the start was made with Table XIII. 1. show­
ing social protection for farmers. Another step has been made in 1995 with
Table XIII.2 which gives a survey of social protection for self-employed in
craft and commerce.
The topics dealt with in the tables were agreed upon jointly by the Com­
mission of the European Communities and the MISSOC representatives of
the member states. The selection was made solely for the means of the in­
formation system and has no direct link with regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71.
Like its predecessors this edition cannot claim to provide a complete sur­
vey. The aim was not to present every benefit in detail, but to demonstrate
the main features of legislation in individual countries and to facilitate
quick comparison. The information contained in the comparative tables
generally refers to the situation as of 1 January 1998.
In the interest of comparability, the amount of benefits has been given in
ECU as well as in the respective national currencies. The figures given be­
low ref