European Union leaders will proclaim a set of 20 “social rights” on Friday in a bid to make the EU more appealing to voters and counter eurosceptic sentiment across the bloc. The set of social rights, supported by all EU governments and institutions, spells out what the EU believes are the foundations of fair and well-functioning modern labour markets and welfare systems. The unemployed have the right to while workers have the right to fair wages that provide a decent standard of living. Officials said that while the rights would not be directly enforceable by the EU, they established a common EU standard. Trade unions and business associations backed the set of European social rights, saying a particular effort was needed to boost the employment chances of young people.

Source: Egypt Independent November 17, 2017 09:33 UTC