Evropský pilíř sociálních práv
European Pillar of Social Rights

Summary/Abstract: At the time of the election of the new European Commission and the Commission's new president in 2014, the European Union stood at a crossroads in terms of its approach to the continuation of the integration process and the challenge of engaging those of its citizens who have gradually been losing and continue to lose faith in the European Union. The incoming Commission President, Jean Claude Juncker, in his speech on the state of the Union presented to the European Parliament on 9 September 2015 regarding the future of the EU, highlighted, inter alia, the social aspects and social impacts of planned reforms and not simply their fiscal sustainability. He declared himself to be a supporter of the social market economy and announced a new initiative to be known as the European Pillar of Social Rights. The initiative was to form a part of the European Commission's efforts to create a deeper and more just economic and monetary union. Following this development, the European Commission launched a public consultation process on 8 March 2016 on the preliminary content and form of the European Pillar of Social Rights which was concluded on 31 December 2016. The Government of the Czech Republic expressed its agreement with all the proposed principles and its support both for the full involvement of all Member States (not only those belonging to the Eurozone) and the legal non-binding non-enforceability of the Pillar. Several discussion forums were held throughout 2016 in the context of a range of platforms between social partners and representatives of the professional and lay public at both the national and European levels.

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