The EU has common rules to protect its citizens’ social security rights when moving within Europe. These do not replace the national social systems with a European one: each country of the European Union lays down the conditions under which social security benefits are granted, as well as the amount of such benefits and the period for which they are granted. However, when doing so, they must comply with EU law, in particular with Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems. This guide gives competent national institutions an overview of the EU coordination provisions in the field of healthcare. It covers the rights of insured persons and their family members, including those of pensioners and their families. Provisions are detailed for both residence and stay, either in the country of insurance or in another country of the European Union. This publication is available in printed format in English, French and German.

Denkt u erover om naar een ander Europees land te verhuizen? Vindt uit hoe EU-voorschriften de rechten betreffende sociale zekerheid van u en uw familie beschermen.

Poster - De EU coördineert verschillende systemen van sociale zekerheid, opdat uw rechten betreffende sociale zekerheid niet verloren gaan als u in meer dan één land van de Europese Unie, IJsland, Liechtenstein, Noorwegen of Zwitserland gewerkt heeft of als u naar één van deze landen wil verhuizen om werk te zoeken.

Poster – Dankzij EU-voorschriften over coördinatie van de sociale zekerheid kan u overal in Europa pensioen genieten. U ontvangt uw pensioen ook in het buitenland, en u kan ook ter plekke gebruik maken van de gezondheidszorg.

Wat gebeurt er met uw recht op werkloosheidsuitkering als u verhuist? Informeer naar uw rechten als u in meer dan één land van de Europese Unie, IJsland, Liechtenstein, Noorwegen of Zwitserland gewerkt heeft of als u naar één van deze landen wil verhuizen om werk te zoeken.

In May 2009 a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the European coordination of social security was held in Prague, Czech Republic. This report contains the major speeches given during the two-day event on topics ranging from the history of social security to cross-border healthcare. It is available in English, French and German.

The CD-ROM attached to this publication contains the MISSOC comparative tables on European social protection systems in an interactive web page format as well as in a PDF version. It also includes descriptive information about the organisational structure of social protection in each country and the social protection systems for the self-employed. This publication is available in English, French and German.