Welcome to the European Pillar of Social Rights Flashcard tool
- A guide for public health professionals and decision-makers
The European Pillar of Social Rights sets out rights and principles to create more sustainable and inclusive European societies.
These flashcards were designed by EuroHealthNet to help public health professionals and decision-makers contribute to the implementation of the Pillar of Social Rights. Each flashcard explores a different principle and demonstrates its relevance to the public health sector.
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What is the European Pillar of Social Rights?
The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) sets out 20 key principles, agreed upon by EU Member States, to achieve sustainable and inclusive societies.
The EU Action Plan on the EPSR sets out actions at European level to turn the principles in concrete actions. It also proposes headline targets for the EU to reach by 2030.
The EPSR sets the aspiration and implementation priorities for a more social Europe for all. A more social Europe paves the way for a healthier Europe. By addressing the underlying determinants of health, the European Pillar of Social Rights can be considered a European Pillar for Health.
About the EPSR flashcards
The flashcards are designed to demonstrate how EPSR principles can contribute to achieving health and wellbeing. Each flashcard explores a different principle and sets out what public health authorities across Europe are doing to help build progress.
Each flashcard sets out
How the EPSR principle is relevant to public health
Concrete goals set out by the EPSR Action Plan
The EU tools available to implement the EPSR principle
What European public health authorities across Europe are doing to implement the principle
Available EU funding and contact points for further assistance

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Work-life balance
Principle 9
Striking a good life-work balance can be challenging. So how can employers contribute to the development of a safe and sustainable workplace?
Childcare & child services
Principle 11
A child's first 1,000 days are the most important & formative of their lives. Protecting early childhood education will ensure no child is left behind.
Long-term care
Principle 18
Everyone has the right to affordable and good quality long-term care services. But how can we ensure this?
EuroHealthNet will publish more flashcards soon. Watch this space!
European Pillar of Social Rights Flashcard tool Timeline for release flashcards
- Principle 1: Education, training, and life-long learning
- Principle 4: Active support to employment
- Principle 6: Wages
- Principle 8: Social dialogue & involvement of workers
- Principle 9: Work-life balance
- Principle 11: Childcare and support to children
- Principle 12 Social protection
- Principle 13: Unemployment benefits
- Principle 14: Minimum income
- Principle 18: Long-term care
- Principle 19: Housing and assistance for the homeless
- Principle 2: Gender Equality
- Principle 3: Equal opportunities
- Principle 5: Secure and adaptable employment
- Principle 7: Information about employment conditions and protection in case of dismissals
- Principle 10: Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection
- Principle 16: Health care
- Principle 20: Access to essential services
- Principle 15: Old age income and pensions
- Principle 17: Inclusion of people with disabilities
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