Launched in November 2017 at the first EU Social Summit for 20 years, the European Pillar of Social Rights is a set of principles and rights that aims to support employment and social outcomes to fulfil ‘people’s essential needs’. Speaking at the launch, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared, ‘with the European Pillar of Social Rights, the EU stands up for the rights of its citizens in a fast-changing world.’
