The latest proposals from the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council on the revision of the regulation on the coordination of social security schemes were opposed on 29 March by 13 Member States forming a blocking minority (see EUROPE B13156A24, B13146A17).
Some of these countries were opposed, among other things, to proposals to exempt from prior notification all short-term postings (less than 3 days) or business trips, due to the potential risks of social ‘dumping’ and fears regarding...