The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council submitted, on 28 March, a new version of the ‘La Hulpe Declaration’ aimed at preparing the future of European social policies and continuing the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. It will be adopted on 15 and 16 April at a high-level conference in the same city.
On 27 March (see EUROPE B13380A12), the Presidency toned down the language in the previous test, which a number of delegations considered too prescriptive, and...