On Wednesday 22 April, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the reform of social security coordination rules (Regulation 883/2006), after more than 20 negotiating sessions (trilogues) (see EUROPE B13841A15).
The elements approved and known at the time of going to press were as follows, relating to the three most complex points of the reform: the period of affiliation required for a country of activity to be responsible for paying the...