Coordination of social security systems at a glance : 2023 statistical report

One of the essential components of the European single market is, without any doubt, the free movement of persons. Already in the earliest days of the European Economic Community (EEC), it was recognised that genuinely free movement could not be achieved without a solution for the social security rights of mobile citizens. In order to safeguard the social security rights of persons moving within the EU/EFTA and the UK, common EU-rules on the coordination of social security systems are established by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 ('Basic Regulation') and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 ('Implementing Regulation'). Since 2014, data on the application of the Coordination Regulations has been collected and reported by the Network Statistics FMSSFE, on behalf of the European Commission - DG Employment. Hence, this year marks 10 years of collecting statistics. Therefore, it is a perfect moment to take a closer look at the evolution and trends of the collected and reported statistics since then.