Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide a thorough practical overview of the EU rules on social security coordination.

EU legislation and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU will be presented by way of both lectures and case studies.
 

Key topics

• Sources and main principles of social security coordination
• Rules on determination of the applicable legislation
• Cross-border telework
• Coordination of pensions, unemployment benefits, pensions, family benefits and sickness benefits
• Patient mobility and cross-border healthcare
• Administrative cooperation and combating social fraud

Who should attend?

The course is aimed at legal practitioners seeking an introduction to EU social security law.

Speakers

Rob Cornelissen, Professor, Free University of Brussels; Guest Professor, KU Leuven

Stamatia Devetzi, Professor of Social Security Law, Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Moira Kettner, Officer, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin

Luka Mišič, Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana

Saskia Montebovi, Assistant Professor, Maastricht University

Filip Van Overmeiren, Commissariat-General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, Brussels; Professor at Ghent University and Free University of Brussels;

Lode Van Steenkiste, Expert, National Social Security Office, Brussels

Ivana Vukorepa, Associate Professor, University of Zagreb