Guaranteed minimum income is one of the most important rights of citizens of the Member States of the European Union. It is both an instance of market efficiency and those of inclusion and solidarity. The models of guaranteed minimum income have different characteristics between Member States (national welfare, access criteria, amount and duration of the transfer, methods of administration and place in the framework of social policies). Recently, EU has taken initiatives to sensitize the Member States on the strengthening of minimum income to help European citizens better. European institution have emphasized (in acts of soft-law) that guaranteed minimum income is an institution that allows the full and free participation of the individual in the social and productive reality of the community to which he belongs. However, in a context of economic crisis and the increase of vulnerabl...

Guaranteed minimum income is one of the most important rights of citizens of the Member States of the European Union. It is both an instance of market efficiency and those of inclusion and solidarity. The models of guaranteed minimum income have different characteristics between Member States (national welfare, access criteria, amount and duration of the transfer, methods of administration and place in the framework of social policies). Recently, EU has taken initiatives to sensitize the Member States on the strengthening of minimum income to help European citizens better. European institution have emphasized (in acts of soft-law) that guaranteed minimum income is an institution that allows the full and free participation of the individual in the social and productive reality of the community to which he belongs. However, in a context of economic crisis and the increase of vulnerabl...

Guaranteed minimum income is one of the most important rights of citizens of the Member States of the European Union. It is both an instance of market efficiency and those of inclusion and solidarity. The models of guaranteed minimum income have different characteristics between Member States (national welfare, access criteria, amount and duration of the transfer, methods of administration and place in the framework of social policies). Recently, EU has taken initiatives to sensitize the Member States on the strengthening of minimum income to help European citizens better. European institution have emphasized (in acts of soft-law) that guaranteed minimum income is an institution that allows the full and free participation of the individual in the social and productive reality of the community to which he belongs. However, in a context of economic crisis and the increase of vulnerabl...