Internal coordination of social security in federal Belgium. Issue 2 (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schoukens, Paul; Gorissen, Greta
• Other Names: Pieters Danny guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: European journal of social security. Volume 21:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 100
• Page End: 118
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Belgium -- federalism -- Communities -- long-term care -- family allowances -- EU law -- purely internal situation -- internal coordination; Social security -- Europe -- Periodicals; Social security -- Law and legislation -- Europe -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.9405
• DOI: 10.1177/1388262719845315
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-2948

Abstract

This article depicts the internal coordination of social security schemes, covered by EU Regulation no. 883/2004 in the federal state of Belgium. Since the first state reform in 1970, Belgium gradually evolved from a unitary into a federal state. Next to the federal level, there are two additional levels, the Communities and the Regions. Family allowances and long-term care insurance are, for instance, within the competence of the Communities. The article outlines the extent of federalism and decentralisation, the adjudication of competence between the federated entities and the financial arrangements between the federal state and the federated entities as well as the financial arrangements between the federated entities.