Yves Jorens Livres

The book delves into the intricate labor and social security framework within the EU, examining various instruments and case law that shape its enforcement. It highlights the evolution of these legal structures over 65 years, addressing challenges like temporary mobility and cross-border work. The interplay between the free movement of persons and services creates a complex legal landscape, raising critical questions about which laws apply when individuals cross borders and the extent of their choices in such scenarios.

Social security has never been a matter of national interest only. But in the last years, international institutions like the World Bank or the EU have intensified their interest in social security matters, especially in the field of old-age pensions. This edition gives reference on activities of organisations like the Council of Europe, the World Bank and the EU on the reform of pension systems in Western and Eastern Europe. It contains the views and statements given on a seminar held by the Independent Junior Research Group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Social Law. For all those who are interested in recent international developments in social security it offers the opportunity to get a comprehensive overview of the different „players“ and their policies in this field. The book mainly directs to scientists, officials, political advisers. Prof. Dr. Yves Jorens was Head of the Independent Junior Research Group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Social Law, Munich. Since 2002, he is Professor for Social Security Law at Ghent and Antwerp University, Belgium.

In December 2001, the European Commission agreed upon an analysis of health care provision in the EU and identified three common objectives for all systems throughout the Union: access to health care, quality and sustainability. This agreement exemplifies the increasing importance of social policy within the EU. Due to European Monetary Union, social security is no longer a matter of national interest only. In order to support reforms in the member states, the EU wants to introduce the political instrument called »open method of coordination«, known from other areas like old-age pensions, into the field of health care. But how will open method of coordination look like in the area of health care ? What are the main targets for reform? Are the European activities sufficient? These questions were discussed on a seminar held by the Independent Junior Research Group of the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Social Law. This edition gives reference of opinions from different players in the area of health care: from public and private insurance funds, public authorities and scientific institutions. Prof. Dr. Yves Jorens was then Head of the Group. He is now Professor for European Social Security Law in Ghent, Belgium.

"Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge der europäischen Konferenz, die vom Fachbereich Sozialrecht der Universität Gent im Namen der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Beschäftigung, Soziales und Chancengleichheit, anlässlich des 50. Jubiläums der Koordinierung der sozialen Sicherheit in Europa am 7. und 8. Mai 2009 in Prag veranstaltet wurde."--Herausgeber.

Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat 1998 in zwei Urteilen – Rechtssachen Decker und Kohll – Regelungen des Rechts, wonach die Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsleistungen im Ausland von einer vorherigen Genehmigung abhängig gemacht wird, als Verstoß gegen den EG-Vertrag angesehen. Mit diesen Entscheidungen hat sich ein belgisch-deutsch-niederländisches Expertenseminar befasst, das in Kooperation mit der Universität Antwerpen, dem Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Sozialrecht und der Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und -gestaltung, Köln durchgeführt worden ist. Ziel war es, die Auswirkungen der neuen Entscheidungen auf die Krankenversicherung und die Leistungserbringer zu untersuchen. Wie der mögliche Konflikt zwischen nationalstaatlich geregeltem Sozialleistungssystem und den gemeinschaftsrechtlichen Marktfreiheiten zu lösen ist, lässt sich nicht für alle Gesundheitssysteme und alle Leistungsbereiche einheitlich entscheiden. Mit den Entscheidungen ist allerdings Klarheit darüber geschaffen worden, dass es für den Gesundheitssektor keine Bereichsausnahme gibt, dass vielmehr die Marktfreiheiten auch insoweit einwirken.