abstract: The paper analyses the European Commission's latest major initiative in the social field, the European Pillar of Social Rights, examining the rationale behind this project, the merits and shortcomings of the mentioned proposal. Declared as an initiative that tries to overcome the negative effects of the crisis on the labour markets and social welfare systems, to heal the social wounds of Europe, and to renew convergence within the Euro area, this paper analyses the proposal through the lens of t
journal: On-line Journal Modelling the New Europe