The Internal Coordination of Professional Social Security Systems within the EU: A Comparative Analysis KU Leuven
Social security systems are classified, on the grounds of their personal scope of application, into two fundamental categories: universal and professional systems. Professional systems – currently apparent in many EU countries – protect persons on the basis of their individual professional activities and hence take into account the different professional groups (e.g., employees, self-employed, civil servants, etc.), often by operating ...