EU Social Model

Debating Europe EU SOCIAL MODEL PENSIONS AS % OF GDP EU-27, 2010 Italy Austria France Portugal Greece Highest 16.01% 14.99% 14.41% 14.23% 13.92% EU-27 : 12.99% 7.22% 7.82% 8.43% 8.58% 8.97% Lowest Ireland Cyprus Slovakia Lithuania Estonia UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AS % OF GDP SICKNESS/HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AS % OF GDP EU-27, 2010 EU-27, 2010 Highest LOwest 3.79% 3.55% 3.50% Highest LOwest 1.70% 8.31% 2.45% 2.43% 12.27% 10.64% 9.49% 9.24% 8.57% EU-27 AVERAGE EU-27 AVERAGE 4.25% 4.44% 4.51% 4.72% 4.80% 0.42% 0.54% 0.56% 0.60% 0.67% BE ES IE FI DK PL MT RO BG SI IE NL DE FR UK BG RO PL LT EE MINIMUM WAGE EUR/MONTH EU-28, 2013 1,874.19€ 1,501.82€ 1,469.40€ Highest 1,461.85€ Lowest 1,430.22€ 312.01€ 289.62€ 286.66€ 158.50€ 157.50€ LU BE NL IE FR RO BG LV LT CZ MATERNITY LEAVE WEEKS 70 I Full-rate equivalent (FRE) paid Unpaid EU-27, 2011/12 60 50 40 30 20 ш Ш1 шн 10 Sources: Eurostat, OECD, europa.eu September, 2013