Principles of employment policy in European Union countries

Abstract

Employment policy represents in the European Union a very important component part of integrated social policy of its member states. It is one of the politics which are coordinated not only on the supranational but also on the national and regional levels. Another its important feature is the fact that this policy is based on the idea all possible levels. What concerns the supranational framework, its especially significant instrument is the European Social Fund formed in 1958.