Once you have read the documentation and participated in the activities that we propose in lesson 2, The European Pillar of Social Rights, you will be able to:

• Know the real concern of the EU for the personal well-doing of the citizens.
• Perceive the scope of all the principles included in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
• Understand the difficulties of developing all these principle and the importance of the involvement of each and every one of the member states in this work.
• Identify the real effect, for citizens, of the measures adopted by the EU within the framework of the functions previously assigned by the States members.