European standards of compulsory social insurance

It is set that the basic European standards of obligatory social security is: interdependence of economic and social development; equality and prohibition discrimination; solidarity; social partnership; assuredness of rights; prohibition of exceeding of plenary powers the states; presence of minimum social standards. In the article legislation of European Union and the Council of Europe was examined. It is set by the European Code of Social Security that the main goal of the Council of Europe is achievement of its parties’ unity for the purpose of social progress. The Charter of Association about main social rights of employees was analysed. The author examined European standards of obligatory social security formalised in the European Social Charter. It is set that social insurance benefits are formalised in the Protocol on social security insurance schemes. Comparative analysis of current Protocol on social security insurance schemes and the project of new Protocol on social security insurance schemes is given. The necessity of forming of democratic way of social development, establishing of civil society in Ukraine as the main way of universal human values realisation is distinguished. In conclusion the author testified to the fact that the main purposes of the European social policy are providing guarantees on achievement of respective level of social defense, assistance in the sector of employment, dedicated training and employees’ rights defense, providing of effective defense of the most disadvantaged social groups, assistance in equal opportunities, antidiscrimination, strengthening of cooperation on the questions on migration.