The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE XI - THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND#Article 162 (ex Article 146 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/119 Article 162 (ex Article 146 TEC) In order to improve employment opportunities for workers in the internal market and to contribute thereby to raising the standard of living, a European Social Fund is hereby established in accordance with the provisions set out below; it shall aim to render the employment of workers easier and to