European Economic and Social Committee 10 December 1997, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission on modernizing and improving social protection in the European Union'

9.3.98 EN C 73/85 Official Journal of the European Communities Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission on modernizing and improving social protection in the European Union’ (98/C 73/22) On 18 March 1997 the Commission decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the