CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1.COHERENCE AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE SOCIAL POLICIES: EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES

1.1. CO-ORDINATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES
1.2. STRUCTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE
1.3. PRIORITIES OF THE SOCIAL POLICY

2. STATUS AND CURRENT REFORMS IN THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN BULGARIA

2.1. SOCIAL PROTECTION AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT
2.2. PENSION SECURITY
2.3. HEALTH SECURITY
2.4. FAMILY BENEFITS

3. THE SOCIAL REFORM WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE PRE-ACCESSION STRATEGY

3.1. NEEDS AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF BULGARIA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRE-ACCESSION STRUCTURAL POLICY
3.2. PRIORITY MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRE-ACCESSION STRATEGY IN THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES

LITERATURE