'Capability' concept and the evolution of European social policy / Euro and the welfare state / Privatisation of social welfare: European Union competition law rules / Aims, effects and justifications : EC state aid law and its impact on national social policies / Healthcare as an economic service under EC law / Community competence to regulate medical services / Impact of European Union law on English healthcare law / EU citizenship and the principle of solidarity / 'Wish you weren't here--' new models of social solidarity in the European Union / EU law and education : promotion of student mobility versus protection of education systems / Inclusion and exclusion of persons and benefitsin the new co-ordination regulation / Between a rock and a soft place : internal market versus open co-ordination in EU social welfare law