El Consejo de Ministros de la UE equipara la protección de seguridad social a ciudadanos de terceros países que residen legalmente en la UE [The Council of Ministers of the EU will grant social security protection to citizens from third countries who reside in the EU legally]

European Council Ministers meeting in Brussels on 2-3 December 2002, formally approved a proposal, which was promoted under the Spanish Presidency, to enable citizens from third countries who reside legally in the European Union, to receive social security protection comparable to European Union citizens.

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