The Diplomat
The Council of Ministers last Tuesday referred to the Cortes Generales (Parliament) the Social Security Agreement between Spain and Moldova and authorized the expression of Spain’s consent to be bound by the aforementioned Agreement.
The signing of this Agreement by Spain took place in Madrid on July 21, 2022, with prior authorization from the Council of Ministers on June 14, 2022. Its referral to the Cortes was ordered at the meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 24, 2022. January 2023, but it declined due to the dissolution of the Parliament after the call of the early general elections on July 23.
The beneficiaries of the agreement are the workers and pensioners who are or have been subject to the legislation of one or both parties, as well as their survivors. The scope of material application is constituted by the contributory benefits of the Social Security system (retirement, permanent disability derived from common or professional contingencies and death and survival), with the exception of the State Passive Classes Regime, in the case of Spain.
