More than 10 million workers in the EU are affected by the coordination of social security systems regulation.

Omissions

• The claim's figure is a conservative lower bound: official and institutional sources cite higher figures, notably the European Commission's '16 million Europeans live or work in another EU country' (covered by coordination rules) and 'about 14 million' mobile workers/cross-border workers cited by ETUC and the S&D group.
• The Commission's 16 million figure covers all mobile EU citizens (including family members and pensioners), not only workers; estimates referring specifically to workers are around 14 million (ETUC: 'Europe's 14 million cross-border workers').
• An older ILO estimate put the number of migrant workers in the EU at 10.5 million, which is consistent with the 'more than 10 million' lower bound but lower than more recent figures.
• The European Commission page consulted is the official primary source; publication date is not indicated on the page (ongoing institutional communication).

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — EU social security coordination (DG Employment)16 million Europeans live or work in another EU country; social security protects people during sickness, disability, unemployment, parenthood and old age; EU rules coordinate the national social security systems of the EU Member States for people moving within Europe.
• SecondarySocialists and Democrats (S&D) — newsroomIt protects over 14 million Europeans who live, work, or retire in an EU country other than their own – a steadily growing number.
• SecondaryEuropean Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)This reform is essential to support fair labour mobility and protect the rights of Europe's 14 million cross-border workers.