€140B
Annual brain drain cost
⚖️FRAGMENTED
What if Europe had a Common Social Floor?
€540Bin annual social fragmentation cost
A 7.5× minimum wage gap drives skilled workers westward, hollowing out Eastern economies. 68% of professions face cross-border recognition barriers. A Common Social Floor would lift 40 million workers and reverse the brain drain.
Status quo: 27 national policies
7.5×
Minimum wage ratio (max/min)
68%
Professions blocked by non-recognition
€200B
Social dumping cost
21/100
Integration Score
Triple-Impact Breakdown
Based on Cecchini Report methodology, updated with current Eurostat data.
Direct Impact
€160B
Cross-Border Spillover
€90B
Federal Premium
€30B
Total Federal Gain
€280B
€280B = €160B + €90B + €30B