#FivePointsOn The Social Dimension of Enlargement Policy February 2020 Social Rights as a Priority of Enlargement Access to Quality Education Access to Quality Jobs Robust Social Protection and Healthcare Systems EU-WB Dialogue with a Stronger Social Dimension Despite serious social challenges that the countries of the Western Balkans(WB) are facing, not limited to high levels of inequality and poverty, social rights as fundamental rights have not been a priority of the WB enlargement policy. This is reflected in reform processes in the realms of education, employment, social policy and healthcare. Inclusive, quality education is side-lined in education reform commitments articulated by WB governments as part of dialogue on social and economic reforms with the EU. Activation approaches are at the core of labour market re­forms in the WB region, while little attention is being paid to the quality of work. Improving social outcomes through systems of social protection and healthcare appears secondary to the aims of containing social spending. EU integration should not only be about institutional and economic transformation, but also about social conver­gence. The substance of government commitments in the social realm needs to be enhanced to deliver a broader set of social rights in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights(EPSR). The EU enlargement‘toolbox’ needs to be reconfigured to encourage strategic social reform in the region.