Talking about solidarity...it sounds like a whisper: solidarity in law and in public policies

In this chapter, we will reflect on the significance of the formal inclusion of solidari-ty in the constitutional texts in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK, and in the EU treaties. Secondly, we will discuss the most relevant dimensions of solidarity in the different jurisdictions. Finally, through the comparative scrutiny of legal and policy regulations of unemployment, disability and immigration/asylum and of the impact of the crisis, we will examine whether soli-darity proved to be a robust enough shield to safeguard alternative visons for Euro-pean societies.