To ensure a broad enough basis for consultation, the Pillar touches on both on areas which are where the EU is competent to legislate and on others where Member States are primarily responsible, and where the EU has a more supportive and complementary role.
Lai nodrošinātu pietiekami plašu apspriešanos, pīlārs skar gan jomas, kurās ES ir kompetenta pieņemt tiesību aktus, gan jomas, kurās primārā atbildība ir dalībvalstīm un ES ir vairāk atbalstoša un papildinoša nozīme.