Udvalget om Beskæftigelse og Sociale Anliggender

Members of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs committee voted on a motion for resolution on Strengthening social dialogue on the 8th of May, as a reaction to the Commission Communication and proposal for a Council recommendation on reinforcing and promoting social dialogue at EU level. On 26 April the Committee adopted 2 questions for Oral answers to Council and Commission on this topic.

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, the new 1st Vice president of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs was elected. After MEP Marc Angel was elected as Vice-President of the European Parliament in January 2023, and his resignation from his position as first Vice-Chair of the EMPL committee. The S&D political group nominated new candidate Alicia Homs Ginel and during EMPL committee meeting she was elected as 1st Vice-President of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs by acclamation.

The EMPL Committee meeting of 26-27 April covered a range of important topics. Members voted on several files, including a Motion for Resolution on the "Roadmap on a Social Europe: two years after Porto", an Oral Question on "Strengthening social dialogue", a report on "Asbestos at Work Directive", as well as opinions on "Combating violence against women and domestic violence" and "Harnessing talent in Europe's regions".

On 26 April, the EMPL Committee voted on two oral questions addressed to the Commission and the Council regarding the situation of Social Dialogue in the EU in the light of the proposal for a Council Recommendation on Social Dialogue, including monitoring and improving social dialogue, increasing sectoral inclusion, addressing barriers to workers' rights, among others.

On 26 April EMPL committee members exchanged views with different stakeholders to discuss the nature and root causes of youth unemployment, particularly in the outermost regions, and identify good practices, strategies and policies, particularly at EU level, to address these challenges.