An Coiste um Fhostaíocht agus um Ghnóthaí Sóisialta

As Slovenia took over the rotating Council Presidency on 1 July, the EMPL Committee invited the Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Janez Cigler Kralj to an exchange of views on 14 July. The Presidency, whose motto is ‘Together. Resilient. Europe’, presented its political priorities for the next six months.

On Thursday 1 July 2021, Members exchanged views on the draft report on ‘Democracy at work’, which argues for a comprehensive legal instrument that sets standards for workers’ involvement. A new framework should include, or be accompanied by, renewed efforts to introduce the necessary improvements to the legal framework on European Works Councils.

On Monday 28 June 2021, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Employment and Social Affairs held the Economic Dialogue on the 2021 European Semester Spring Package with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights.

Members exchanged views on the Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States that provide the basis for the Country-Specific Recommendations. Given the comprehensive and forward-looking policy nature of the Recovery and Resilience Plans and since all Member States submitted such plans, the Commission did not propose in 2021 country-specific recommendations.