Make Europe social again

The Workers' Group is organising an extraordinary meeting in Budapest, on the occasion of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The agenda includes a discussion on the priorities and programme of the Presidency and the need for further progress in cohesion, employment and social policies, with the participation of representatives of the Hungarian government and the Hungarian trade union confederations, as well as various experts from the social, academic, economic and legal fields.

A particular focus will be on how to improve health and safety at work and the impact of the European directive on adequate minimum wages. The changing world of work will also be addressed as a key topic, with the discussion centering on issues such as the importance of social dialogue in achieving flexible working conditions in the digital economy to ensure a better family-work balance, and ways to foster sustainable and resilient food systems and sustainable employment in agriculture, in the framework of the green transition and in crises situations.