On Tuesday, January 26th, from 8.30 to 10.00 a.m., the Workers' Group will be organising a Webinar on the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Social Summit throughout our social media platforms.
The webinar will count with the participation of:
• Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC Workers' group
• Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs & Social rights
• Iratxe García Pérez, S&D group President
• Ana Mendes Godinho, Portuguese Minister for Employment, Solidarity and Social Security
And will be moderated by Jacki Davis.
The webinar will be broadcasted live in the Facebook and Twitter accounts of the EESC.
Further information will be added to this website as the date approaches.
See also
The EESC welcomes the fact that principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights reaffirms the right to access essential services/SGEIs. These are a vital component of social justice and are underpinned by the principle of equal treatment of users, prohibiting any kind of discrimination or exclusion whatsoever, and by the principle of universal access to services of a high level of affordability and quality.
Integrating the European Pillar of Social Rights into the roadmap for deepening Europe's Economic and Monetary Union - Key messages
This study on behalf of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee explores the possibility of establishing three policy instruments to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and rebalance the economic and social dimensions of the E(M)U.
Today the European Commission has published the Action Plan on how to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights. 'The EESC Workers' Group welcomes the proposal and hopes very much that it will deliver social progress. The Action Plan for the EPSR must have concrete and ambitious short, medium, and long terms measures and legislative initiatives, as well as a sufficient budget', said Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC Workers' Group.