Extraordinary Meeting of the Workers' Group

Mind the gaps: productivity and quality jobs in Europe

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09.30 – 09h35 | Welcome address 

  •  Lucie STUDNIČNÁ, Workers' Group President (Group II) – EESC

9h35 – 10h30 | Intervention of Sandra PARTHIE, President of the Employers' Group

10.30 – 13.00 | Productivity gap and the possible paths for Europe's future 

Moderator: Lucie Studničná, Workers' Group President 

Keynote speaker:

  •  Yanis VAROUFAKIS, University of Athens, Faculty of Economics 
  •  Anne-Laure DELATTE, Economist, Senior Researcher at the CNRS 

Presentation of the ETUC report "Labour Squeezed, Investment Stalled" 

  • Esther LYNCH, ETUC General Secretary 
  • Damon SILVERS, Visiting Professor of Practice in Labour Markets and Innovation at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose 

 Q & A 

Closing remarks 

  • Lucie STUDNIČNÁ, Workers' Group President (Group II) – EESC

13.00 – 14.30 | Light refreshments – Foyer JDE 6th floor

14.30 – 15.30 | Exchange on the forthcoming EU Quality Jobs Act

  • Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission 

Q & A

15.30 – 17.00 | Closing the gap? Enforcement in employment policy and quality of jobs in Europe 

Presentation of the Workers' Group study by 

  • Sangwoo LEE, Assistant Professor, IER, University of Warwick 

Q & A

17.00 - 17.10 | Closing remarks 

  • Lucie STUDNIČNÁ, Workers' Group President (Group II) – EESC

17.30 – 20.00 | Workers' Group cultural event: 'The long season', in the Foyer 6 of the Jacques Delors building

A photography exhibition by 

  • François Le Guen, winner of the Photo Sociale 2026 Prize.

The exhibition touches on topics of solidarity, collective life, and the role of meaningful work in restoring dignity, autonomy, purpose, and a place in society.

 

Work organisation