Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The Agenda for New Skills and Jobs

Employment time tracking

Jerzy BUZEK EP President meeting with László ANDOR - Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on The Internal Market for Professionals: How to Make it Work?.

Cocktail reception on the subject of the Corporate Social Responsibility and the Europe 2020 Strategy - The Employment Dimension

FEMM Comittee.meeting with the  Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities, presents the programme of the Belgian Presidency.

Illustration picture of a cleaning lady at work

SME : Passive frame window manufacturer - Family business

Woodkork. Frame window assembly line. Men at work.

Meeting on the Protection of a work-free sunday with the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

Construction fair in Brussels: employment, industry, energy saving, energy.

Press conference of the Spanish Presidency with the Minister of Employment and Immigration, the Minister of Health and Social Policy and the Minister of Equality.

Hearing of  Laszlo ANDOR, Commissioner designate for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Vegetable production, pesticides

EMPL Committee meeting in Brussels

Elizabeth LYNNE, Jan ANDERSSON, Ilda FIGUEIREDO, Jean Louis COTTIGNY, Thomas MANN

EMPL Committee meeting.

ITRE committee meeting with the French State Secretaries to the Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, respectively responsible for Industry and Consumer Affairs, and of Business, Trades, SME's, Tourism and Services, on the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council.

ECON Committee meeting with the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, on the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council.

Zuzana ROITHOVA, Herve NOVELLI, Luc CHATEL

IMCO Committee meeting with the French State Secretaries to the Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, respectively responsible for Industry and Consumer Affairs, and of Business, Trades, SME's, Tourism and Services, on the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council .

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Marianne THYSSEN, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility

UNKN

European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate)

Commission decision adopted on the European Semester package, including country reports - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 - Single Market governance within the European Semester 2016 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 (debate)

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs / Policy Department: Economic and Scientific Policy

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs - European Semester Conference 2016

G. ZIMMER - GUE/NGL President, D. PAPADIMOULIS - European Parliament Vice-President, T. HÄNDEL - Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and G. KATROUGALOS - Greek Minister of Employment

EMPL trilogue on platform work

EMPL - FEMM Trilogue on Equality

MEPs give their full backing for the re-election of EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, debate the right balance for economic regulation and green light funds for Fiat and Air France workers.

EU Ombudsman / Economic Governance / Air France ex-employees

Out with obsolete, redundant and stalled legislation, in with employment, growth and stronger action on migration. Or is it an attempt to axe green regulation? MEPs debate.

Juncker unveils 'kill list'

They not only create employment for over 650,000 Europeans but they can also increase life expectancy, improve urban mobility and save the Earth: bicycles.

Miracles on wheels

With the new Youth Guarantee, can Europe look ahead to creating long-term employment or is this a pipedream? We ask MEPs Cristian Dan Preda and Patrick Le Hyaric.

Youth employment: can Europe dream big?

On 7 October 2014, Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President designate of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, appeared before the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on Employment and Social Affairs, and on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament for a hearing to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Jyrki Katainen had the opportunity to make an opening statement.

Hearing of Jyrki KATAINEN (Finland), Commissioner-designate for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness: extracts from the statement by Jyrki KATAINEN

On 6 October 2014, Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President designate of the EC in charge of the Euro and Social Dialogue, appeared before the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament for a hearing to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Valdis Dombrovskis had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part to a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced. From 2009 to 2014, Valdis Dombrovskis was Prime Minister in his country, Latvia.

Hearing of Valdis DROMBROVSKIS (Latvia), Vice-President designate for Euro and Social Dialogue: extracts from the statement by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS

Performance and prospects of would-be Commissioners Marianne Thyssen (Belgium) for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, and Corina Creţu (Romania) for Regional Policy.

Commissioner Hearings: MEPs grill Thyssen and Creţu

On 1 October 2014, Marianne Thyssen, Member designate of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, was heard by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament for a hearing to test her general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to her portfolio. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced. Marianne Thyssen was a Member of the European Parliament from 1991 to 10 July 2014 sitting in the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats).

Hearing of Marianne THYSSEN (Belgium), Commissioner-designate for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility: extracts from the statement by Marianne THYSSEN

Hearing of Marianne THYSSEN (Belgium), Commissioner-designate for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility: MEPs questions / answers

This infoclip illustrates professional training (Spain), students (Belgium and Slovakia), employment office and job seekers (Spain, Portugal and UK).

Infoclip: Youth Guarantee schemes

This infoclip illustrates Françoise MEUNIER, Director General of Research and Treatment for Cancer (EORTC) during day-to-day work activities at her office and leading meetings. Christine VAN RIJSSEGHEM, Senior General Manager, KBC Services leading meeting.

Infoclip: Women on boards

But Banking Union key players will also hope to put pedal to metal on monetary union talks, while Employment MEPs will vote on advancing better rights for casual workers.

Ukraine crisis tops busy Brussels Agenda

Europe's hotly-debated Posted Worker directive must go further to ward off exploitation of employment and social rights, asserts Danuta Jazłowiecka.

Low-cost foreign workers: Reforms needed to end abuses

This infoclip illustrates the cooperation between the European Commission and the EGF Managing authority in Dublin (Ireland).

Infoclip: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Programmes for former workers (Ireland)

Portugal's job market hemmorrhaged highly-qualified workers during crisis years - have EU Globalisation funds sparked an entrepreneurship and employment revival?

Reporter: Rebooting Portugal's lagging job market

Not in employment, education or training (neet), young people in Europe are struggling to get a foot on the ladder. MEPs organised a forum to address the growing crisis of youth unemployment.

Generation ‘NEET’

Parliament’s pre-election communication road show kicks off in Paris, with the focus on entrepreneurship and innovation as the key to job creation.

Paris hosts ReACT event on employment

Unemployment is a major concern in Europe. Discover what the European Parliament is doing to improve the situation.

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