Irish Government signs seat agreement with Eurofound

(Dublin, Ireland): A Memorandum of Understanding and Seat Agreement between the Government of Ireland and Eurofound was signed today by Dara Murphy, T.D. Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection and Juan Menéndez-Valdés, Director, Eurofound. The agreement underlines the continued high-level support from the Irish Government for Eurofound – the EU Agency mandated to provide comparative research, data and analysis in the areas of social and work-related policies. The event took place at Eurofound’s offices in Loughlinstown, Co Dublin.

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was established in 1975 by Council Regulation (EEC) no 1365/7. It employs 115 staff in its offices largely centred around the 17th century Loughlinstown House in Dublin, Ireland.

Eurofound’s work includes its three pan-European surveys on working conditions, quality of life and company practices. Drawing on its network of correspondents across all Member States also allows Eurofound to complement its in-depth original research with timely comparative information from across the EU. Over its 40 years of existence, Eurofound has worked closely with the Irish Government during its EU Presidencies and in providing relevant research analysis on key issues such as youth unemployment and industrial relations. Eurofound’s work has consistently helped shape the decisions policymakers have made over the last four decades to improve the living and working conditions of all Europeans.

Eurofound’s Governing Board comprises 87 members, of whom 84 are appointed on nomination from governments and social partner organisations within the 28 Member States, with three representatives from the European Commission. Eurofound’s tripartite structure underpins all its activities.

Eurofound is one of first specialist EU Agencies to be set up by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to carry out specific legal, technical and scientific tasks in the European Union. The 42 EU Agencies account for 13% of all EU staff and represent 1.5% of the total EU budget. They are an important component of the EU institutional architecture, and add value by providing timely and reliable expertise in specific areas that are critically relevant both to the competitiveness and the job-rich growth of the European Union, as well as to the lives of all Europeans in areas as diverse as medicines, education, chemical safety, justice, security, transport, fundamental rights and the environment.

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