Working with the Slovak Presidency

From Eurofound News July/August 2016

Slovakia took over the Presidency of the European Council from the Netherlands on 1 July, at a time of considerable challenges for the EU.

The priorities of the Presidency are: an economically strong Europe; a modern single market; sustainable migration and asylum policies; and a globally engaged Europe. Eurofound is cooperating with the Presidency in relation to social and work-related policies. Relevant priorities include: job creation; working conditions and quality of work; youth and employment; mobility and migration; and social dialogue. Eurofound has recently published significant research in each of these areas or will do so in the coming months, including the overview report of the sixth European Working Conditions Survey, to be published in November. Eurofound Director Juan Menéndez-Valdés attended the informal meeting of the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO), held under the auspices of the Presidency on 14–15 July, where he addressed the gathering on the topic of trends in employment and change in the labour market. Eurofound will continue to contribute to meetings and events under the Presidency. 

Read more details at http://bit.ly/SKPresid.