Indicative programme
Chair:
Ana Mendes Godinho, Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal and by Mariana Vieira da Silva, Portuguese Minister of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
9.30 – 13.30 Morning session (public session)
Employment and social policies in the Semester in the context of Recovery and Resilience Plans – Exchange of views
Time to deliver: Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan – Policy debate
Any other business:
a) European Platform On Combating Homelessness
15.00 – 18.00 Afternoon session (public session)
Any other business: (continuation)
b) Green Paper on Ageing
c) Conclusions on Mainstreaming of Ageing
d) Tripartite Social Summit (24 March 2021)
e) Employment Committee (EMCO) and Social Protection Committee (SPC) – Work Programmes 2021
f) Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030
Equality, non-discrimination and diversity in the EU – Policy debate
Any other business:
a) Council Recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation
b) EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025
c) Directive on binding pay transparency measures
A virtual press conference will be held at the end of the meeting (+/- 18.00) with Ministers Mariana Vieira da Silva and Ana Mendes Godinho and Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli in live streaming.
Arrangements for the press conference
Please note that the press conference after the meeting will take place remotely. In order to participate and ask questions, EU accredited journalists should register using this link.
Journalists who already registered for previous press conferences of employment and social policy ministers do not need to do it again.
- Deadline for the registration: Monday 15 March, 17.00
Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants after the deadline.
