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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Ordinary meeting
Committee turns to the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive, with rapporteur, groups and Commission setting out priorities and red lines on exposure limits, substances like cobalt and isoprene, SME and gender aspects, and the timetable and mandate for Parliament’s negotiating position.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chair opens the EMPL meeting, adopts agenda and minutes, recalls rules, reports on the Ireland/Eurofound mission and its relevance, then moves to a trilogue update on the Traineeships Directive and subsequent EMPL votes on European Semester priorities, MFF opinion and EGF mobilisations.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
Co‑chair Kafkaelias and Chair Andersson close the session by summarising key messages on fair and competitive transitions, labour market resilience and social cohesion, and outline logistical information and the agenda for the following day’s plenary with Enrico Letta.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
A critical intervention challenges the social impacts and timing of current green policies, followed by closing remarks from the Commission, national parliamentarians and Eurofound on funding, social dialogue, up‑ and reskilling, and how to manage AI‑driven change while limiting inequalities and resistance.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
First round of questions and answers focuses on skills systems, just transition instruments and digital literacy, then turns to territorial cohesion, EU funding needs and AI ownership, data value distribution and social protection, before addressing safeguards for vulnerable groups, family support, work‑life balance and labour‑market risks from AI and automation.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
The second session is launched on how to ensure fair and competitive labour markets in the twin transition, with the Commission detailing skills, inclusion and EU funding tools, and Irish and Maltese MPs plus Eurofound presenting national experiences, evidence on job creation, sectoral impacts and a multidimensional performance framework.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
After the expert panel, national MPs and MEPs question the link between competitiveness and social investment, regulatory burdens, energy prices, cohesion and wage gaps, debating definitions of competitiveness, risks of a two‑speed Europe, design of a future competitiveness fund and minimum wage policies, before Commission, IMF and speakers give final clarifications and wrap up the first session.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs with MEP EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY WEEK 2026
Chairs, Commission, national parliamentarians and the IMF frame the first session’s core question of whether EU competitiveness can be strengthened without weakening social Europe, presenting key instruments (Competitiveness Compass, Quality Jobs Act, European Semester, MFF) and contrasting views on regulation, ETS, labour flexibility and productivity in public services.
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