Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Ordinary meeting HEARING
9 November 2026
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EMPL European Parliament
Follow its sittings04:48 - 05:20
Speaker 1
Okay, colleagues, we are already past our starting time, so I would be very happy to start. So, we start with the adoption of the agenda. And if there are no objections, then the agenda of the meeting is deemed adopted. I see no objections, so it is adopted. For chair's announcements, you have been informed via the technical note about the interpretation provided today.
05:20 - 07:19
Speaker 2
And dear colleagues, please be informed that speech-to-text automatic transcription and translation is available for accessibility purposes. Please scan the QR code on posters and select the channel with the language being spoken. For translation, you can choose your preferred language from the available options on the menu. I would also like to draw your attention to the upcoming fourth edition of the Disability Rights Week taking place from the 30th of November to 7th of December.
The Employment and Social Affairs Committee will host a public hearing on inclusive education and employment for young persons with disabilities and a workshop on EU social funding for disability inclusion. A high-level event on the 2nd of December will mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under the theme "The EU as a driver for inclusion and independent living". EMPL members are also invited to the FEMM hearing on women with disabilities in political and public life on the 3rd of December. On appointment of rapporteurs, please note that Jeroen Lenaers from the EPP Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the report under the revision of the European Labour Authority's mandate. Marc Angel from the S&D Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the report on digitalisation of the coordination of social security systems and establishment of the European Social Security Pass.
Brigitte van den Berg from the Renew Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the report on Skills Portability Act. Sara Matthieu from the Greens/EFA Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the opinion to the public procurement regulation. And Laurence Farreng from the Renew Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the opinion on the recognition of qualifications of third country nationals. Elena Yoncheva from the Renew Group has been appointed as rapporteur for the opinion on digitalisation of procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications. And that was all for the chair's announcements.
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