ECOFIN - Economic and Financial Affairs Council
ECOFIN - Economic and Financial Affairs Council
03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 06:17
Media advisory - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (Social policy) Council of 9 March 2026 13:10 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and[...]
Indicative programme
All times are approximate and subject to change
Place:
Europa building, Brussels
Chairs:
Marinos MOUSHOUTTAS, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
Clea PAPAELLINA, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare
Tuesday 9 March
+/- 08.50
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Clea PAPAELLINA (live streaming)
+/- 9.00
Doorstep by Marinos MOUSHOUTTAS (live streaming)
10.00
Beginning of the Social policy Council
Approval of "A" items:
- Non-legislative list
- Legislative list (public session)
+/- 10.10 (public session)
Recent EU Equality Strategies:
i) Gender equality strategy 2026-2030
ii) Anti-Racism Strategy
+/- 10.30
Conclusions on Investing in children: Strengthening child well-being, social inclusion and combatting child poverty in the Union (public session)
+/- 10.45
Breaking the Poverty Cycle (public session)
+/- 12.45
Presidency events (public session)
+/- 13.00
Exit doorstep by Clea Papaellina, EB Forum (live streaming)
+/- 13.00
Ministerial lunch: Building Futures: Housing solutions in a changing demographic landscape across Europe
+/- 14.30 (public session)
European Semester 2026:
- Employment and social aspects of the 2026 Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area
- 2026 Joint Employment Report
- Conclusions on the 2026 Joint Employment Report
- Recommendation on human capital in the European Union
+/- 14.50
From Innovation to Quality Jobs: using AI to strengthen quality employment and workers' rights (public session)
+/- 16.50
Employment Committee review of the implementation of the Youth Guarantee: key messages (public session)
+/- 17.00
Any other business:
Employment Committee and Social Protection Committee work programmes for 2026 (public session)
+/- 17.10
Any other business:
Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring (public session)
+/- 17.20
Any other business:
Tripartite Social Summit of March 2026 (public session)
+/- 17.25
Any other business:
Legal clarity on the posting of third country nationals (public session)
At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference in live streaming.
ECOFIN - Economic and Financial Affairs Council published this content on March 06, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on March 06, 2026 at 12:17 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]