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)

(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.

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