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Presentation of the achievements of the Slovenian Presidency by Minister Marjeta Cotman at the meeting of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

Presentation of the achievements of the Slovenian Presidency by Minister Marjeta Cotman at the meeting of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Slovenian Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Marjeta Cotman
Date: 24.06.2008
Venue: Brussels
Policy area: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs
Type of event: Presidency of the Council in the European Parliament
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At the conclusion of the Slovenian Presidency, Minister Marjeta Cotman will present the Presidency's achievements in the field of employment and social affairs before the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in the European Parliament.

The Presidency's motto concerning employment and social affairs is "A Europe that invests in people is building its future". Taking this as our basic starting point, the Slovenian Presidency, within the framework of a number of events and activities, conducted European debates: 1) on flexicurity, 2) on employment of young people, and 3) on meeting demographic challenges.

As part of the European debate on flexicurity, we organised an informal meeting of ministers responsible for employment and social affairs in Slovenia in January, where we tackled the issue of implementation of the common principles of flexicurity in practice.  The Slovenian Presidency has also contributed its share to the European debate on the employment of young people and on demographic challenges. Young people today need security and stability in order to make full use their potentials and contribute to social development. We have also focused on intergenerational solidarity as a precondition for the sustainable development of every society.

The minister will also inform the Committee about the Presidency's achievements in the legislative field, political consent reached with respect to the Directive on certain aspects of working time organisation, as well as the Directive on working conditions of temporary agency workers.



 

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Date: 27.06.2008