Spanish presidency 2023: Eurofound's contribution
From July to December 2023, Eurofound supported the work of Spain's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.
Presidency priorities
- The Spanish presidency focused on four overall priorities:
- Reindustrialise the EU
- Advance in the green transition
- Promote social and economic justice
- Strengthen European unity
Eurofound's contributions to presidency activities
Eurofound contributed to a range of different meetings and events, providing expertise in the areas of employment, social and work-related policies and preparing supporting documentation as requested by the presidency. See some examples of our contributions below.
03 November 2023: EU Presidency conference: European Child Guarantee Coordinators meeting
Feeding into the programme development for this event, research manager Daniel Molinuevo speaks at the opening plenary session to present the findings of the policy analysis around trends and disparities in children’s access to early childhood education and care, education, healthcare, nutrition and housing.
Eurofound Executive Director Ivailo Kalfin participates in a panel looking at what skills will be required for employment in a changing world, and changing global labour market. On request by the Spanish presidency, Eurofound also prepared a background paper as a basis for the discussion.
2–3 October 2023: Informal meeting of Employment Committee (EMCO)
Eurofound Research Manager Ricardo Rodríguez Contreras contributes expertise and analysis on request from EMCO, presenting on the implications of the green transition for employment relations and working conditions.
26–27 September 2023: Protecting mental health in a diverse and ever-changing workplace – Managing psychosocial risks
This conference addresses the topic of psychosocial risks and challenges to mental health in the workplace. View the presentation by Eurofound's Senior Research Manager Agnès Parent-Thirion and Research Manager Oscar Vargas Llave on trends in psychosocial risks and policies to address them.
21–22 September 2023: High-level meeting on the future of work and of social dialogue
This meeting addresses the future of work. It covers the broad topic in three thematic panels – on democracy at work; artificial intelligence, algorithms and work; and green collective bargaining. Eurofound’s Executive Director, Ivailo Kalfin, participates in the second panel, looking at the relationship between artificial intelligence, algorithms and work.
More information
Visit the Spanish presidency 2023 website