Czech presidency 2022: Eurofound's contribution
From July to December 2022, Eurofound supported the work of Czechia's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.
Presidency priorities
- The Czech presidency focused on five overall priorities:
- Managing the refugee crisis and Ukraine’s post-war recovery
- Energy security
- Strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities and cyberspace security
- Strategic resilience of the European economy
- Resilience of democratic institutions
- Eurofound's research topics linked with the presidency priorities include:
Eurofound's contributions to presidency activities
Eurofound contributes 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.
22 October 2022: Tackling energy poverty: EU approach & sharing best practices
Eurofound’s Massimiliano Mascherini, Head of Social Policies unit, spoke at the session on 'Gender aspects of energy poverty'. Massimiliano’s focus was on the impact on energy poverty on living conditions, and gender in particular. At the request of the Czech presidency, Eurofound prepared a background paper for this event on the social impact of the cost-of-living crisis and energy poverty.
13 October 2022: Informal Meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers (EPSCO)
Eurofound’s Executive Director, Ivailo Kalfin, fed into the discussions drawing on the Agency's most recent data with a presentation on the impact of raising energy prices on the social situation of EU Member States.
03 October 2022: The Europe of tomorrow: Gender equality and the economy
This conference focused on how best to promote gender equality in the new realities facing the EU. Massimiliano Mascherini, Head of social policies at Eurofound, spoke at the session on the Green transition and its impact on living costs and energy poverty. Massimiliano’s focus was on the impact on energy poverty on living conditions.
More information
Visit the Czech presidency 2022 website