“Time to deliver on Social Europe!” MEPs and Social Platform discuss the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan

22 March 2021, 09:00 – 11:00 | Online Event 

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Europe is grappling with the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s health, living and working conditions. While short-term measures are still crucial to tackle its devastating impact, it is equally important to find sustainable and inclusive solutions to recover from this crisis in the medium term and long-term, with the aim of building a more resilient, socially just and inclusive Europe. Europe can only be more resilient if it becomes a society based on social justice, where dignity, wellbeing, respect for every person and their human rights are at the centre of all decisions and actions.

The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan is a crucial tool in this context, as it can help to overcome the crisis and achieve the objective of building a socially just Europe.

Social Platform organises this event to exchange views with key Members of the European Parliament and civil society organisations active in the social field about the Action Plan as well as how the European Parliament and civil society organisations can collaborate to support the full and ambitious implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.

Agenda

Moderator: Heather Roy, Social Platform Management Committee

09:00-09:05 Welcome

  • Piotr Sadowski, President of Social Platform

09:05-09:50 Panel debate

  • Mila Shamku, Social Platform Management Committee
  • Dennis Radtke, MEP, EPP coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Agnes Jongerius, MEP, S&D coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Dragoş Pîslaru, MEP, Renew Europe coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Sylvie Brunet, MEP, Renew Europe deputy coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, MEP, Greens/EFA co-coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Katrin Langensiepen, MEP, Greens/EFA co-coordinator for the EMPL committee
  • Nikolaj Villumsen, MEP, The Left coordinator for the EMPL committee

09:50-10:55 Discussion with participants

10:55-11:00 Closing

  • Piotr Sadowski, President of Social Platform

For any question, please contact Katja Reuter, Social Platform Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer: katja.reuter@socialplatform.org