European Union; European Commission; European Social Model; Employment strategy; Social Partners; Luxembourg; Nicolas Schmit; Ursula von der Leyen
Abstract :
[en] On 20 January 2020, the inauguration of EDIC University of Luxembourg was followed, at the Maison des Arts et des Etudiants in Esch-Belval, by a public debate – a “Citizens' Dialogue” - with Nicolas Schmit, the EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, moderated by Elena Danescu. Over 350 persons, including many students of the Greater Region, attended the event and took the opportunity to ask questions about youth unemployment, the European youth programme, Brexit, the integration of refugees in the economy, the minimum pay wage, the future measures against the gender pay gap, the workforce of the European Union and the improvement of social rights in Europe.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History (EHI)
Disciplines :
Social law European & international law Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others History Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Danescu, Elena ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History
Schmit, Nicolas; Commission Européenne = European Commission - CE= EC > European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Backes, Yuriko; Représentation de la Commission européenne au Luxembourg > Représentante de la Commission européenne au Luxembourg
Language :
English
Title :
Reinforcing the social dimension of Europe
Publication date :
20 January 2020
Event name :
Citizen's Dialogue
Event organizer :
Université du Luxembourg EDIC Unviersity of Luxembourg Cooperation with: la Représentation de la Commission européenne au Luxembourg Cooperation with: European Commission, Brussels
