Litouwen wil sociaal beleid integreren in EMU (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Litouws voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2013 i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 17 september 2013.

In the course of implementation of priorities of the Lithuanian Presidency i of the Council of the European Union (EU) and continuing the commenced work, Ministry of Social Security and Labour organizes an informal common meeting of two European Committees (EC), exactly Employment and Social Security, on the 18-19th September in Kaunas.

At the meeting in Kaunas the greatest attention will be distinguished to one of the Lithuanian Presidency priorities - Social dimension of Economic and Monetary Union issue. Experts representing two important Committees and coming from all over the EU Member States will discuss and seek for a common contact point on social dimension. Aiming to show the importance of this issue and wishing to encourage Member States to seek for a common point on this issue, Koos Richelle, Director General of Directorate General of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL), high level officer - who is generally absent in the meetings on experts level - will come to Lithuania to present a report on social dimension.

Social dimension is the revolving initiative of the President of the European Council Van Rompuy, proposing the integrated Employment and social dimension policy both accelerating recovery of the economic growth and allowing helping the crisis victims and the ones badly adapting to the economical environment.

Hopefully, following this and all the other meetings on social dimension issue, in Lithuanian Presidency period Lithuania will generalize Member States positions on this issue and will join to the possible common opinion-forming.

Employment Committee and Social Protection Committee perform an eminently important role in analysing, recommending, preparing the material, offering various decisions in the area of social policy. All of them are discussed unreserved by EPSCO yearly. Acknowledging the importance of the cooperation of these Committees Lithuania has decided to organize an informal common meeting of both Committees. Each EU country has constant representatives in these Committees - in this way assuring continuity and consistency of these issues.