The briefing presents data on the problem of child poverty in the European Union followed by an overview of policy initiatives by the Commission, the Council and the European Palriament. Main page of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL). Cedefop Executive Director Jürgen Siebel presented the agency’s work and priorities for 2020-22 to the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), on 24 September in Brussels. The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament.Its current chair, elected on 7 July 2014, is Thomas Händel.. EU levels. The Committee asked for an opinion will be named as such in the final report. entails. When drawing up a report, a Committee may ask the opinion of another Committee on the matter, particularly if it is felt that a proposed amendment would fall into the interests of another Committee. The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. This is a list of standing committees along with the respective chairperson as elected in July 2019.[2]. For this, we will continue to be steered by the agenda of competitive sustainability presented by the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and its four aspects: economic stability, fairness, environmental sustainability and productivity. The petitions process is inherently open and transparent. We need a coordinated response, which today’s European Commission package and the European Semester can provide. Outlining Cedefop’s current role, Mr Siebel said: ‘We promote the understanding of vocational education and training (VET) systems, we provide support to and shape the Copenhagen process via the education and training 2020 scheme, we have been shaping the VET policy agenda, we have supported its implementation and we are monitoring progress. EMPL . In that sense, the European Semester will have a stronger representation and link with the European budget. Only part of our content is available in the language you selected. The next remote EMPL Committee meetings will be held on: Vice-Chair. I think it must be a partnership between the national stakeholders and Cedefop, and we have some very good examples.’, He noted that he sees VET ‘not as a ceiling but as the floor for a career; and we have to make sure in all Member States that education systems are permeable.’, When asked about combining theoretical with practical learning, he argued that ‘VET is actually the model that does that, because it always combines the theoretical part with the applied learning opportunities, be it in the labs of the vocational schools or in the employers if it’s work-based learning. Similarly, unless at least one-tenth of committee members object, Committees can also pass legislation back to the Commission without amendments. MEPs also compose delegations to various Parliaments outside of the European Union. Life has changed dramatically since we presented to you our country reports in February. Cedefop’s research on qualifications has helped to develop some common transparency tools based on the outcomes of learning. Altogether, measures taken amount to a total of 3.4 trillion euros, which is around 25% of Europe’s GDP. Joint parliamentary committees are set up with candidate countries. Chairs. Platform work is non-standard work facilitated by online [5], Two major bodies in the Parliament are the Conference of Committee Chairs and the Conference of Delegation Chairs. Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI. We are offering practice-sharing across borders and policy learning, but we are doing it more in a way of helping rather than instructing. We therefore need a coordinated and ambitious recovery strategy. ... European Parliament . Cedefop Executive Director Jürgen Siebel presented the agency’s work and priorities for 2020-22 to the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), on 24 September in Brussels. Germany. So, at this stage, it is not possible to provide meaningful medium-term fiscal policy guidance. Three important safety nets for workers, businesses and sovereigns are now agreed, amounting to a package worth 540 billion euros. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained. At the same time, not all governments have the same firepower to support their economies, not in all cases has the private sector the same availability of buffers or access to alternative/market-based finance. Yet more will be needed for the recovery. They also replied to questions from committee members. In the Council of the European Union, around 3 500 people work in the general secretariat. In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. In this case, it’s all about labour market and skills analysis and qualifications.’, He went on: ‘Cedefop has become a recognised centre of quantitative and qualitative policy-relevant research on VET for young people and adults, skills and qualifications. platforms which use digital technologies to 'intermediate' The Conference of Committee Chairs is the political body in Parliament that works for better cooperation between the committees and consists of the chairs of all the standing and special committees. The depth of the crisis and the speed of the recovery will depend on the evolution of the pandemic and our ability to safely restart economic activity and to rebound. 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