Indicative programme - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, 7 March 2016

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op donderdag 3 maart 2016.

Place: LEX building, Brussels

Chair(s): Lodewijk ASSCHER i, Minister for Social Affairs and Employment of Netherlands

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 09.25

Doorstep by Minister Asscher (LEX VIP entrance - Chaussée d'Etterbeek, 60)

+/- 09.30

Beginning of the Council meeting (Roundtable)

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A Items

Adoption of legislative A Items (public session)

+/- 09.40

European Semester 2016: Contribution to the European Council (17-18 March 2016) (public session)

  • a) 
    Implementation of the country-specific recommendations
  • b) 
    2016 Country reports
  • c) 
    Priorities for action in the areas of employment and social policies: political guidance in 2016
  • i) 
    Draft Council conclusions on the 2016 annual growth survey and Joint Employment report: political guidance on employment and social policies
  • ii) 
    Draft joint employment report

+/- 11.35

Guidelines for the employment policies of the member states (public session)

+/- 11.45

New start for social dialogue (public session)

  • a) 
    State of play
  • b) 
    Tripartite Social Summit

+/- 12.10

Investing in youth employment: Implementation of the youth guarantee (public session)

+/- 12.15

Labour mobility package (public session)

+/- 12.30

Press conference (live streaming)

+/- 14.30

Towards a new skills agenda for Europe (public session)

+/- 16.40

Other business (public session)

  • Other issues

+/- 16.15

Equality (public session)

  • a) 
    Draft Council conclusions: Response to the Commission's strategic engagement for gender equality
  • b) 
    Draft Council conclusions: Response to the Commission's list of actions to advance LGBTI equality

+/- 16.40

Other business (public session)

  • Violence against women - Istanbul Convention
  • Legislative issues
  • Monitoring of social developments
  • EMCO and SPC work programmes 2016

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 07/03/2016