Indicative programme - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council - Luxembourg, 5 October

Place:        European Convention Centre, Luxembourg
Chair(s):    Mr Nicolas Schmit,  Minister for Labour, Employment and
                    the Social and Solidarity Economy
                    Mr Romain Scheider Minister for Social Security,
                    Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Minister for Sport

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/-07.00
Arrivals

+/- 09.30
Doorstep by Minister Schmidt

+/-08.00
Roundtable
Informal meeting of EPSCO Euro area Ministers 

+/-10.30
Roundtable
Beginning of meeting
Adoption of agenda
Adoption of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.35
Any other business
-  Informal meeting of the employment and social affairs ministers of the member states of the euro area (Luxembourg, 5 October 2015)

+/- 10.45
Social governance in an inclusive Europe - the way forward (public session)

+/- 12.45
Relaunch of the social dialogue at European level (public session)

+/- 13.10
Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the member states (public session)

+/- 13.20
Any other business
- Labour mobility: facts, figures and issues

+/- 13.30
Press conference

+/- 15.30
Adequate retirement incomes in the context of ageing societies (public session)

+/- 15.45
Council conclusions - A new agenda for health and safety at work to foster better working conditions (public session)
Any other business - Conference on 'Working conditions for tomorrow'

+/- 16.00
Proposal for a Council recommendation on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (public session)

Adoption of legislative A items (public session)

+/- 16.55
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (public session)

+/- 17.30
Press conference

• Consiliul Ocuparea Forței de Muncă, Politică Socială, Sănătate și Consumatori, 05/10/2015
• Video coverage in broadcast quality (MPEG4) and photo gallery
• Conferințe de presă și evenimente publice prin streaming video