Social Policy Council Meeting Advisory

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Published March 6th, 2026

Detected March 7th, 2026

Summary

The Council of the EU has issued a media advisory for the upcoming Social Policy Council meeting on March 9, 2026. The advisory outlines the indicative programme, including discussions on gender equality, anti-racism strategies, child well-being, and the European Semester.

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This document is a media advisory for the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (Social Policy) Council meeting scheduled for March 9, 2026. It provides an indicative programme of the discussions, which include topics such as gender equality strategies, anti-racism strategies, conclusions on investing in children, the European Semester's employment and social aspects, and AI's impact on employment and workers' rights.

This advisory is informational for media and stakeholders. It outlines the schedule of events, including public sessions and press conferences, and provides links for live streaming. No specific compliance actions are required from regulated entities based on this advisory, as it pertains to a meeting agenda and not new regulations or enforcement actions.

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Council of the EU
Media advisory
6 March 2026 13:10

Media advisory - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (Social policy) Council of 9 March 2026

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place: Europa building, Brussels

Chairs: Marinos MOUSHOUTTAS, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
Clea PAPAELLINA, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare

Tuesday 9 March

+/- 08.50
Arrivals **** (live streaming)

+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Clea PAPAELLINA (live streaming)

+/- 9.00
Doorstep by Marinos MOUSHOUTTAS (live streaming)

(live streaming)

10.00
Beginning of the Social policy Council Approval of "A" items:
- Non-legislative list
- Legislative list (public session)

+/- 10.10 (public session)
Recent EU Equality Strategies:
i) Gender equality strategy 2026-2030
ii) Anti-Racism Strategy

+/- 10.30
Conclusions on Investing in children: Strengthening child well-being, social inclusion and combatting child poverty in the Union (public session)

+/- 10.45
Breaking the Poverty Cycle (public session)

+/- 12.45
Presidency events (public session)

+/- 13.00
Exit doorstep by Clea Papaellina, EB Forum (live streaming)

+/- 13.00
Ministerial lunch: Building Futures: Housing solutions in a changing demographic landscape across Europe

+/- 14.30 (public session)
European Semester 2026:
- Employment and social aspects of the 2026 Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area
- 2026 Joint Employment Report
- Conclusions on the 2026 Joint Employment Report
- Recommendation on human capital in the European Union

+/- 14.50
From Innovation to Quality Jobs: using AI to strengthen quality employment and workers’ rights (public session)

+/- 16.50
Employment Committee review of the implementation of the Youth Guarantee: key messages (public session)

+/- 17.00
Any other business:
Employment Committee and Social Protection Committee work programmes for 2026 (public session)

+/- 17.10
Any other business:
Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring (public session)

+/- 17.20
Any other business:
Tripartite Social Summit of March 2026 (public session)

+/- 17.25
Any other business:
Legal clarity on the posting of third country nationals (public session)

At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference in live streaming .

Videos and photos from the event

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