In the course of the common labour market policies of the last few years, the Member States of the EU have not been able to reduce long-term unemployment. This has serious consequences for those who suffer from it as well as for society and the economy. Can an EU job guarantee help to achieve full employment? How can public employment programmes help to reduce long-term unemployment and poverty, stabilise the economy and contribute to a fair green and digital transition? Should the EU provide the financial means to help Member States fund public employment projects? During the event, these questions were discussed and the results of recent research and various projects were presented.

Keynote:
Dirk Ehnts, Economist, Pufendorf Society for Political Economy

Panel discussion with:
Tea Jarc, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Yonnec Polet, Deputy Mayor of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Brussels) and CoR Rapporteur
Simon Theurl, researcher and expert for labour market, Austrian Chamber of Labour
Dirk Ehnts, Economist, Pufendorf Society for Political Economy

Moderation:
Aline Hoffmann, Head of Unit “Europeanisation of industrial relations”