Preserving the social market economy, a cornerstone of the EU, building upon it and maximizing current transformation processes (digital, environmental, demographic) in order to strengthen and safeguard just transitions encapsulates the core of the new EU Commission’s goal that it presented to the press on 14 January. The accompanying communication document entitled A Strong social Europe For Just Transitions is the platform from which it is both launching a public consultation on the challenges and opportunities in terms of the social and employment aspects of these transformation processes and presenting the initiatives that the European Executive intends to undertake in 2020-2021 in order to implement the European Pillar of social Rights (c.f. article No. 10455). On the EU programme includes a guarantee for a decent minimum salary (c.f. article No. 11587 on the relevant European social partner consultation), binding measures on the gender pay gap, a new skills strategy, and a Platform Work Summit gathering.
The Communication on a strong social Europe for just transitions adopted by the College of Commissioners on 14 January launches a public consultation on how Europe’s social and employment policies should work to meet the challenges of and seize the opportunities presented by these transformations. This new EU Commission intends to act without delay and the document already details the initiatives that will drive the implementation of the European Social Rights Pillar.
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