European Economic and Social Committee
Directorate C – Legislative Work
Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC)
Brussels, 26 January 2016
JK/ivh
MEMO
for the attention of the president and members of the bureau of the Section for
Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship
Subject:
Date:
Venue:
SOC section bureau meeting
28 January 2016 from 9 to 9.30 a.m.
EESC, meeting room JDE 60
Interpreting: CS-DE-EL-EN-FR-HU-PL-FI-SV / CS-DE-EN-FR
1.
Adoption of the draft agenda
2.
Preparation of the section meeting
2.1
Adoption of the draft agenda of the section meeting (EESC-2015-06372-00-02-CONVPOJTRA)
2.2
Approval of the minutes
The minutes of the 160th meeting (EESC-2015-06376-00-00-PV-TRA) held on 14 December
2015.
2.3
Adoption of the opinion SOC/530
Fighting poverty
EESC-2015-06663-00-00-PA-TRA
Exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency
Rapporteur: Mr Seamus Boland
Co-rapporteur: Ms Marjolijn Bulk
2.4
Organisation of section work
Groups' proposals:
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GROUP I
GROUP II
GROUP III
SOC/534
European Border and
Coast Guard
COM(2015) 669 final
COM(2015) 671 final
COM(2015) 673 final
Komoroczki, Istvan (rule
62 Vadász)
Mavrommatis, Manthos
(rule 62 Antoniou)
Pari, Irini Ivoni
Simons, Jan (president)
(rule 62 de Buck)
Batut, Laure
Iuliano, Giuseppe,
(rapporteur)
Moreno Díaz, José
Antonio
Petropoulos, Georgios
Gkofas, Panagiotis (rule
62 Vardakastanis)
Pirvulescu, Cristian, (corapporteur)
Tiszbierek, Teresa
Topolanszky, Akos
SOC/535
Long term social care,
labour supply and
mobility
(own-initiative
opinion)
Andersen, Dorthe
Jonuska, Alfredas
Klimek, Jan
Päärendson, Eve
Koller, Erika
Rogalewski, Adam
(rapporteur) (rule 62
Broniarz)
Röpke, Oliver
Salis-Madinier, Franca
Anca, Gunta
Balon, Krzysztof
(president)
Barbieri, Pietro Vittorio
Kindberg, Mette
SOC/536
EU Control
mechanism / rule of
law and fundamental
rights
(own-initiative
opinion)
Ikrath, Michael (rule 62
Schweng)
Malinowski, Andrzej (rule
62 Klimek)
Pari, Irini Ivoni
Sharma, Madi
(president)
Batut, Laure
Bischoff, Gabriele
Greif, Wolfgang
Moreno Díaz, José
Antonio (rapporteur)
D'Sa, Rose (rule 62 Jahier)
Dreszer-Smalec, Karolina
Moos, Christian
Topolanszky, Akos
(co-rapporteur)
SOC/537
Funding effectiveness
/ fighting poverty and
social exclusion
(own-initiative
opinion)
Albu, Octavian
Catalin (rule 62 Zvolská,
Marie)
Jonuska, Alfredas
Pietkiewicz, Janusz (rule
62 Pilawski)
Zahradnik, Petr (rule
62 Drbalová)
Abeltina, Ariadna
Barbucci, Giulia
Coumont, Raymond
Dandea, Petru
Sorin (president)
Balon,
Krzysztof (rapporteur)
Boland, Seamus
Jones, Tom
Vardakastanis, Ioannis
SOC/538
UN CRPD / EU
disability strategy
(own-initiative
opinion)
Lasiauskas, Linas (rule 62)
Pezzini, Antonello
Sharma, Madi
Stojan, Dare (rule 62)
Gardias, Dorota
Lefevre, Christophe (rule
62)
Noël, Bernard
(president) (rule 62)
Petraitiene, Irena
Abildgaard , Ask
Løvbjerg
Anca, Gunta
Barbieri, Pietro Vittorio
Vardakastanis,
Ioannis (rapporteur)
SOC/539
Towards a coherent
EU labour migration
policy
(own-initiative
opinion)
Ahtela, Jukka
Clever, Peter
(rapporteur)
Pari, Irini Ivoni
Schweng, Christa
Epistithiou, Nicos
Iuliano, Giuseppe
Nygren, Ellen
Röpke, Oliver
Pater, Krzysztof
Pirvulescu, Cristian
(president)
Rodert, Ariane
Roirant, Jean-Marc
3.
Items for decision
3.1
Budgetary issues
 European migration forum
EESC-2015-06686-00-01-TCD-TRA (EN) 2/3

Inclusion of the Roma in EU Member States - country visits in Slovakia, Hungary,
Greece and Sweden
3.2
Media follow-up to opinions
4.
Items for information
4.1
Future events organised by the section
 Meeting of the Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, 9 February 2016
 Meeting of the Labour Market Observatory, 22 February 2016
 Meeting of the Permanent Study Group on Immigration and Integration (IMI),
25 February 2016
 SOC/527 - European accessibility act – Public Hearing (combined with the 2nd study
group meeting), 7 March 2016
 SOC/533 - Changing employment relationships/living wage (combined with the
2nd study group meeting), 31 March 2016
 Inclusion of the Roma in EU Member States - country visit - Slovakia
 European migration forum, Brussels, 6-7 April 2016
 Contribution to the Civil Society Days on "Living together in our societies" (coordinated
by SCO), 30 May – 3 June 2016
4.2
Activities of section members (SOC LOG)
EESC-2015-06797-00-00-TCD-REF
4.3
Budgetary issues
The relevant document – BL 1004, sent via e-mail
4.4
Work in progress
EESC-2015-06796-00-00-TCD-REF
4.5
Provisions for implementing EU policy assessment within the Committee
EESC-2015-06570-15-00-NB-TRA
4.6
Cultural events in the EESC
5.
Date of the next meeting
The section's 162nd meeting will take place on 24 February 2016 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
EESC-2016-00096-00-00-CONVPOJ-REF
The section bureau will meet on 24 February 2016 from 9 to 10 a.m.
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