EMPL-CULT exchange of views with Commission EVP Roxana M卯nzatu on 鈥楿nion of Skills鈥�
On 5 May 2025, the Committees on Employment and Social Affairs and on Culture and Education will jointly invite the Commission鈥檚 Executive Vice-President, Roxana M卯nzatu to present the Union of Skills. In early March, the Commission published its strategy to boost high quality education and skills development in order to tackle the labour shortages in Europe and increase the EU鈥檚 competitiveness.
This strategy aims to focus on investment, adult and lifelong learning, skills retention, and the recognition of diverse training types to equip European citizens with the skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing job market, furthering their personal development and their awareness of democratic citizenship.
The debate will contribute to preparing the EMPL/CULT response to the communication and feed into the committees' work on a number of related files such as a CULT own-initiative report on the European Universities Initiative.