Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)

Source: Europa Nu.

This Directorate-General has the task to contribute to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable social model with more and better jobs for a community based on equal opportunities.

The main tasks of this DG are:

  • - 
    more and better jobs
  • - 
    free movement of workers and coordination of social security schemes
  • - 
    better working conditions
  • - 
    social inclusion
 

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented
  3. Legislation in force

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 949 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
01.04.2025  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring.
Regulation com(2025)140
 
01.04.2025  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges.
Regulation com(2025)164
 
26.03.2025  Globalisation Fund application from Belgium - EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool.
Decision com(2025)1
 
05.03.2025  Union of Skills.
Communication com(2025)90
 
17.12.2024  Proposal for a joint employment report from the Commission and the council.
com(2024)701
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 321 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
05.11.2024  Globalisation Fund application from Belgium - EGF/2024/002 BE/Limburg machinery and paper.
Decision com(2024)370
 
16.09.2024  Globalisation Fund application from Belgium - EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch.
Decision com(2024)275
 
19.06.2024  Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.
Decision com(2024)599
 
29.02.2024  Globalisation Fund application from Denmark - EGF/2023/004 DK Danish Crown.
Decision com(2024)35
 
29.02.2024  Globalisation Fund application from Germany - EGF/2023/003 DE/Vallourec.
Decision com(2024)30
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 177 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
29.02.2024  Globalisation Fund EGF/2024/000 TA 2024 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
Decision com(2024)84
 
13.06.2023  Developing social economy framework conditions.
Recommendation com(2023)316
 
25.01.2023  Strengthening social dialogue in the EU.
Recommendation com(2023)38
 
28.09.2022  Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion.
Recommendation com(2022)490
 
07.09.2022  Access to affordable high-quality long-term care.
Recommendation com(2022)441