In-Person event
The next Commission’s Fair Labour Mobility Package, expected to be released before the end of 2026, is expected to introduce measures ranging from a revision of the European Labour Authority (ELA) mandate to a major push for the digitisation of social security systems, facilitating faster and more reliable exchanges between national authorities.
The coordination of social security systems, balancing the rights and obligations of mobile workers, employers and Member States, has long been a key enabler for labour mobility in the EU. Despite significant progress, negotiations on the revision of the regulations coordinating social security systems (Regulation 883/2024) remain unresolved.
Against this backdrop, this event will explore the remaining obstacles to fair worker mobility in the EU, with a particular focus on the role of social security systems coordination. It will bring together key stakeholders in the ongoing negotiations, including high-level representatives from the European Parliament, the European Commission, social partners and Member States representatives. The discussion will aim to identify the essential steps needed to advance toward fair, robust and effective labour mobility across the EU, and to shape an ambitious and workable labour mobility package for the years ahead.
Agenda:
10.00-10.30 Registration and coffee
10.30-10.35 Welcome, Cinzia Alcidi, CEPS
10.35-10.45 Introduction:
Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Parliament (rapporteur, revision of Regulation on social security coordination)
10:45-11.00 Keynote:
Frederic De Wispelaere, Research Expert, HIVA–KU Leuven
11.00-12.00 Round table discussion:
What obstacles remain in terms of worker mobility? Are compromises possible to tackle these obstacles and ensure further balance of rights and obligations for workers, employers and Member States?
Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Parliament
Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation
Markus Beyrer, Director General of Business Europe (TBC)
Ministers or representatives of Member States (TBC)
Moderator: Cinzia Alcidi, CEPS
12.00-12.20 Concluding remarks
Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
