During their first video conference in the framework of Germany's Presidency of the Council of the EU, employment and social policy ministers talked about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, 1 July 2020, Germany takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the next six months, and with it the responsibility of coordinating the work of the Council, reconciling interests, preparing decisions and representing the Council, which is made up of the governments of the EU member states, both within and outside the EU.
State Secretary Björn Böhning, who represented the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the virtual meeting of ministers: "The G20 must stand together".
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The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund was established in early 2007 to help workers who have lost their jobs due to economic restructuring in the wake of globalisation.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is about companies, organisations and institutions that voluntarily assume social responsibility ‒ above and beyond their legal obligations.
