The Social Foundations of European Integration - Past, Present, and Future
A public lecture by Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights organised by the UCL European Institute and the UCL Labour Rights Institute
The Social Foundations of European Integration - Past, Present, and Future
25 Oct 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
“The Social Foundations of European Integration - Past, Present, and Future”
A public lecture by
Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Introduced by Professor Eloise Scotford, Dean of the Faculty of Laws, University College London
Chaired by Nicola Countouris, Professor of Labour Law and European Law
About the Commissioner
Nicolas Schmit took up office as European Commissioner responsible for Jobs and Social Rights in December 2019. Prior to this, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the social-democratic Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei following his election in May 2019. From 2009 to 2018, he held the position of Minister for Labour and Employment in the Luxembourgish government. In 2004, he was appointed Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Immigration.Following a long career of public service, he took up duty as Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the EU in 1998 for a six-year term.
Nicolas Schmit holds a Doctorate in International Economic Relations and a Masters in French Literature from the University of Aix-Marseille.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All