‘Social Platform’, the European representative NGO Platform, has issued a manifesto concerning the appointments of the new European Commission and the policies being outlined in this new mandate of the Union. According to the document, while the Platform pleased to see some of its “vision for a more social Europe realised in the nomination process, barriers to social progress still threaten to overshadow these wins.”
On November 27, the European Parliament approved the new College of Commissioners led by Ursula von der Leyen, paving the way for legislative work to begin on December 1, with the appointment of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu, whose portfolio now includes a review of quality jobs and social rights.
The document released by ‘Social Platform’ indicates that, as civil society leaders working for a more inclusive and social Europe for all, “we are greatly concerned by the new European Commission’s defining priorities announced yesterday by President von der Leyen.”
According to the Platform, these priorities focus on “innovation, decarbonisation, and security, the ‘Competitiveness Compass’ neglects the human dimension and vastly overlooks the people who stand to be most affected by these transitions.”
As the document highlights, the upcoming review of the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Anti-Poverty Strategy also represent “key opportunities in Executive Vice-President Mînzatu’s mandate to instill renewed momentum into Europe’s social agenda; processes that Social Platform will continue to monitor very closely.
