News - 6 February 2018 13:00

Save the Date 8 March: Access and quality of public services, a debate on improving quality of life

On 8 March 2018, Eurofound and the European Economic and Social Committee, under the banner of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU, will bring together up to 80 representatives of the social partners, EU institutions, national and regional representatives, practitioners, civil society, and academics in Brussels to debate the key themes highlighted in Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey 2016 with a focus on access and quality of public services.

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the event will be a timely occasion to highlight the differences that emerge in the findings between genders, as well as the growing challenges of reconciling work and private life.

It will also provide an opportunity to reflect and debate the differences and disparities revealed in the survey, as well as the policy challenges linked to making the European Pillar of Social Rights a reality on the ground in each Member State, in particular access to and quality of public services which varies greatly across Member States.

Find out more and express your interest in attending:

Access and quality of public services: A debate on improving quality of life

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