Tune in at 09:30 CET on 8 March and watch: Access to and quality of public services in the EU - a debate on improving quality of life

Tune in at 09:00 CET tomorrow 8 March to watch and follow the 'Access to and quality of public services in the EU: A debate on improving quality of life’ at h

The debate will focus on access and quality of public services, and – as it coincides with #IWD2018 – it will also highlight the differences that emerge in the findings between genders, as well as the growing challenges of reconciling work and private life.

You can also follow and contribute to the discussions on Twitter under hashtags #qualityoflife and #4EQLS, and handles @eurofound, @EU_EESC, @EU2018BG, @JuanMenendezEF, @CArighoEF, @BerniceTurnerEF, and @JamesHigginsEF

Speakers and contributors at the event include:

• Maria João Rodrigues, MEP, S&D Group Vice-President

• Milena Angelova, President, European Economic and Social Committee Permanent Study Group on ‘Services of General Interest’ (Employers' Group, BG)

• Lazar Lazarov, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria

• Irena Moozova, Director, Equality, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission

• Jana Hainsworth, President, Social Platform

• Penny Clarke, Head of European Public Services Union (EPSU)

• Rebekah Smith, Deputy Director, Social Affairs, BusinessEurope

• Valeria Ronzitti, General Secretary, CEEP

• Heather Roy, Secretary General, Eurodiaconia

• Montserrat Mir Roca, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation