MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2654(RSP))
On the Second World Summit for Social Development
B-10-2025-0408
on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs · Rapporteur: Li Andersson
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This resolution addresses the Second World Summit for Social Development, urging the EU and member states to strengthen social rights, fight poverty, and achieve the 2030 targets.¶¶¶ It calls for measures on quality jobs, social dialogue, gender equality, child poverty, AI protection, training, just transition, and social inclusion.¶¶¶ It also urges support for the social economy, global social development, and the UN summit process.¶¶¶
Key points
- Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up EPSR implementation and update the Action Plan with legislative initiatives.¶
- Urges cooperation on a new European Social Deal for the Future, focusing on poverty reduction and net-zero emissions by 2050.¶
- Stresses using the Social Scoreboard and Social Convergence Framework to track progress and urges a quality jobs package.¶
- Urges fostering democracy at work, social dialogue, collective bargaining, equal pay, and gender mainstreaming.¶
- Calls for stepped-up efforts against violence, discrimination, and harassment, and addressing work-related psychological distress.¶
- Calls for an ambitious anti-poverty strategy and affordable housing plan, with strong standalone instruments in the next MFF.¶
- Urges continued EU support for social development in third countries and regrets funding withdrawals.¶
- Urges Member States to implement national action plans on the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion.¶
- Emphasizes extending platform work protections to AI-affected sectors, with 'human in control' as binding standard and right to disconnect.¶
- Calls for universal access to quality public education and an individual right to training and upskilling at EU level.¶
- Calls for a just transition directive, support for regions facing depopulation, and full implementation of the European Care Strategy.¶¶
- Calls for support for third-country nationals' integration, monitoring of active labour market measures, and adequate minimum income.¶¶
Who is affected
- EU institutions and Member States are urged to implement social policies and allocate funding.¶¶¶
- Workers, including those in platform and AI-affected sectors, are targeted for enhanced protections.¶
- Children at risk of poverty are targeted through the European Child Guarantee.¶
- Third-country nationals are supported for labour market integration.¶
- Social economy enterprises are to receive strengthened support.¶