Through dialogue, decisions can be reached on complex issues, and this was confirmed by the 27 member states through the adoption of a directive on improving conditions for digital platform workers, Minister of Labour, Yiannis Panayiotou, said after the conclusion of the EU Employment and Social Policy Council (EPSCO), which took place in Brussels on Monday.
“After long consultations we agreed on the adoption of a Directive to better regulate labour rights of workers on digital platforms, during which Cyprus had a positive attitude from the beginning, and we confirmed that through dialogue we can agree and reach commonly accepted decisions on complex issues,” he said.
Panayiotou also had a joint meeting with the Polish Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bak and the Danish Minister for Employment, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, to discuss the coordination of the upcoming Council Presidencies of the three countries, on January 2025 (Poland), July 2025 (Denmark) and January 2026 (Cyp
rus).
It was “a very productive preparatory meeting, where we found that we have common approaches and share the same willingness for constructive cooperation”, Panayiotou said in a statement.
The Cypriot Minister also had a bilateral meeting with the new Greek Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Domna Michailidou, with the two focusing on ‘the use of technology to better control the labour market and improve the response to the requests of our citizens regarding the payment of the shared pensions.”
On Tuesday, Panayiotou will represent Cyprus at a joint meeting of the ECOFIN and EPSCO Councils, which will focus on social investments and reforms for resilient economies.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
