Nicolas Schmit
EU Commissioner for Employment Hopes for Agreement on EU Minimum Wages by June
Member States will hopefully reach a common position on the definition of EU minimum wages before the end of Portugal's presidency of the Council, which runs until June, European Commissioner for employment, Nicolas Schmit, told Lusa.pt, highlighting the "efforts" made by Portugal to that end.
Latvia’s Former Permanent Representative to the European Union Named Secretary-General of the European Commission
Latvian Ilze Juhansone is a the new Secretary-General of the European Commission, Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Nicolas Schmit announced. He specified that the decision was taken at today's meeting of the commissioners and takes effect immediately.