Working Time Reduction in Europe: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives (Hybrid Event)
Start: 2025-11-20 13:30:00 UTC Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris (GMT+01:00)
End: 2025-11-20 17:00:00 UTC Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris (GMT+01:00)
Event Type:
Virtual
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.
This public event, hosted by the EFA-Green Group in European Parliament and supported by the European Work-Time Network, will bring together researchers, trade unions, civil society, and policymakers to explore the promise of working time reduction as a path toward more meaningful work, sustainability, and economic justice.
The event is hosted by MEP Vicent Marzà (Greens/EFA) and MEP Estrella Galán (The Left).
Hear from policy experts and trade union organisers:
- Tatiana Pignon (Autonomy Institute)
- Joan Sanchis (University of Valencia)
- Pedro Gomes (University of Birkbeck)
- Grace Western (European Work-Time Network/Autonomy Institute)
- Enric Nomdedéu Biosca (Former Regional Deputy Minister for Employment, Valencian Government)
- India Burgess (European Work-Time Network/Autonomy Institute)
- Yvette Becker (Netherlands Trade Union Confederation)
- Giovanni Casale (European Trade Union Confederation)
- Hampus Andersson (Kommunal, Swedish Municipal Workers' Union)
The event will be livestreamed. Register to view the event online and receive the full programme. Livestream: https://ep.interactio.eu/74dg-b4d-06ls-2ds
There be live interpretation between English and Spanish.
