Equal representation of women on company boards and measures for the participation of older people in the labour market, as well as developments in Ukraine, were discussed during the EU Employment and Social Policy Council, which took place on Monday in Brussels, by the responsible ministers of the member states.
Cyprus was represented at the Council by Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Zeta Aimylianidou.
Ministers discussed the Council's general approach on the Commission's proposal for a Directive on improving gender balance in non-executive directorships of listed companies. In the context of this discussion, Ms Aimylianidou expressed Cyprus' support for the proposed Directive.
The Council members also had a policy debate on anti-discrimination in the labour market. The Labour Minister referred to the importance of the proposed Directives on pay transparency and more gender-balanced representation of non-executive directors as important steps in the fight against discrimination.
In her intervention during a separate policy debate on the participation of older people in the labour market, Ms. Aimylianidou referred to targeted projects implemented by Cyprus to improve the digital skills of people over 55 years of age, to the planned quote
