The two-day meeting of business leaders, experts and policymakers in Warsaw is being held as part of the Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union. The participants of the Spring 2025 European Forum for New Ideas are looking for answer to the question of changes faced by the European labour market and how to best prepare for them. 

The future of work in Europe 

The panel debate attended by the Minister for Family, Labour and Social Policy Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk on Tuesday focused on the challenges concerning labour and work in Europe. Together with representatives of the Spanish and Lithuanian governments responsible for labour and social policies in their respective countries, she talked about the vision of the future of employment and work in Europe.

Competitiveness based on quality - this should be the key requirement for the entire European community when it comes to economic competition. We also need equality and cohesion. It is in the common interest of governments, employers, workers, trade unions, and citizens alike to ensure that the technological change we are currently facing is as evolutionary as possible and does not turn into a technological tsunami,

said Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk during the debate. 

Other participants were 

Yolanda Díaz Pérez, Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Minister of Labour and Social Economy; 

Inga Ruginienė, Minister of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania. 

Ministry of Labour represented at EFNI 

On 15 April 2025, the ‘Roundtable - Dialogue as effective tool for change management’ panel was attended by Liwiusz Laska, Director General of the Ministry of Labour. During the debate, experts shared their strategies for constructive dialogue that enables optimal management of transition processes, which also concern the labour market. 

On the same day, Ewa Flaszyńska, Director of the Labour Market Department at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, took part in two debates: ‘Should we be looking for a new work organisation model?’ and ‘The demographic crisis in Europe - implications for the labour market and prospects for the silver economy.’ 

European Forum for New Ideas 

The European Forum for New Ideas has been held since 2011 by the Lewiatan Confederation in partnership with BusinessEurope and the City of Sopot. Each year, the Forum brings together more than a thousand participants - representatives of business, academia, culture and public administration from Poland and Europe.