University of Economics – Varna

Public Lecture on The Priorities of the European Labour Authority by Cosmin Boiangiu, Executive Director of the European Labour Authority

Ambassador Cosmin Boiangiu, Executive Director of the European Labour Authority, will deliver a public lecture on The Priorities of the European Labour Authority on 19 March 2024 at 1:30 p.m., room 122, University of Economics – Varna. He has been invited by Prof. Andriyana Andreeva, Varna Regional Governor, and professor at our university Legal Studies Department.

Ambassador Cosmin Boiangiu has been Executive Director of the European Labour Authority for two years. He is a career diplomat who joined the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry in 1996. Between April 2016 and December 2020, he served as Deputy Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union and Representative to the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER I). From 2012 to 2016 he was Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Slovenia.

Cosmin Boiangiu has represented his country in the United Nations and NATO. He has received a number of awards for his service and he has a PhD in Economics of Climate Change.

In his meeting with students, the lecturer will address challenges the Bulgarian labour market faces in the context of increased work force mobility and ways if providing more effective protection of the rights of mobile workers through joint actions and information exchange, including the support of the European Labour Authority.

The event will provide interpretation services from and into English.

The media, representatives of social partners (trade unions and employers' organizations), public sector officials, judicial workers, etc. are all invited to this event.

18 Mar 2024