Program

Morning session

9.30 : Opening of the seminar

Presentation of the MoveS project
Prof. Sophie Robin-Olivier, MoveS expert, Sorbonne Law School, Paris 1

10.00 : Recent developments of the EU legislation in the fields of free movement of workers and the coordination of social security systems - Recent case law of the Court of Justice, DG EMPL,  European Commission

Discussion

11.00 : Break

11.15 : Free movement of workers and restrictions due to public health – Focus on cross-border workers working in health and social services sectors
Prof. Kristina Koldinska, MoveS expert, Charles University, Prague

Discussion

11.45 : Cross-border telework and Covid-19 - Impact on mobile workers' status (labour / social security rules of conflict of law)
Prof. Jean-Philippe Lhernould, MoveS expert, University of Poitiers

Discussion

12.15 : Lunch

Afternoon session

13.30 : Recent developments concerning cross-border access to health care / free movement of patients
Prof. Anne-Pieter van der Mei, MoveS expert, Maastricht University

Discussion

14.00 : Forever insecure ? Seasonal workers before and during Covid-19 pandemic
Zane Rasnača, Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute

Discussion

14.30 : Covid-19 impact on the distinction between EU citizens and third country nationals
Prof. Sophie Robin-Olivier

Discussion

15.15 : Round table

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Free movement : a workers' perspective
Dr Petia Tzetanova, Head, Legal expert, MOT – Transfrontier Operational Mission

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Free movement : the French administration perspective (tbc)
French Labour inspector

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Free movement : a Trade Union perspective
Enrico Somaglia, EFFAT Deputy General Secretary

16.15 : Discussion, questions and comments

16.30 : Conclusions

17 .00 : End

Participation in the seminar is free of charge but participants must register : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyNuZamycPMbuzOnns38CAPMfExbJ6yTTJ6Or9k4_1FaLmrw/viewform?usp=sf_link