Juan Menéndez-Valdés

Juan Menéndez-Valdés

Juan Menéndez-Valdés was appointed Director of Eurofound in December 2010 and is currently serving his second  mandate. Eurofound (the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge in the area of social, employment and work- related policies. From 2015 to 2016, Juan Menéndez-Valdés was chair of the Network of EU decentralised Agencies.  In his earlier career, he served in leading roles at the  Spanish Confederation of Business and in the Spanish  National Employment Service. From 2007 to 2009, he was chair of the Governing Board of the European Centre for  the Development of Vocational Training. 

Although Europe is showing signs of progress, imbalances in opportunities remain a defining factor for too many Europeans

Europe is showing visible signs of progress: in most countries, labour markets are healthier than they have been in a decade, with more people in work than ever before, while social exclusion is declining.

However, it is also a continent...