Dear Colleague,In my position as Chair of the Committee on Social Affairs and Labour of the Seimas of theRepublic of Lithuania, I am honoured to extend my sincere invitation to you to the Meetingof the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs and Labour onEmploymentincentives to implement the Europe 2020 Strategyto be held on 10–11 November 2013 at theSeimas of the Republic of Lithuania in Vilnius.The meeting will focus on topical issues of youth unemployment. We will discuss the ways toincrease employment and youth employment by 2020 and the prospects for implementing theYouth Guarantees initiative in Member States. We will have a debate on how to developbetter matching between labour market needs and youth skills. We will also share our viewson whether policy measures to boost youth employment are effective.You are cordially invited to the dinner on Sunday, 10 November 2013, which will mark thebeginning of the Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs andLabour.Please find enclosed the draft programme of the meeting, general information and hotelbooking forms. For more information, please visit the website of the ParliamentaryDimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union atwww.eu2013.lrs.lt. On the website, you can also find anonlineregistration form for theConference.You are kindly requested to register

no later than 25 October 2013.

We look forward to welcoming you to Vilnius.

Invitation to the

Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs and Labour

of 10–11 November 2013

no later than 25 October 2013.