Economic Policy

On 2 March, the ETUC ran the latest in a series of webinars highlighting the importance of the draft directive on adequate minimum wages and what changes are needed to strengthen it.

One year ago today, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Today, the European Commission published its Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights.

EPSU joins with the ETUC in stressing that EU Member States need the freedom to boost public spending and investment to support economic recovery.

Governments have agreed that the social economy enterprises should play a role in the recovery and can benefit from EU funds.

In light of the unprecedented health, social, and economic challenges that the EU is facing, a complete overhaul of our current fiscal system is needed.

Europe’s union leaders met to discuss the many developments in the EU and Europe.

The ink is hardly dry on the EU – UK trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) that was agreed end December and already the UK Government is indicating that hard-won workers rights are going to be diluted.

“Public services are not only the greatest leveller, they civilise our societies”.

The European Commission published its Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe 25th of November 2020.

Trade union rights violations are increasing in Europe. The right to strike gets under pressure.

The impact of the pandemic on health and social services workers is huge.

(Press release. Embargoed until 23:59 2nd December 2020) The European Commission has called into question Member States’ decisions to increase wages for health care workers.

Close to 200 European trade union leaders joined in an online discussion and agreed several policies.

Like in other constituencies unions were reporting on the impact of the Corona-virus pandemic on their countries.