Inequality has been falling across Europe. But a backlash driven by fiscal ‘discipline’ and ‘competitiveness’ could reverse that.
In difficult times, social cohesion has improved (socialeurope.eu)
Tag: European Union
Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirmed, promised initiatives on affordable housing and poverty. Ending poverty by 2040 should be the goal.
‘The EU’s ultra-liberal policies can even be found in Parliament’s toilets’ read the lead into a recent media investigation of cleaners’ abysmal working conditions in the European Parliament. The findings—including the fear of speaking to journalists—should not come as any surprise.
Cleaners come out from the shadows to mobilise (socialeurope.eu)
EU instruments encouraging social dialogue and collective bargaining are very valuable—but not if employers can walk away.
Social dialogue: urgent to turn words into deeds (socialeurope.eu)
The directive has already changed the landscape on setting minimum wages and extending collective bargaining.
Not done yet—applying the minimum-wages directive (socialeurope.eu)
EU governments are losing out on a staggering 286.5 billion euros in revenue annually, equivalent to 33 million euros per hour, due to their failure to fairly tax Europe’s wealthiest. This amount, equivalent to Finland’s GDP, represents what a European wealth tax of up to 5 percent could raise every year, according to Oxfam’s analysis.
Having seen off the platforms’ obstruction, the battle moves to how the directive will be transposed and implemented at the national levels.
Platform work directive—delivering rights for all (socialeurope.eu)
Might be a positive development …
European Works Councils: on a road to further reform (socialeurope.eu)
The rules for allocation of EU funds should be more transparent and provide a meaningful role for the social partners.
EU funds need stronger social conditionality (socialeurope.eu)
The European Commission is not yet very clear on how it wants to ensure the involvement of social partners.
Christophe Degryse explains how and what
© 2024 Global Social Justice
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑