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- ETUC assesses the Social results of the German Presidency
- Trade Union Memorandum to the German Presidency
- ETUC assesses the Social results of the Austrian presidency "Some good results"
- Trade Union Memorandum to the Austrian Presidency of the European Union
- ETUC assesses the social results of the UK Presidency: "Unilateral priorities - bad results"
- Trade Union Memorandum to the UK Presidency of the European Union
- ETUC assesses the Social results of the Dutch Presidency "Unilateral priorities - bad results"
- Trade union memorandum to the Dutch Presidency of the European Union
- A social progress protocol is needed more urgently than ever
- ETUC assesses the social results of the Irish presidency - "Clear priorities - mixed results"
- ETUC criticises ‘misleading’ statement of the Czech Presidency
- ETUC leaders meet Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss priorities for the UK Presidency
- ETUC meets Chancellor Angela Merkel to present its key demands for a stronger Social Europe
- ETUC meets Portuguese Presidency to set out Trade Union priorities
- ETUC presses the incoming EU Presidency to set a positive agenda for progress on Social Europe
- ETUC sets 10 social tests for the Irish Presidency
- ETUC submits its memorandum to the French Presidency of the EU
- ETUC urges the Dutch Presidency to push forward on European Union’s Social Agenda
- ETUC urges the German EU Presidency to respond to popular demand for social progress
- European Trade Unions urge the Austrian EU Presidency to give a new impetus to Social Europe
- French Presidency must act on Social Europe
- Hungarian Presidency of the EU: ETUC meets its Hungarian affiliates
- Informal Employment and Social Policy Council Meeting
- John Monks and a Luxembourg trade union delegation hand over the ETUC social claims to Jean-Claude Juncker
- Slovenian Presidency: ETUC appeals for the single market to respect trade union rights
- The challenge of the future of Social Europe
- The ETUC asks the Spanish Presidency of the EU to focus on employment and climate change and to strengthen the European Social Model
- The ETUC expects the Swedish Presidency to tackle European workers’ urgent concerns
- The new European Commission will have to maintain its course on social Europe
- Activity report
- ETUC Charter on gender mainstreaming in trade unions
- ETUC Constitution
- Make the Charter legally binding
- On the Offensive on Pay: Towards Equality
- Strategy and Action Plan
- The Seville Manifesto
- "Sign it!" ETUC General Secretary John Monks urges Gordon Brown as he heads for treaty negotiations in Lisbon
- "The Constitution, which is not neo-liberal, has become a casualty of Member States ignoring Social Europe"
- “Make the Charter legally binding on Member States,” says ETUC
- “The New Constitution is a step forward. It should have been two steps forward”
- After the referendums - Taking the initiative (Declaration by the ETUC Executive Committee)
- ETUC calls on EU Member States not to throw out crucial elements of the European Constitution
- ETUC looks forward to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
- ETUC opposes ’downsizing’ the EU Constitution
- ETUC says the Reform Treaty must also reinforce Europe’s social dimension
- ETUC urges “YES” vote on Lisbon
- ETUC warns of rising anger among European workers at moves to weaken the EU Constitution’s social dimension
- EU Summit: ETUC urges European leaders to demonstrate active commitment to social policy
- European Constitution: ETUC calls for all-out campaign for Social Europe
- European Council : ETUC welcomes agreement
- Irish referendum: act now for a more social Europe
- New treaty deal does little to advance social progress, says the ETUC
- On the offensive for the Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Reform Treaty: ETUC calls upon European leaders to use it to reinforce European social dimension
- Reform treaty: ETUC laments a missed opportunity to boost social Europe
- The ETUC calls on EU leaders not to cave in to UK pressure to further weaken the Charter of Fundamental Rights
- The ETUC Steering Committee supports the European Constitution as a "starting point" for progress towards stronger social values in the European Union
- The ETUC welcomes the fiftieth Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome but efforts in the social field must be stepped up
- The European Constitutional Treaty: Union Chief issues wake-up call to British business and the Confederation of British Industry
- The failure of the European Council plunges Europe into a profound crisis
- The trade union strategy on the European Constitution: the debate continues
- After the Referendums - Taking the initiative
- ETUC : The Intergovernmental Conference must effectively guarantee the European Social Model
- EU Reform Treaty: Statement by the ETUC
- Resolution on the ETUC and the Lisbon Treaty
- The European Constitution
- CFDT - Meeting (French version only)
- Charter of Fundamental Rights - Rond-Point Schuman
- Forum on Europe
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions
- PS - Meeting. (Available only in French)
- Scottish Trades Union Congress Conference (STUC)
- TUC Conference - EU Constitution
- Bernadette Ségol
- Claudia Menne
- Józef Niemiec
- Judith Kirton-Darling
- Luca Visentini
- Patrick Itschert
- Veronica Anna-Maria Nilsson
- Associated Organisations (1)
- European Trade Union Federations (10)
- National Trade Union Confederations (85)
- Observer Organisations (7)
- ETUI Education Department
- ETUI Research Department
- ETUI Working Conditions, Health and Safety Department
- Un(e) expert(e) chargé(e) de la rédaction de documents/synthèse de trois études "régionales " et transnationales
- 3 expert(e)s chargé(e)s de la réalisation de 3 études
- 4 MB guaranteed bandwith leased line to the Internet
- Call for tenders for subcontracting Quantitative Research (2004)
- ICT hardware, software and services
- II - Joint Project of the European Social Partner Organisations Tender specifications Country experts-
- II - Joint Project of the European Social Partner Organisations Tender specifications Project coordinator
- Preparation of the ETUC conference on the European Chemicals Policy Reform
- Project Coordinator
- Sous traitance de l’interpretation
- Sub - contracting of interpreting
- Sub - contracting of interpreting
- Sub - contracting of publishing
- Sub - contracting of translation
- Sub contracting of technical interpreting equipment
- Sub contracting of technical interpreting equipment
- “Astaro firewall upgrades”
- "Appel d’offre concernant des publications"
- "Appel d’offre concernant la réalisation d’une page Web"
- "Appel d’offre concernant un(e) expert(e)"
- “ITIL training”
- “SPIP and EZ publish support”
- “Trend client-server messaging suite”
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe
- Challenging times: Innovative ways of organising working time: the role of trade unions
- Maximizer CRM software
- Netscreen RA525 and for Ontrack software
- Participation & its Place in the Representation Jigsaw-Puzzle’
- Telecom communications/traffic/leased line/blackberry
- Towards a protective regulatory framework for domestic work
- Appel d’offre concernant la télécommunications fixes pour la CES
- Appel d’offre pour l’acquisition de téléphones IP
- Appel d’offre relatif à la liaison Internet de la CES
- Joint Project of the European Social Partners Organisations: Integrated Programme of the EU social dialogue
- Outil européen d’évaluation du rôle et de l’efficacité des représentants des travailleurs
- Specifications for the sub-contracting of external expertise
- Appel d’offres pour la sous-traitance de l’interpretation
- Appel d’offres pour la sous-traitance des traductions
- Call for tenders for the sub-contracting of interpreting
- Call for tenders for the sub-contracting of translation
- Étude recherche sur les voies opérationnelles pour la prise en compte des droits fondamentaux de l’homme au travail dans le cadre de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce.
- Extending equality: tender specifications N° 200707 CP 30/10/07
- Vers plus d’égalité : Cahier des charges N° 200707 CP 30/10/07
- Appel d’offre concernant la télécommunication mobile voix/data pour la CES
- Individual service contract forecast
- Joint Project of the European Social Partner Organisations: Integrated Programme of the EU social dialogue (Phase 2)
- La coopération entre les PME et les syndicats en Europe autour de préoccupations économiques et sociales communes
- Service contract shortlist notice - Technical Assistance for Civil Society Dialogue: bringing together workers from Turkey and the European Union through a shared culture of work
- Subcontracting work required to complete a study-research on how International framework agreements between multinational companies and global union federations may advance EU commitments on sustainable development
- Technical assistance for civil society dialogue: Bringing together workers from Turkey and the European Union through a shared culture of work
- Appel d’offres n° 2009 06: Étude recherche sur les dérèglements climatiques, les nouvelles politiques industrielles et les sorties de crises
- Cahier des charges pour la sous- traitance relative à l’expertise externe - Plus d’emplois et de meilleurs emplois pour les jeunes en Europe
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe
- Cancellation of a service tender procedure
- Integrated Programme of the EU Social Dialogue 2009 – 2011 - Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise IP1 - Joint Study
- Integrated Programme of the EU Social Dialogue 2009-2011 - Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise - IP 2 – Joint Study
- Integrated Programme of the EU Social Dialogue 2009-2011 - Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise - IP 3 – Resource Centre
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe : « Dialogue social européen : ‘Bilan et perspectives’ »
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe à un reportage video sur le thème « Le travail en Europe : quels défis, quelles perspectives ?».
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe « Le travail en Europe : quels défis, quelles perspectives ?».
- Working for better times - Working time regulation and innovation in the 21-st century
- Cahier des charges pour la sous-traitance relative à l’expertise externe: «No Formal and Informal Learning (NFIL) – Formation Non Formelle et Informelle – De pratiques parallèles à une insertion systèmique»
- Call for tenders for the Sub-contracting of interpreting /Sous-traitance de l’interprètation
- “BARGAINING FOR EQUALITY: How collective bargaining contributes to eliminating pay discrimination between women and men performing the same job or a job of equal value”.
- Appel d’offres pour la sous-traitance d’expertise externe dans le cadre du projet : « L’impact des restructurations sur le rôle du collectif de travail en tant qu’acteur de la (re)construction des savoir-faire de métier : comment articuler la question de l’emploi et celle du travail ? »
- Call for Tenders for subcontracting external expertise in the framework of the ETUC project: Anticipating the transition: engaging young workers today to reach 2050 goals
- Call for tenders for the sub-contracting of external expertise within the framework of a project on "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Trade union position on the EU’s new strategy"
- Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise - INTEGRATED PROGRAMME of the EU Social Dialogue 2013-14 “A toolkit for Gender Equality in Practice”
- Tender Specifications for subcontracting external expertise - INTEGRATED PROGRAMME of the EU Social Dialogue 2013-14 “Skills needs in greening economies”
Our aims
EU Presidency Memorandum
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2007
German Presidency
Portuguese Presidency
2006
Austrian Presidency
Finnish Presidency
2005
United Kingdom Presidency
Luxembourg Presidency
2004
Dutch Presidency
Irish Presidency
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ETUC Congress
9th ETUC Congress, Helsinki 1999
10th ETUC Congress, Prague 2003
11th ETUC Congress, Seville 2007
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12th ETUC Congress, Athens 2011
Lisbon Treaty
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Resolutions
Speeches
Brochures
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Structure
Secretariat
Staff
Our members
European Trade Union Institute
ETUC Euro-demonstrations
Frequently Asked Questions
Calls for tender
Calls for tender 2004
Calls for tender 2005
Calls for tender 2006
Calls for tender 2007
Calls for tender 2008
Calls for tender 2009
Calls for tender 2010
Calls for tender 2011
Calls for tender 2012
Calls for tender 2013
Job vacancies
Our Activities
- 20th Anniversary of the European Social Dialogue - Future Perspectives of the European Social Dialogue
- 20th Anniversary of Val Duchesse
- European Council: Social partners’ joint labour market analysis
- Social Dialogue Conference
- Social Dialogue Summit
- Tripartite Social Summit
- Implementing the revised Parental Leave Framework Agreement: meeting the challenges
- Joint social partner study on restructuring in the EU-15 – Synthesis conference
- Social partner participation in the European social dialogue ... what are the social partner’s needs? ”
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (Evaluation report 2006)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (First follow-up report 2003)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (Second follow-up report 2004)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (Third follow-up report 2005)
- Social Dialogue on Education and Training (Annexe)
- Work programme of the European social partners 2003 - 2005
- Work programme of the European social partners 2006 - 2008
- Work programme of the European social partners 2009 - 2010
- Work programme of the European social partners 2012 - 2014
- 2004 Joint Report on Social Partner actions in Member States to implement employment guidelines
- 2005 Joint Report on Social Partner actions on employment in Member States
- Cooperation between SMEs and trade unions in Europe on common economic and social concerns
- European social partner report on reconciliation of professional, private and family life
- Joint contribution on the EU Youth Initiative
- Joint declaration on mid term review of Lisbon Strategy
- Joint letter from the European social partners on childcare
- Joint recommendations on support to economic recovery by the European Social Fund
- Joint statement on the Europe 2020 Strategy
- Key challenges facing European labour markets: european Social partners joint analysis
- Report on joint work of the European social partners on the ECJ rulings in the Viking, Laval, Rüffert and Luxembourg cases
- ETUC, UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP sign agreement on Work Related Stress
- ETUC congratulates the Council of Europe on the 10th anniversary of the revised Social Charter
- ETUC contribution to the Tripartite Social Summit
- ETUC key message to the Social Summit: rebalance the European flexicurity agenda with job quality at the centre
- ETUC supports the European social partner joint analysis and recommendations for more and better jobs
- ETUC takes part in informal meeting of employment ministers in Helsinki
- ETUC welcomes social partner agreement curbing precarious work in Spain
- European Social Partners call on Europe’s political leaders to take action in order to take Europe out of lethargy
- European Social Partners commitment on inclusive labour markets
- European Social Partners finalise negotiations on a work programme 2006-2008
- European Social Partners launch negotiations on working time
- European social partners present the results of the implementation of the European telework agreement
- European Social Partners present their Work Programme for the Social Dialogue 2006-2008
- European social partners sign an agreement to fight against harassment and violence at work
- European Social Partners’ revised agreement on parental leave: one extra month of parental leave
- Gender equality on labour markets: social partners active to reduce the remaining gaps
- Gender equality on labour markets: social partners consolidate their efforts to close the remaining gaps
- In the wake of the Hampton Court European Summit, the ETUC calls for a determined social and economic programme
- Joint letter from the European social partners on childcare
- Labour ministers must not jeopardise the European social dialogue
- Recession and EJC decisions pose threat to the support for the single market
- Saving Social Europe is vital to saving Europe, says the ETUC
- Social dialogue is the cornerstone of the European social model
- Social Dialogue strengthened by the Constitution
- Stress at work: EU agreement makes a difference
- The ETUC confirms its willingness to negotiate an ambitious reform of the Working Time Directive
- The ETUC welcomes the European Commission’s Social Agenda but warns that it must not remain merely a statement of good intent
- The European Social Partners: "Focusing on youth and employment is the top priority for the coming years"
- The Informal Social Summit at Hampton Court must put social justice at the heart of its deliberations, as did the Tripartite Social Summit
- Trade unions and SMEs cooperate on common economic and social concerns
- Tripartite Social Summit : Europe must get back to being a project with a future
- Tripartite Social Summit: Social Europe is a necessity
- Tripartite Social Summit: the ETUC steps up the pressure for decent jobs and adequate wages
- Working Time negotiations: we note with regret that the employers proposals are very unbalanced
- 35,000 Euro-demonstrators in Ljubljana
- ETUC invites European finance ministers to discuss real solutions to the problem of excessive wage moderation
- ETUC launches a European campaign on wages
- ETUC survey of recent collective bargaining agreements reveals no risk to price stability but a downward risk to growth and recovery
- European trade union movement stages Euro-demonstration for better wages
- European trade union movement stages Euro-demonstration for better wages
- European trade unionists demonstrate in Ljubljana in pursuit of higher pay
- Annexes to the Resolution: The coordination of collective bargaining 2007
- Collective bargaining: The ETUC priorities and working program (Resolution)
- Coordination of collective bargaining
- ETUC Resolution Guidelines for the coordination of collective bargaining in 2010
- ETUC Resolution on the salary campaign and guidelines for collective bargaining coordination in 2009
- European Commission’s consultation on the Transnational Company Agreements (TCAs)
- The coordination of collective bargaining 2003-2004 and the participation of workers
- The coordination of collective bargaining 2007
- The coordination of collective bargaining 2008
- The coordination of collective bargaining in 2006
- Annual report 2002: The coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
- Annual report 2003: The coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
- Annual report 2004: The coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
- Annual report 2005: The coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
- Annual report 2006: The coordination of collective bargaining in Europe
- Information bulletin 2009/1
- Information bulletin 2009/2
- Information bulletin 2009/3
- Information bulletin. 2006/1
- Information bulletin. 2006/2
- Information bulletin. 2006/3
- Information bulletin. 2006/4
- Information bulletin. 2006/5
- Information bulletin. 2007/1
- Information bulletin. 2007/2
- Information bulletin. 2007/3
- Information bulletin. 2007/4
- Information bulletin. 2008/1
- Information bulletin. 2008/2
- Information bulletin. 2008/3
- ETUC response to the second Restructuring Forum
- Resolution - Anticipating change and restructuring ETUC calls for EU action
- Restructuring - ETUC’s comments: Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union
- ETUC letter to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso
- Restructuring: Letter to the President of the European Commission
- Restructuring: reply letter from the President ot the European Commission
- “It’s time for action not more procrastinating on restructuring" says ETUC
- “Restructuring : the EU must take the initiative for an instrument to manage transition and anticipation”
- Europe needs stronger worker consultation and better tools for managing restructuring
- European social partners take part in joint conference to discuss restructuring in the new EU Member States
- European Social partners work together on restructuring
- Restructuring and Anticipation of Change: Commission must respect massive majority in Parliament and propose legislation
- Restructuring and anticipation of change: ETUC welcomes the strong demand for action from MEPS
- Restructuring: ‘Stop the procrastination! Says ETUC, it’s time to propose measures to support workers’
- Restructuring: ETUC calls for European action to tackle job losses
- Co - determination is not an alien concept in Europe
- European Parliament vote on cross-border mergers supports the obligatory right of workers to be involved, says ETUC
- ETUC comments on Deloitte’s "Fitness check" in the area of Information and Consultation of Workers
- ETUC position on conditions for employee financial participation (EFP)
- ETUC Resolution on the European Workers Participation Fund
- ETUC Resolution on workers participation at risk: towards better employee involvement
- Strengthening worker involvement: minimum standards for information, consultation and participation in Europe
- The coordination of collective bargaining 2003-2004 and the participation of workers
- The need for information, consultation and participation in cases of cross-border changes in company structures and transfers of companies’ registered offices
- Conference: for the full involvement of employees in the European Cooperative Society
- European Conference "Paths to progress" - Mapping innovation on information, consultation and participation for employee involvement in corporate governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility and European trade unions: danger of a rift
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe must not try to replace collective bargaining and legislation, says the ETUC
- ETUC sees Multistakeholder Forum meeting as the last chance to create a balanced approach to CSR in Europe
- The ETUC welcomes the adoption of the report on Corporate Social Responsibility by the European Parliament
- The European Trade Union Confederation calls for a stronger system of corporate social responsibility
- Transparency of social and environmental information: the ETUC considers that the Commission is taking the first step in the right direction
- Corporate Social Responsability (Employees Financial Participation )
- Renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Assessment methodology of the OECD - Principles of Corporate Governance
- ETUC answer Re: The Green Paper on “Corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies”
- ETUC answer Re: The public consultation on future priorities for the action plan on modernising Company law and enhancing Corporate Governance in the European Union
- ETUC response to European Commission public consultation on disclosure of non-financial information by companies
- ETUC response to the consultation on the Green Paper on an EU Framework for Corporate Governance
- European trade unions and Corporate Social Responsibility - Final report by the European Trade Union Confederation
- ETUC reply to DG Markt consultation on the operation and impacts of the Statute for a European Company
- ETUC response to European Commmission’s First phase consultation of Social Partners under Article 154 TFEU on the possible review of Directive 2001/86/EC supplementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees
- A bigger future for worker participation in Europe thanks to Allianz SE
- BASF SE pioneers stronger worker consultation in Europe
- Employers accept European codetermination in another European company
- ETUC urges the European Commission to set clear rules for scrutinising directors’ pay awards
- ETUC welcomes the inception of the European Company Statute
- More than 500 European Companies are now active: more guarantees are needed for workers involvement
- Corporate Governance at European level
- ETUC response on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE)
- ETUC response to the public consultation on “The Future of European Company Law”
- The Future of European Company Law: towards sustainable governance
- Workers’ participation in the SE Directive - Framework for the Directives on cross-border mergers and transferral of registered offices
- European private company statute must respect workers’ participation rights
- European private society must respect workers’ participation rights
- New Proposal on the European Private Company a cause of concern
- The European private society must not be misused to evade codetermination
- Workers participation rights must be ensured in the European Private Company
- Etuc calls for the relaunch of the EWC directive revision
- ETUC calls to step up pace of EWC directive revision
- ETUC welcomes Commission initiative on revision of European Works Council directive
- ETUC welcomes Council decision to strengthen European Works Councils
- ETUC welcomes the decision of the European Parliament to strengthen rights for European Works Councils
- European Works Council: a double first in Italian banks
- European Works Councils are vital to sound corporate governance
- EWC directive: Social dialogue talks “not practical” - the Commission should take action
- EWC: ETUC asks the European Parliament to complete the changes to the proposed directive by the end of the year
- Joint advice by the social partners on the European works councils "recast" directive
- Major conference on European Works Councils
- More than 200 European Works Council members meet in Brussels to push for urgent revision of EU Directive
- Nokia shows the importance of urgently reviewing the EWC Directive
- On the offensive for stronger European Works Councils
- Revision of the European Works Council directive
- The ETUC welcomes the proposals of the Commission on the revision of the EWC Directive
- European works councils
- Letter to the Members European Parliament: Revision of the EWC Directive
- Response to the European Commission consultation on revision of EWC directive
- Restructuring - ETUC’s comments: Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union
- INFOPOINT circular
- INFOPOINT workshop on project setting-up, 28-29 February 2012
- Vademecum 2011 and 2012
- ETUC response to the European Commission’s action plan on European Company Law and Corporate Governance
- For strengthening employee involvement
- Commission report on social protection and social inclusion: Strengthening the social dimension to cushion the shocks of the crisis
- Commission’s joint report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion: The EU should do more and better
- Cross-border healthcare: significant improvements
- Directive on supplementary pensions: a backwards step
- Employers, workers and industry representatives: "Commission should reconsider plans on occupational pensions"
- ETUC notes adoption of the Directive on cross-border healthcare by European Parliament
- ETUC states its concern about the recent ECJ ruling on workers’ health and safety
- EU pensions Green Paper: “Unrealistic” says ETUC
- Green paper on pensions: for the ETUC, job creation must be the priority
- ITUC - ETUC - CWC and Euresa Institute sign a "memorandum of understanding"
- No to regressive pension reforms
- Proposed directive on the portability of supplementary pension rights: ETUC regrets the lack of ambition by the Commission
- The ETUC joins the European campaign against Poverty and Social Exclusion
- The ETUC supports the national day of action on pensions organised by French trade unions
- Towards sustainability and solidarity in the coordination of health and long-term care services at European level
- White Paper on Pensions: a disappointing and inadequate response to the concerns of current and future pensioners
- ETUC Resolution Towards adequate pension systems – the ETUC response to the EC Green Paper
- Assuring the viability and quality of pensions in Europe
- Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations. ETUC Contribution to the debate started by the Green Paper
- ETUC Action Plan on Active Ageing and Solidarity between generations
- ETUC Declaration on “EY2012: European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity”
- ETUC Declaration on 2010 – European Year for combating poverty and Social exclusion
- ETUC Position - White Paper on Pensions : « Guaranteeing retirement pension : making no mistake about the objectives, or the funding »
- ETUC Position on the proposal for a directive on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
- ETUC Resolution ‘European strategy for social inclusion’
- ETUC response to the European Commission’s Communication “Second consultation phase of the social partners with a view to improving the portability of supplementary pension"
- ETUC response to the second consultation phase by the social partners on active inclusion
- For a regulatory framework at European level concerning occupational pension schemes .
- To bolster social cohesion, ETUC wants an ambitious and efficient OMC applied to social protection and social inclusion
- ETUC-ETUI joint seminar on the future of pensions in Europe
- ETUC/FERPA conference: "EY2012: Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity"
- ETUC alarmed by the European Commission proposal for revision of the Working Time Directive
- ETUC condemns the opportunist call for a longer working week: A standard 40-hour week is not what Europe needs
- ETUC considers proposals of the European Commission to revise the Working Time Directive as unacceptable and totally out of proportion
- ETUC denounces the European Commission’s communication on working time because it does not guarantee protection for all workers
- ETUC denounces the myth of a generalisation of longer working hours
- ETUC deplores blockage of key social policy measures
- ETUC expresses profound concern about proposed compromise on the Working Time Directive
- ETUC wants to see Working Time Directive improved, not weakened
- ETUC welcomes the decision of the European Parliament on the working time directive
- ETUC welcomes the judgement of the European Court of Justice to reduce the use of on-call work
- ETUC: Czech Presidency is not promoting a fair deal on working time
- Euro-demonstration: European unions say ‘no’ to social regression
- European leaders must move forward on working time and demonstrate that they are listening to the people, insists the ETUC
- European Parliament vote on Working Time Directive: Social Europe is alive and well
- European Social Partners launch negotiations on working time
- European Trade Union Confederation regrets the European Commission’s failure to propose improvements to working time directive in its second phase of consultation
- Limitation of working hours and more influence of workers, for healthier working lives
- Protection against long and irregular working hours must continue to be main goal of Working Time Directive
- Revision of the working time directive: the ETUC calls on the Council and the Commission to respect European treaties and fundamental rights
- Revision of the working time directive: The ETUC calls on the European Parliament and the Council to agree on fundamental changes
- Revision of the Working Time Directive: the ETUC declares itself disappointed at the proposals from the European Commission
- Revision of Working Time Directive: the encouraging outcome of the vote at the European Parliament
- The ETUC calls for a Directive that will put an end to long working hours in Europe
- The ETUC is pleased that the EESC has adopted a report on working time that moves in the same direction as the decision of the European Parliament
- The ETUC is urgently calling on the Commission to support the European Parliament’s amendments on revision of the Working Time Directive
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) regrets the lack of proposals of the Commission concerning the working time Directive
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomes the broad support of the European Parliament on the revision of Working Time Directive
- Working time directive: ETUC urges the Employment Council not to undermine it
- Working time directive: first victory
- Working Time Directive: the ETUC regrets the missed opportunity of the Employment Council to move forward on Social Europe
- Working time for road transport workers rejected by EP: a success for workers
- Working time: Council and European Parliament to agree on social progress, not regression
- Working time: ETUC encourages the Commission to put an end to excessive working hours in Europe
- Working time: important role of European Parliament in safeguarding social Europe
- ETUC contribution to the debate on the revision of the Working Time Directive
- ETUC Executive Committee 8 July 2009: declaration on the Working Time Directive
- ETUC note: Myths and facts about working longer hours in Europe
- ETUC plan to revise the Working Time Directive
- ETUC Position : The Working Time Directive: Limitation of working hours and more influence of workers, for healthier working lives
- ETUC Position in the Second Phase of Consultation of the Social Partners at Community level on the revision of Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (Working Time Directive)
- ETUC position paper on the Communication from the Commission of 30/12/2003 concerning the re-examination of Directive 93/104/ EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (Working Time Directive)
- ETUC Statement: Revision of the Working Time Directive
- Productivity and adaptability: Better served by protecting workers against (excessively) long working hours
- Resolution - The Working Time Directive: limitation of working hours and greater influence of workers for the benefit of healthier working lives
- The Working Time Directive: Limitation of working hours and more influence of workers, for healthier working lives
- Background and further demands from ETUC concerning Working Time Directive
- ETUC: Background information to the working time directive
- Working Time Directive
- "Challenging times" Innovative ways of organising working time: the role of trade unions
- Modern organisation of working time and the fundamental right to limitation of working hours
- ETUC Working time Innovation Award
- ETUC-TUC conference: ‘Challenging times’ – Innovative ways of organising working time, the role of trade unions
- Euro-demonstration in Strasbourg on 16 December 2008
- ETUC Open Letter
- Letter to Bartenstein: Revision of Directive 93/104/EC, concerning the organisation of working time
- Letter to Commissioner Diamantopoulou
- Letter to Mrs Tarja Filatov, Finnish Minister of Labour: Revision of Directive 93/104/EC, concerning the organisation of working time
- Letter to the Commissioner Diamantopoulou
- Letter to the Slovenian Minister of Labour
- Adoption of Temporary Agency Work Directive breaks deadlock on social Europe
- EPSCO Council: ETUC welcomes progress on temporary agency workers but is highly critical on working time
- ETUC welcomes Eurociett and Uni-Europa joint declaration on the draft directive on working conditions for temporary agency workers
- ETUC welcomes possible agreement on agency work in Council, based on equal treatment principle from day one
- John Monks calls on Labour MPs for a change of policy on temporary agency workers
- Temporary agency workers and working time
- Trade unions deliver an urgent message to European employment ministers
- TUTB Conference Joint Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) strategy for the Enlarged Europe (Speech)
- ETUC: " Workers can pay the highest price"
- 28 April 2012 - Workers’ Memorial Day
- 28 April 2013 - World Day for Safety and Health at Work: The ETUC demands the adoption of an ambitious European strategy
- Asbestos should be covered by the Rotterdam Convention
- Crisis is not an excuse to reduce health and safety protection - it’s time for a new strategy, says ETUC
- ETUC demands EU action on musculoskeletal disorders
- ETUC goes on the offensive against MSDs
- ETUC uses platform in Copenhagen to call strongly for a new European health and safety strategy
- European Health and Safety strategy : the Commission misses its target
- European Parliament Adopts Report on Asbestos
- Health and safety at work: the community strategy needs a new impetus, says the ETUC
- In memory of those who have died at work: the ETUC calls for tighter inspections and the replacement of carcinogenic substances
- The ETUC regrets the European Parliament’s decision to modify the proposed directive on optical radiation
- “The Community Strategy in the field of health and safety”
- A priority for the European Union : Access for all to Quality Healthcare
- ETUC position on the application of the Amsterdam Treaty in the field of health and safety at work
- ETUC resolution on European Standardisation
- ETUC resolution on the EU Health and Safety Strategy 2013-2020
- First stage consultation of social partners on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to CMR substances
- Perspectives for a new European Health and Safety strategy (2013-2020)
- Environment and occupational health and safety clauses in the International Framework Agreements. A study
- Participation by workers and workers’ reps: key to successful risk assessment
- Feedback from workers’ health and safety reps: A vital asset for preventive strategies
- MSD conference: ETUC goes on the offensive against European workers’ biggest health problem
- The role of trade Unions regarding the community strategy on health and safety at work
- "Rio+20 must not be a missed opportunity" says ETUC
- Alternatives to austerity: sustainable and inclusive development
- Civil society and trade unions come face to face with President Barroso on EU priorities
- Civil society network calls on EU leaders for bold EU 2020 Strategy
- Consolidation of the social dimension of sustainable development is urgently needed
- Cut energy consumption, not jobs say environmental NGOs and trade unions
- EU needs a strong vision and tough rules to achieve sustainable development
- European trade unionists play their part in European Mobility Week 2007
- European Trade Unions advocated “Principled” Patient Mobility within the EU
- From Stockholm+40 to Rio+20: We’ve waited long enough! ETUC calls for strong political engagement to achieve real results on sustainable development
- Make Lisbon work for sustainable development
- Put Just Transition at the heart of a European position on climate in Durban and a roadmap on sustainability at Rio+20
- Rio+20: social justice can only be guaranteed with environmental protection
- Rio+20: Spring Alliance of unions and civil society organisations calls for concrete actions
- Rio+20: Strengthening the social dimension of sustainable development
- Sustainable mobility: Progress can be made by involving workers
- Sustainable mobility: workers must be involved
- The European trade unions are mobilising to mark European Mobility Week!
- The new EU Sustainable Development Strategy:a step forward in the right direction
- Unions and NGOs call for EU leaders courage to invest in a safe and sustainable future for the enlarged Europe
- Unions and NGOs urge EU leaders to make the renewed Lisbon Strategy work for truly sustainable development in Europe
- Workplace action for environmental protection: ETUC Green Workplaces conference 2012
- ETUC Resolution Rio+20: Strengthening the social dimension of sustainable development
- Review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
- Comments on the draft sustainable development strategy proposed by the Austrian presidency
- ETUC response to the consultation on the review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy
- ETUC response: Delivering more Sustainable Consumption and Production
- Joint Statement: Move up a gear for sustainable development!
- Manifesto for Sustainable investment : Investing for a sustainable future (nov 2003)
- Mid-term review of the 6th Community Environment Action Programme
- Unions and NGOS call for EU leaders courage to invest in a safe and sustainable future for the enlarged Europe
- Clever Commuting: European Mobility Week, with the support of the ETUC
- Does the Lisbon process produce Sustainable Development?
- ETUC - ETUI Conference: Towards Rio+20: A Sustainable New Deal for Europe
- Green Workplaces Conference
- High Level Conference - "Putting People and Planet first: EU leadership for a social and green strategy post 2010"
- Efficient Use of Natural Resources: A Priority for ETUC!
- A dark day for European climate action and those pushing for a sustainable exit from the crisis
- Agreement on Climate Change: we need a Social and industrial strategy
- Ambition is urgently needed in the vote on back loading and for the 2030 climate policy framework
- Climate change package: a European agreement is more necessary than ever
- Climate change package: ETUC welcomes the agreement, but regrets the absence of measures for employment and investment
- Climate change: EU commitments must not compromise the well-being of populations and workers in the developing countries
- Climate change: the ETUC launches a campaign for new low-carbon industrial policies
- Climate policies: adopting a development strategy is an urgent necessity
- Drama in Japan: Europe must open a democratic debate about the future of nuclear energy
- Energy Efficiency Directive: ETUC calls on Member States to give a strong jobs signal through higher ambitions
- Environment Council: Climate change must remain a priority in spite of the financial turmoil
- ETUC claims a sustainable EU energy policy
- EU Environment Council: Europe must confirm and expand its commitment to combat climate change
- Europe’s Energy Strategy 2011-2020: A Missed Opportunity?
- It is urgent to build a framework for the carbon market
- Joint declaration on the EU climate change and energy package with view to employment
- Joint ETUC-EMCEF-EPSU-EMF-EFBWW Press Release :Employment and workers ignored by leaked Energy Roadmap 2050
- Promoting a resource-efficient Europe: involve workers, ensure regulation and provide financial resources today!
- Social and sustainable development must guide EU policy, ETUC, EEB and Social Platform tell European leaders
- Spring Summit: climate change and energy package must contribute to more and better jobs
- The ETUC adopted a resolution on "nuclear energy: safety, security and democratic control"
- The ETUC calls for the implementation of the climate policies as part of development strategy for Europe
- What hope that austerity can save the climate by 2030?
- ETUC Resolution : Comments on the proposal for a Directive on Energy Efficiency COM(2011) 370 final of 22 June 2011
- ETUC position on the proposal for a regulation aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (COM(2007)856)
- ETUC position on the revision of the EU Emissions trading directive
- ETUC Resolution Nuclear energy: safety, security and democratic control
- ETUC resolution on the efficient use of natural resources
- ETUC’s position on the Climate change and energy package
- ETUC’s position on the implementation of the renewed strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles
- ETUC’s position on the Green paper on energy efficiency " doing more with less"
- Joint declaration on the EU climate change and energy package with a view to employment
- Letter to heads of states on energy and climate change package
- Position on the financing and management of climate policies
- Resolution on Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020
- Spring Summit 2008 / ETUC, EEB and Social Platform open letter to head of state and of government on social and sustainable development and the energy/climate package
- Tackling climate change: A social priority - Avenues for action
- The climate change, the new industrial policies and the ways out of the crisis
- The European Energy Policy
- The price of oil: The European Union needs to make provisions for the future to prevent the most vulnerable workers and consumers from having to suffer
- Union proposals for a European policy on climate change
- A low carbon strategy for Britain
- Climate change and the effects on workers
- Climate Change, new industrial policies, and exiting the crisis
- Conference on ‘Jobs in a low carbon Europe’ 20-21 February 2007
- ETUC Conference: “What energy policy for the European Union?”
- EU-South Africa dialogue on Just Transition, Green and Decent Jobs
- High level group on competitiveness, energy and the environment
- "Initiatives involving social partners in Europe on climate change policies and employment"
- A European approach to tackling climate change
- Climate change - Avenue for Trade Union action
- Study on climate change and employment
- Study: Climate disruptions, new industrial policies and ways out of the crisis
- The climate change, the industrial policies and the ways out of the crisis
- ’Energy and climate change package’: the ETUC supports its objectives, but criticises the inadequate measures proposed
- 10th United Nations climate change conference - The European trade union movement calls for more ambition, to achieve greater social progress
- Bali: ETUC welcomes roadmap but regrets failure to agree emissions targets
- Cancun Summit: Unions call on Governments to lift expectations and get results in the next three days
- Climate change and energy: the ETUC welcomes the adoption of the Council’s conclusions and calls for dialogue with the social partners
- Climate change and its implications for employment
- Climate change package: the Commission makes important proposals but it is necessary also to guarantee jobs in Europe in a globalised context
- Climate change: European trade unions assert that employment can create a consensus for necessary efforts
- Climate change: European trade unions want to give workers a say on an ambitious post - Kyoto agreement
- Climate change: the ETUC calls for a 75% cut in EU greenhouse gases by 2050
- Climate change: the European Trade Union Confederation calls on the G8 countries to shoulder their responsibility
- CO2 emission standards for cars: ETUC regrets the retreat by the European Parliament Industry Committee
- COP 17 Climate Conference in Durban: Mixed Outcome and an Appeal to Europe
- Copenhagen: a successful agreement is also a social agreement
- Copenhagen: an anti-climax
- Copenhagen: climate policies must be a driver of social progress
- Doha COP 18: ETUC calls on climate negotiators to put Just Transition into action!
- Doha: Ambition is always for tomorrow
- Durban COP17: European workers need concrete, ambitious and fair solutions not another ’talking shop’
- Durban COP17: European workers need concrete, ambitious and fair solutions not another ’talking shop’
- ETUC believes that countries in the north must assume their responsibilities vis-à-vis their southern counterparts
- ETUC rejects predictions of failure of Copenhagen Conference
- European Council should prioritise sustainable investment and support a 2nd Kyoto period for Just Transition at Durban (COP17)
- European Trade Unions regret the lack of Social dimension in COP 10
- Green Paper on adaptation to climate change: the ETUC calls for negotiations on the risks of restructuring
- Progress on climate and just transition in Cancun, but unions demand greater efforts by Governments as well as through negotiation and social dialogue on the way to Durban
- Proposals for liberalising the European energy market fail to meet the real challenges
- The ETUC considers that the time has come for a debate to be launched on Europe’s energy policy
- The ETUC urges the Commission to reintroduce the carbon tax on imports in the future climate change legislation
- The ETUC welcomes the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
- The European Union must put in place a proper energy policy
- Trade unions urge European governments to add a missing ingredient - a labour and social dimension to the climate change negotiations
- What energy policy for the European Union ?
- Adding a labour and social dimension to the international climate change regime
- Climate change negotiations: ETUC resolution on EU position at Durban COP17
- Putting just transition into action in Europe and globally: ETUC position towards Qatar COP18
- Resolution on a Sustainable New Deal for Europe and towards Cancun
- Trade Union recommendation for COP11
- Leaflet “Climate Change Negotiation : ETUC resolution on EU position at Durban COP17
- Putting just transition into action in Europe and globally: ETUC position towards Qatar COP18
- Resolution on a Sustainable New Deal for Europe and towards Cancun
- Information leaflet (2013) on REACH aimed at workers’ reps
- Information leaflet on REACH aimed at workers’ reps
- Trade Union Priority List
- ETUC and EMCEF alert their members to act as REACH and CLP ambassadors in companies
- ETUC and EMCEF join REACH and CLP Regulations information drive
- ETUC and industriAll Europe call on their members to act as REACH ambassadors in companies
- ETUC convinced that REACH works
- ETUC earmarks priority chemicals for REACH authorisation
- ETUC welcomes the European Commission’s new chemicals initiative: REACH
- European Parliament adopts REACH: completing an important step forward
- REACH must give workers better health protection
- REACH has taken an important step forward
- REACH obligations: trade unions again help to raise awareness in companies
- REACH should boost the protection of workers exposed to chemicals
- REACH to deliver 3.5 billion euros savings over 10 years
- REACH: a decisive step, but inadequate in protecting workers’ health
- REACH: an opportunity to grab in order to develop a more socially responsible Europe
- REACH: ETUC calls on Council to go with Parliament on substitution principle
- REACH: ETUC updates its Priority List for Authorisation
- REACH: Member States conclude agreement on a text that lacks ambition
- The ETUC will contribute to the information campaign on the REACH regulation
- ETUC and other stakeholders express deep concerns with the Commission’s Second Regulatory Review
- ETUC wants precautionary principle applied to nanotechnologies
- Nanotechnologies: health and safety at work remain a priority
- Workers’ protection lost in the nano-space? ETUC reaction to the European Commission Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials
- ETUC 2nd resolution on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials
- ETUC Resolution on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials
- Holistic Mobility Management: A European Trade Union Dialogue with Interested Parties
- "Social Dialogue for Green and Decent Jobs. South Africa-European Dialogue on Just Transition"
- ‘Promoting Green Reps to reach Europe 2020 objectives’
- Anticipating the transition: engaging young workers today to reach 2050 goals
- ETUC Green Workplaces 2013: workers for sustainable mobility
- ETUC Green Workplaces Network
- Joint conference ETUC and EPE - Holistic Mobility Management: A European Trade Unions Dialogue with Interested Parties
- Sustainable Mobility and Integrated Planning in Urban Areas: Trade Union Dialogue with Local Authorities
- Trade unions united in opposing the EU-Colombia-Peru trade agreement
- An international day for decent work
- Breakdown of the WTO negotiations: the EU must use this crisis to reaffirm the principles of development
- Don’t let enterprise and capital set rules for globalisation, urges John Monks
- ETUC demands a refocusing of EU trade strategy in line with Europe’s social and development objectives
- ETUC backs social responsability in EU trade rules
- ETUC calls for EU external trade and investment agreements to advance human rights
- ETUC Statement - GROUP 4 SECURICOR
- ETUC tells European Finance Ministers not to put the full burden of adjustment to globalisation on workers’s shoulders!
- ETUC welcomes EU Parliament decisions on trade and sustainable development
- ETUC’s reaction on the appointment of Paul Wolfowitz as President of the World Bank
- EU action to put decent work on international agenda is urgently needed
- EU mandate in EU-US trade and investment negotiations: Transparency is essential
- EU Trade Commissioner and ETUC’s General Secretary discuss labour standards and trade policy
- European Action for trade justice not free trade
- European and Canadian Workers United in their Concerns about the EU-Canada Trade negotiations
- European trade unions condemn the signing of the EU-Colombia/Peru Free Trade Agreement
- European Union must set a global example in establishing decent work and fundamental rights, says the ETUC
- Future European labour market needs to be regulated
- G8 trade union group meets President Putin in Russia
- International trade must help strengthen, not undermine, workers’ rights
- John Monks queries European Commission’s external trade strategy
- Notorious rights violations rewarded in new European Union trade preferences system
- On the road to Decent Work - The bicycle “ride” to promote Decent Work throughout is about to start
- The ETUC believes the WTO agreement in Hong Kong to be an illusory victory
- The ETUC condemns EU Trade preferences decision
- The ETUC welcomes the European Commission’s postponement of presentation of trade defence instruments (TDI)
- The WTO conference must take account of fundamental rights and employment
- Trade union leaders call on G8 for a fairer distribution of benefits of globalisation
- UN member states must make decent work a prime commitment, say Global and European Trade Union Confederations
- Unions condemn MEPs support for Colombia-Peru Free Trade Agreement
- What ways forward for including fundamental rights at work in world trade?
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on services: ETUC calls on the Commission to reconsider its position
- ETUC Resolution on EU Investment Policy
- EU Trade negotiations with Colombia and Peru
- On the Communication “Global Europe: competing in the world”
- Position of ETUC on the 6th WTO Ministerial conference (13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong)
- The Social dimension of globalisation
- 3rd ASEM Social Partners’ Forum
- Competitiveness in a global economy – A challenge to trade discipline?
- Decent Work Conference
- DG Trade Conference Global Europe: competing in the world - The way forward
- Europe, migration, globalisation and what about the workers?
- The EU in world trade – Features of EU trade policy and current perspectives
- Competitiveness in a global economy – A challenge to trade discipline?
- Conference on social standards and globalisation
- ETUC seminar to prepare the sixth World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in Hong Kong
- European action for trade justice
- Putting the quality of jobs at the heart of the European Employment Strategy
- Routes towards respecting human rights at work within the framework of the WTO agreements
- Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the EU
- Bulgarian and Romanian accession: an important step but improvements are still needed
- ETUC celebrates the enlargement of the European Union on May day 2004
- Integration of Croatia in the European Union
- On the first anniversary of EU enlargement in May 2004, the ETUC welcomes progress towards closer integration
- Council of Europe : ETUC Statement on the occasion of the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) building Social Europe
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Unification of the Trade Unions
- ETUC condemns the expropriation of Albanian trade unions
- ETUC Declaration: Serbia
- “Stop attacks against trade unions in Turkey”, demand European and international trade unions
- ETUC and ITUC condemn the violation of Fundamental Rights in Turkey
- Etuc delegation meets Turkish Prime Minister
- ETUC is very pleased to see the European Union opening its doors to Turkey but emphasises that Turkey must respect fundamental rights.
- ETUC protests at May Day incidents in Istanbul
- ETUC supports Tekel workers in their fight for fundamental rights
- ETUC urges immediate release of Turkish trade unionist Meryem Özsögüt
- ETUC welcomes disarmament proposals by Greek and Turkish Trade Unions
- European Trade Unions protest against violation of trade union rights in Turkey
- May Day in Turkey: historic joint demonstration by Turkish trade unions at Taksim square in Istanbul
- May Day in Turkey: the ETUC condemns the arrest of trade union leaders
- The European Trade Union Union Movement calls on the forthcoming European Council to open negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union
- Turkey: workers protest against Government’s decision to close down their workplace
- ETUC and FNPR call for social dimension to EU-Russia relationship
- ETUC and ITUC acclaim EU decision to impose trade sanctions on Belarus
- Georgia must respect labour standards provisions
- Georgia-Russia conflict a humanitarian tragedy and a threat to broader peace and stability
- South East Europe Trade Union Forum and PERC leaders discuss policy to cope with the crisis and advance EU accession
- South Ossetia: peace talks and cease-fire urgently needed
- South Ossetia: Time for dialogue and massive humanitarian effort
- 5th Extraordinary Congress of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia
- 6th Congress of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR)
- EU-Russia Trade Union Summit
- A stronger social dimension is vital for a successful Euro-Mediterranean partnership, says the ETUC
- Barcelona process: Euro-mediterranean conference on employment and work highlighted importance of social dialogue
- EGYPT: Deep concerns on trade union freedoms
- ETUC calls for decisive EU action towards ending violence in Gaza
- ETUC expresses alarm at attacks against UGTT
- ETUC reaffirms its support to the Tunisian General Labour Union
- ETUC supports Tunisia
- ETUC welcomes the release of the Bulgarian nurses
- EU Foreign Ministers Council: a timid response to the Middle East crisis
- Gaza and Israel: Stop the violence now
- ITUC and ETUC protest against Libya death sentences for medical staff
- Put an end to the violence against the UGTT
- Statement of the Tunisian General Union of Labor (UGTT)
- The Arab Spring needs all possible measures of support
- The European Trade Union Confederation supports the call for a general strike by General Tunisian Workers’ Union in reaction to the assassination of Chokri Belaid
- Third Conference of the Euromed Trade Union Forum "Towards peace, democracy, economic progress and social justice" 6 - 7 November , Barcelona
- Tunisia: the ETUC denounces attacks against Tunisian Trade Union Organisation (UGTT)
- Tunisia: The ETUC raises deep concerns
- Egypt: Bad start for democracy – trade union freedom under threat
- ETUC Resolution on Developments in Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood The Arab Spring
- Tunisia: Democratic transition in danger – UGTT under attack
- Conference CC.OO – EFITU – ELDC
- Euromed conference: new stimuli for the Barcelona process
- Introduction Maria Helena André. 3rd Euromed Trade Union Forum . (Available only in French)
- 2nd European Union - Latin America and Caribbean Trade Union Summit
- 5th European Union Latin America - Caribbean Trade Union Summit
- 6th European Union Latin America - Caribbean Trade Union Summit
- Fourth European Union Latin America - Caribbean Trade Union Summit
- Third European Union Latin America - Caribbean Trade Union Summit
- Decent work must be at the centre of Europe – Latin america relations
- EU – Latin America Summit
- La CES demanda a la UE que reoriente su estratégia comercial sobre los objetivos de la Europa Social y del desarrollo
- The fourth Trade Union Summit ends with a call to the EU-LAC Heads of State and Government for decent work with fair trade, political dialogue and a social pillar
- Trade Unions urge EU-CELAC Summit not to repeat empty promises
- European and Mercosur workers call for a socially responsible, balanced partnership between the two regional blocs
- Joint Statement of the ETUC and the CCSCS ahead of the EU-Mercosur round of negotiations
- Joint Statement of the ETUC and the CCSCS ahead of the reopening of the EU-Mercosur negotiations
- Decent work a fourth essential pillar
- For the strengthening of the Andean community: No to bilateral negotiations
- Joint declaration: the start of negotiations between the Andean Community and the European Union
- Strengthening the Andean Community: suspension of negotiations with Peru and Colombia
- Dialogue Forum between the Civil Societies and Government Institutions of Mexico and the European Union
- Letter from the ETUC to the Mexican Ambassador
- ETUC condemns the assassination of three trade union leaders in Honduras
- EU-Central America negotiations: fundamental righs have to be on the agenda
- ETUC AND AFL- CIO urge EU and US to work together for a just and sustainable global economy
- ETUC strongly supports US Employee Free Choice Act
- EU-US Summit: joint statement by the ETUC and the AFL-CIO
- John Monks hails transatlantic trade union renaissance
- Joint Trade Union Statement to the EU - US Summit
- Visit of President Bush to the EU
- Trade Union Statement to the EU - US Summit
- Trade Union Statement to the EU - US Summit
- Trade Union Statement to the EU-US summit
- Trade Union Statement to the EU-US summit
- ASEM-8: Progress on labour prioroties but over- emphasis on deficit reduction
- Burma: the time is not yet ripe for total revision of EU sanctions policy
- ETUC condemns "outrageous" threats by European companies in China
- ETUC supports the worldwide appeal for the release of trade unionists detained in Iran
- ETUC welcomes new Chinese Labour Contract Law
- ETUC welcomes the planned signing of EU-China agreement on health and safety at work and calls for independent trade union action to ensure its application
- EU Should Support Commission of Inquiry on Burma
- Imminent threat of execution of Karzar Kamangar the Iranian labour activist
- The European Union should back UN inquiry on Burma
- The suspension of sanctions against Burma must be accompanied by a policy which respects human rights
- Trade Union Summit: 10 years of ASEM - time to deliver!
- Commissioner Ferrero Waldner visits China
- Letter to Commissioner for Trade Mr. Mandelson: China - Market Economy Status
- Response to the Public Consultation of the European Commission by the European Trade Union Confederation
- ETUC and ICFTU letter to the Secretary General Eurochambres
- ETUC letter to the EU Trade Commissioner
- Africa-EU Strategy – What happened to decent work?
- Development Council conclusions form a basis for future ACP agreements
- ETUC backs trade unionists around the world in an international day of action in solidarity with Zimbabwe workers
- ETUC calls upon the Commission to send a clear signal to the Fiji government against its attacks on democracy and human rights
- ETUC demands release of Zimbabwean trade unionists
- ETUC supports trade union movement in Zimbabwe
- EU - Africa summit: the social partners must be fully involved in decision - making
- Europe-Africa Trade Union Summit
- European and international trade unions call for the Commission to do the right thing in EPA negotiations
- ITUC and ETUC call on EU to root economic partnership in development
- ITUC and ETUC call on the EU to maintain sanctions against the Zimbabwe government
- Mauritania: the ultimatum imposing sanctions on the military junta must be respected
- Mettre le travail décent au coeur de la stratégie commune UE- Afrique
- Publication of a joint trade union guide
- Putting decent work at the heart of the joint EU-Africa strategy
- The ETUC condemns the crack-down on the strike called by the Guinean trade unions
- Unions call on EU to prolong EPA negotiations
- ETUC letter to Baroness Catherine Ashton High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy
- ITUC and ETUC letter to Commissioners Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Louis Michel.
- Same values, different methods
- The European Commission’s Youth Initiative: Words must be followed by results!
- Young European social partners meet for the first time
- Youth employment: the ETUC calls for a “Youth Guarantee"
- ETUC Youth Reaction to European Commission White Paper A New Impetus for European Youth
- ETUC Youth: Contribution to the Convention on Future of Europe
- Final Text adopted by the European Youth Convention
- Joint contribution on the EU Youth Initiative
- NO to War. YES to Peace
- ETUC Conference for migrant workers and workers from ethnic minorities, women and young people: Making sure that trade union concerns are central to the EU
- ETUC Youth Conference: Fed up with precarious work
- ETUC Youth Conference: More jobs and better jobs for young people in Europe!
- ETUC Youth Conference: Our Future: Our Unions
- ETUC Youth Conference: What kind of union culture for the young generation?
- ETUC Youth Course: Young people and the National Employment Plans
- ETUC Youth Seminar : Child Labour in Europe
- ETUC Youth Seminar: How can young people be protected from social exclusion?
- ETUC Youth Seminar: Organising and Recruiting Young People
- ETUC Youth Seminar: Young people and discrimination
- ETUC Youth Working Seminar: Autonomy for Young People
- ’IRTUCs - collective bargaining — cross-border cooperation" I
- ’IRTUCs - collective bargaining — cross-border cooperation" II
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- Report: Meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee
- ETUC Charter on Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Unions
- ETUC position paper on the first stage consultation of social partners on the review of Directive 86/613/EEC 1986
- ETUC’s Position on the Second Stage Consultation of the Social Partners at Community level on the Reconciliation of Professional, Private and Family Life
- ETUC’s Position on the First stage consultation of the Social Partners at Community level on the Reconciliation of Professional, Private and Family Life
- European social partners’ report on reconciliation of professional, private and family life
- Gender equality plan
- Study “women in trade unions: making the difference”
- Extending Equality
- Reconciling professional, private and family life: a key objective for the European trade union movement
- Women in Trade Unions: Bridging the gaps
- Women in Trade Unions: Making the Difference
- Deregulation is threatening workers’ health and safety
- ETUC slams Commission moves on the de-regulation track
- Simplification of EU legislation: ETUC reaction
- The ETUC is critical of the Council’s conclusions on smart regulation
- ETUC reply to the Commission Stakeholder Consultation on Smart Regulation in the EU
- ETUC response to the European Commission Stakeholder Consultation on Smart Regulation
- The Better Regulation Agenda
- ETUC letter to the EU Heads of State and Government
- ETUC letter to the President of the European Commission
- ETUC urges ECOFIN Council to put FTT on the G20 agenda (Hic Rhodus, hic salta)
- "Unsatisfactory, unambitious, and unacceptable" – ETUC on financial sector taxation proposals
- ETUC backs the vote of the European Parliament for a financial transaction tax
- ETUC calls on Finance Ministers to implement a financial transactions tax
- ETUC welcomes EU Financial Transaction Tax proposals
- EU budget: ETUC welcomes the proposal for a financial transaction tax
- Fight against tax havens: ETUC calls on European institutions to act
- Financial Transaction Tax: time has come for concrete results
- FTT : The ETUC welcomes the ECOFIN decision to launch an enhanced cooperation procedure
- Regulation of rating agencies more necessary than ever
- Tax on Financial Transactions: ETUC welcomes the Commission’s new proposal
- The ETUC supports the European Parliament’s call for an FTT
- The ETUC welcomes the outcome of the European Parliament vote on the financial reform – now it is time to introduce a tax of financial transactions at the European level
- The financial sector must pay for the crisis – yes to an EU tax on financial transactions
- Trade unions support European Parliament demands for EU action against wealthy tax dodgers!
- A new deal for Social policy ETUC’s contribution to the preparation of the “renewed” Social Agenda – towards a new Social action programme
- Europe needs more flexible macroeconomic policies - A pamphlet from the ETUC
- Shaping a strong and Social Europe - Contribution by the ETUC
- Shaping a strong and Social Europe - Summary
- The EU Spring Summit – Message to the EU and Heads of Government from the ETUC
- ETUC condemns World Bank for attacking workers’ rights in Europe
- ETUC Executive Committee agrees to step up campaign for a stronger Social dimension in the EU
- ETUC seeks guarantees on social issues from new European Commission President
- European Summit: ETUC calls on European leaders to ‘act boldly’ on fundamental rights of workers
- European Summit: ETUC disappointed with the declaration on workers’ rights
- For a Social Europe and a Social market economy
- Informal social ministers meeting: EU must not betray its social objective
- President Barroso’s Political Guidelines for the Next Commission: "More Precision Necessary”
- Social agenda: modest step forward
- The Commission’s Social Agenda should correct the tunnel vision of the ECJ
- The ETUC calls on the President of the Commission to show a clear commitment to social issues
- Civil society organisations and trade unions warmly welcome the European Commission’s decision to propose a single anti-discrimination directive
- Commission package to promote better work-life balance – timely, but should have gone further
- Equal pay: ETUC backs European Commission call for more action at all levels to reduce the gender pay gap
- Equality summit: ETUC and EPSU call for equality and social inclusion to be back on the EU agenda
- ETUC and Social Platform urge EU policy makers to take more effective action on equality
- ETUC calls for gender mainstreaming in handling the economic crisis
- ETUC congratulates European Parliament for showing leadership on key gender equality issues
- ETUC disappointed about failure European Parliament to improve maternity protection
- ETUC expresses solidarity with LGBT workers on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
- ETUC survey highlights the gender dimension of the economic crisis: in the absence of adequate measures women will be hit severely
- ETUC urges EU Parliament to improve maternity protection
- From membership to leadership: How to advance women in decision-making positions in trade unions
- Gender equality on labour markets: social partners active to reduce the remaining gaps
- Gender equality on labour markets: social partners consolidate their efforts to close the remaining gaps
- Gender pay gap: urgent progress is needed
- International day for the elimination of violence against women and girls
- International women’s day: equality cannot be just an empty word
- International women’s day: Women are paying a double price for the crisis
- Limited scope of new Commission initiative to fight discrimination risks excluding certain minorities
- Mixed outcome of the vote in the European Parliament on the Maternity Protection Directive
- Reducing the pay gap: ETUC demands more concrete and targeted actions
- The ETUC condemns discrimination based on sexual orientation
- The ETUC welcomes the new Commission strategy for gender equality - but more is needed to tackle the gender pay gap
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) supports the draft directive on gender equality
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomes the Commission Report on Gender Equality
- Two years overdue: time for the European Council to deliver on maternity leave directive !
- Women’s day: the ETUC calls on the EU to put forward concrete proposals to achieve work-life balance for workers
- ETUC Action Programme on Gender Equality
- ETUC Position Time to overcome gender imbalance in corporate boards in the EU
- ETUC Position on the European Commission Communication ‘Tackling the pay gap between men and women’
- ETUC Position on the first stage consultation of the social partners at Community level on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life
- ETUC Position on the first stage consultation of the social partners on the review of Directive 86/613/EEC
- ETUC Position on the second stage consultation of social partners on the review of Directive 86/613/EEC
- ETUC Position on the second stage consultation of the social partners at Community level on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life
- ETUC reply to the EC consultation on the follow-up strategy to the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010
- ETUC Resolution ‘Mid-term review of the ETUC equality plan 2003–2007’
- ETUC Resolution ‘Reducing the gender pay gap’
- ETUC Resolution - Recommendations for improving gender balance in trade unions
- Revision of the Maternity protection (Pregnant workers) Directive - 92/85/EEC, state of play and follow up
- From membership to leadership: advancing women in trade unions ( A resource guide )
- From membership to leadership: advancing women in trade unions : Ten things trade unions can do to promote gender balance
- Reconciling professional, private and family life: a key objective for the European trade union movement
- The revised framework agreement on parental leave – An ETUC interpretation guide
- Trade unions and women: Civil society dialogue bringing together workers from Turkey and the European Union through a shared culture of work
- Women in trade unions in Europe: Bridging the gaps
- Women in trade unions: Making the difference
- Annex to the Framework of actions on gender equality – Case studies
- Framework of actions on gender equality
- Framework of actions on gender equality – Final evaluation report 2009
- Framework of actions on gender equality – First follow-up report 2006
- Framework of actions on gender equality – Second follow-up report 2007
- Framework of actions on gender equality – Third follow-up report 2008
- ETUC Charter on Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Unions
- European social partner report on reconciliation of professional, private and family life
- International Women’s Day 2012 Women and austerity: Impact and resistance
- Joint letter from the European social partners on childcare
- All actors must improve their efforts to end discrimination of LGBT workers
- ETUC, ETUCE and ILGA-Europe commit to work jointly to combat homophobic bullying in schools, in workplaces and in society
- Equal treatment must apply to all
- ETUC calls on EU and Member States to ensure full protection of refugees and immediately stop inhumane practices
- ETUC calls on the European Parliament to respect migrants’ fundamental rights
- ETUC celebrates May Day 2006, bringing easier mobility for workers in parts of the European Union
- ETUC demands more opportunities for European workers coupled with equal treatment of migrants
- ETUC in favour of open labour markets with better social protection
- ETUC welcomes European summit on Roma
- ETUC welcomes moves by some Member States to lift restrictions on worker mobility, but demands more action at national and EU level to guarantee equal treatment and social protection for cross-border workers
- EU’s proposal on application of workers’ rights to free movement: Positive signal from the Commission both expected and needed
- European Migration policy must change course
- European Parliament Adoption of the current draft directive on the single permit for foreign workers is delayed
- Illegal immigration : ETUC calls for enforcement of minimum labour standards and decent working conditions as a priority
- Sanctions against employers of irregular migrants: ETUC deplores a toothless and counterproductive instrument
- The ETUC supports the Swedish LO
- The EU must ensure equal rights and equal treatment for migrants at work
- Action plan on migration
- ETUC position on free movement of labour for Croatia
- ETUC position regarding European Commission’s proposals on legal and ‘illegal’ migration
- ETUC Resolution on conditions for free movement: more protection of workers and fair competition
- Resolution on equal treatment and non discrimination for migrant workers
- Seasonal work and Intra-corporate transfer
- Towards a pro-active EU policy on migration and integration
- Towards free movement of workers in an enlarged European Union
- Action Plan for an ETUC policy on migration, integration, and combating discrimination , racism and xenophobia
- ETUC Statement on the occasion of International Refugee Day 20 June 2009
- ETUC’s observations on the Commission’s consultation concerning a new initiative to prevent and combat discrimination outside employment
- Joint comments of ETUC, PICUM and SOLIDAR on expected Commission proposals to fight "illegal" employment and exploitative working conditions
- ETUC unfolds its proposals for revision of the Posting Directive today in Spain
- Commission is sending out contradictory messages on enforcement of posting directive
- ETUC calls on the European Commission to uphold the Posting Directive’s key role in safeguarding proper conditions for mobility of workers and services
- ETUC says no to a regulation that undermines the right to strike
- European Parliament draft report recommends measures that will lead to social dumping
- European Parliament opinion legitimises social dumping and exploitation of workers
- Social responsibility in subcontracting chains: the Commission must now take action
- The ETUC asks President Barroso if he will deliver on his promises
- Domestic Workers Conference: Out of the shadow organising domestic workers
- Domestic Workers. "Out of the shadow: organising domestic workers".
- Brochure: Informal economy "From marginal work to core business"
- Report: Out of the Shadows Conference. Organising and protecting domestic workers in Europe: The role of trade unions
- 12 by 12 Campaign: Six Countries Grant Rights to Domestic Workers in 2012 – but what about Europe?
- ETUC joins the launch of the world-wide Campaign “12 by 12: decent work for domestic workers!”
- ETUC urges European countries to ratify newly adopted ILO Convention on domestic workers
- ETUC welcomes Italy’s ratification of ILO Convention on Domestic Work
- A common consolidated corporate tax base: tax justice for the internal market
- A European plan to relaunch the economy: Investing in people, the environment and innovation
- Attacking public sector wages: the wrong thing to do at the wrong moment
- Autumn 2009 Economic Forecasts: is economy in the eye of the storm?
- Buying public debt to support investing in Europe’s future
- Commission economic Winter forecasts: Wrong and misleading
- Commission Spring forecast: No return to a ‘business as usual’ approach
- Creation of quality jobs: enough talking, it’s time for action
- Do not let the real economy down!
- ETUC calls for aggregate demand policies to turn the 2006 upturn into a cycle of robust growth
- ETUC calls for no actions against France and Germany over budget rules
- ETUC calls for the Lisbon Agenda to invest in social Europe, real economic recovery and the social partnership
- ETUC calls on ECOFIN Ministers to drop the ‘wait and see attitude’ and tackle the economic slowdown by a smart European growth and investment initiative
- ETUC calls on euro area finance ministers to end the "cycle of madness" so as to protect the recovery in the European economy
- ETUC calls on European Summit to decide on emergency action and a New Green Deal
- ETUC deeply regrets the European Central Bank’s ‘wait and see attitude’
- ETUC demands policy action to prevent the slowdown from turning into a long-term slump
- ETUC denounces Bulgarian tax reform as contrary to the European Social Model
- ETUC expresses disbelief over ‘hawkish’ messages coming from the European Central Bank
- ETUC fears interest rate hikes are preventing the euro area recovery from shifting into higher gear
- ETUC invites ECB to adopt a forward looking monetary policy
- ETUC invites European Central Bank to defend euro area growth and jobs against the financial turmoil
- ETUC invites European policy makers to balance national flexibility in the new Stability Pact with European coordination
- ETUC invites the European Central Bank to apply a moratorium on further interest rate hikes
- ETUC invites the European Commission to show leadership in the Lisbon process: excessive competition must be stopped
- ETUC on high alert in anticipation of the European Commission’s mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy
- ETUC proposes a reform of Europe’s macro-economic policy framework to achieve high growth and more and better jobs
- ETUC puts forward its key messages for the EU Spring Summit
- ETUC puts the case for cutting euro area interest rates
- ETUC reminds ECOFIN of its responsibility for avoiding brutal swings in the euro exchange rate
- ETUC says Europe should grow out of debt
- ETUC seeks major overhaul of draft Broad Economic Policy Guidelines
- ETUC seeks to coordinate the trade union input in the National reform plans
- ETUC sees six reasons why wages are no threat to inflation
- ETUC tells European Central Bank to stop thinking inflation and start acting on growth
- ETUC tells Macro Economic Dialogue that austerity is a failure
- ETUC tells the European Central Bank and ECOFIN Ministers that the economy needs higher and robust wage growth
- ETUC urges ECOFIN to support Financial Transaction/Robin Hood Taxes
- ETUC urges European Central Bank to cut rates and bolster confidence in the economy
- ETUC urges European economic policy-makers not to repeat the mistakes of undertaking “fake” structural reforms
- ETUC urges European Spring Summit to use Europe’s strength to act together and rebalance policies
- ETUC urges the ECB to defend a lean and competitive euro exchange rate
- ETUC urges the ECB to stop its crusade against fair wages
- ETUC urges the European Central Bank to cut interest rates to the bone
- ETUC urges the European Council to save economic recovery
- ETUC warns against policy mistakes that would squeeze economic growth in the euro area
- ETUC warns European Central Bank not to kill the recovery
- ETUC warns for looming deflation and demands deep cuts in interest rates
- ETUC warns the ECB not to kill European competitiveness
- ETUC warns the ECB not to mistake wages for an upward risk to price stability
- ETUC welcomes ECB cut in interest rates
- ETUC welcomes the report “Building a political Europe”
- ETUC: "Use the euro to shield Europe from exchange market turmoil"
- EU 2020 country recommendations: ETUC demands full respect for autonomous collective bargaining
- European Central Bank is flirting with the risk of a long depression
- European Central Bank must respond to wake-up calls
- Financial crisis: A call for Europe to act as one
- Firm action must follow hard words, says ETUC
- G7 Finance meeting in Tokyo: Unions call for aggressive and coordinated fiscal and monetary response to counter economic crisis
- Green shoots of… casino capitalism
- Hike in interest rates, decided by ECB, endangers growth and employment
- Instead of warning Trade Unions, the European Central Bank should initiate a serious debate on the implementation of the stability and growth pact
- International and European union leaders call for crisis action from the G7 Finance Ministers
- Joint declaration by European trade union leaders on the financial crisis
- Joint declaration on mid term review of Lisbon Strategy: Social Partners agree on the way forward
- Macro-economic dialogue
- Macroeconomic dialogue: ETUC says "no" to wage and social spending cuts
- Make Europe its own engine of economic growth !
- Obama Bank Reforms: time for all Governments to stand up to the banks
- Reflection on tax policies is necessary
- Regulatory reform is no free lunch
- Stressing the quality of work is key to reaching the Lisbon targets
- Structural reform by itself will not deliver Lisbon Strategy !
- The Annual Growth Survey shows us the European austerity policy is moving Europe further and further away from the objectives of the EU2020 strategy
- The Commission’s recovery plan: a good start, but implementation and social involvement are now key
- The ECB must respond to the strengthening euro
- The ETUC gives a cautious welcome to Commission proposals to reform the stability and growth pact
- The ETUC has reacted with dismay to the statement by the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mr. Trichet
- The ETUC urges Finance Ministers to reconcile "Maastricht" with “Lisbon”
- The ETUC welcomes the OECD’s call for expansionary macroeconomic policies in Europe
- The European Central Bank is making things worse
- The European Central Bank’s decision to rule out interest rate cuts is regrettable, says the European Trade Union Confederation
- The European Trade Union Confederation - EU Spring Summit 2004
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council to raise interest rates unnecessary and a potential risk to recovery
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls upon the European Central Bank (ECB) to engage in discussion with social partners
- The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) urges the Spring Summit to strenghten Social Europe
- The European Trade Union Confederation urges the ECOFIN Ministers to focus on economic policy guidelines on growth
- The Lisbon Strategy should be relaunched by focusing on growth as well as on Social Europe
- Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment discusses European Partnership for change
- Tripartite Social Summit: Social Partners take actions to promote growth and employment
- Tripartite Social Summit: The way out of the crisis necessitates a sustainable economic and social development in Europe
- Union Leaders call to resist lobby groups in considering new regulation of private equity and hedge funds
- We need regulation of Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- World financial crisis: "Europe must act" says the ETUC
- "Restore confidence in Europe by promoting Social Europe and growth-friendly macro-economic policies"
- “Revitalise the Lisbon strategy” By keeping the balance between the economic, social and environmental pillar and by reforming the reform of the macro-economic policy framework
- Economic and monetary union Resolution on the banking union
- Emergency Statement: The European economic situation
- EU Policy towards Financial Market Regulation
- Europe needs a better monetary policy regime
- Lisbon Strategy - The ETUC’s position on the revision of the integrated guidelines
- Strengthening Economic Governance and clarifying the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact
- A new start for the Lisbon Strategy ?
- Coordinating the National action plans for reform: Orientations from the ETUC
- ETUC and the Lisbon Mid-term review: a discussion and background document
- ETUC report: ‘Time to act’
- ETUC report: A two-handed policy approach to unleash the full potential of the euro area’s labour market.
- Europe needs more flexible macroeconomic policies - A pamphlet from the ETUC
- Lisbon Mid term review
- On monetary policy pulling and pushing a string: why the ECB needs to cut interest rates as soon as possible
- On the danger of euro area wages to price stability and the danger of a monetary overkill
- Strengthening economic governance in Europe by making the stability pact a pact for stability and growth
- The European exit strategy: fiscal stimulus can only be withdrawn when unemployment is down long enough!
- The Lisbon Strategy
- The London Declaration: a call for fairness and tough action
- The price of oil: The European Union needs to make provisions for the future to prevent the most vulnerable workers and consumers from having to suffer
- Turning the upturn into a cycle of strong and continuing growth
- Current Tax Reform and the financing of the welfare state in Europe
- Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)
- Macroeconomic dialogue
- Meeting of the Employment Committee with Social Partners on wage developments
- Letter sent to EU Commissioner Rehn
- Open letter to Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and José Manuel Barroso
- Open letter to the European Council
- This is the ‘1979 moment’ for casino capitalism
- Action for recovery! - A European plan to relaunch the economy
- Collective bargaining: Letter to the ECB
- ETUC Autumn 2008 economic report
- ETUC letter to To the EU Ministers of Finance
- European policymakers are fooling themselves
- From recession to depression? - Downwards spirals European policymakers should take care to avoid
- Green shoots… of casino capitalism
- In the eye of the storm?
- Joint reaction to the speech given by Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the ECB, at the OECD’s Global Forum conference (22th of May, Paris)
- Macroeconomic mismanagement is preventing recovery in the euro area from shifting into a higher gear
- Restoring confidence in the European economy:The role of the Central Bankers
- The new depression is showing that European workers are flexible but not secure
- The recovery needs to be saved: European macroeconomic policymakers need to act now!
- ETUC condemns the European Commissioner for regional policy’s statement on delocalisation of companies
- ETUC contributes to the debate on the future of economic and social cohesion policy
- European Food Aid Programme for the Most Deprived (MDP) must continue beyond the 2 - year extension granted by the European Council
- European Social cohesion at risk
- Fourth report on economic and social cohesion "Growing Regions, Growing Europe"
- The Future of Economic and Social Cohesion Policy in the European Union after Enlargement
- The new architecture for EU Cohesion policy after 2006 - ETUC’s proposals
- The proposed EU Multiannual Financial Framework and Cohesion Policy 2014-2020: ETUC position and call for consultation
- Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs - Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-2013 - COM(2005)299- ETUC Comments
- Community structural Funds (2000 - 2006): Trade union guide
- Fifth Report on Economic, Social and territorial Cohesion: "Investing in Europe’s future"
- Green Paper on territorial cohesion: Turning territorial diversity into strenght (COM(2008)616 final)
- Joint recommendations on support to economic recovery by the European Social Fund
- 67 cents a day to ensure a future for both people and planet
- A reduction in the Community budget would dramatically weaken the European Union
- The ETUC deplores austerity budget
- The ETUC welcomes the deal on the EU financial perspectives for 2007- 2013
- The ETUC welcomes the setting up of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund but would like to see a reinforcement of the social partners’ role in the process of reintegration into employment
- The EU Budget must support employment and growth
- The European Union needs a budget for growth and jobs
- "Délocalisation" was at the heart of the speech given by John Monks addressing UGT Congress in Lisbon
- “Deregulation is not the solution of EU unemployment" says ETUC
- Better jobs for better skills
- Employment package: labour market reforms will not create new jobs and relaunch economy
- Employment policy won’t create jobs without an end to collective austerity
- ETUC demands stronger labour law to respond to 21st century challenges
- ETUC rejects any approach which reeks of workfare
- ETUC strongly criticises the European Parliament’s draft report on modernising labour law
- ETUC urges European employment ministers to take action for better jobs
- EU 2020 – “Flawed” says ETUC
- EU leaders must take action to prevent the decline of good jobs in Europe
- EU needs real social investments
- Europe is collapsing into crisis: the European trade unions sound the alarm
- European Commission’s Green Paper on labour law is long overdue, says the ETUC
- European Parliament vote on modernising labour law vindicates ETUC call for a more balanced approach
- European trade union view made clear at European Parliament hearing on EADS
- For New Skills and Jobs – For a New Labour Market
- Social Europe as a driving force for economic growth: ETUC supports the KOK report, but regrets that social cohesion and sustainable development are neglected
- Spring Council: it is time to address the real concerns of European workers
- Spring Summit: The ETUC calls on European leaders to put social Europe at the heart of the Lisbon Strategy / Euro-demonstration on 19 March
- The ETUC supports the Airbus workers
- Tripartite Social Summit: ETUC proposes crisis exit strategies
- Volkswagen shows the urgent need to modernise labour law
- “EU 2020” An initial ETUC Commentary
- Annexe: Consultation of the European Social Partners on the European Commission’s Green Paper COM (2006) 708 final “Modernising and strengthening labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century”
- Consultation of the European Social Partners on the European Commission’s Green Paper COM (2006) 708 final “Modernising and strengthening labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century”
- ETUC position on Europe 2020 Strategy – an Assessment
- ETUC position on insolvency
- Investing for growth and jobs – ETUC reaction to the Annual Growth Survey 2012
- More and better jobs by putting social Europe at the heart of the Lisbon strategy
- Move Social Europe Up a gear!
- Rebalance the Lisbon Strategy by strengthening the social pillar
- The Employment Package: the ETUC’s response to the European Commission’s Communication Towards a job-rich recovery
- Contribution of the Trade Union organisations to the evaluation of the actions conducted and their impact in terms of the European Employment Strategy
- European employment strategy and the integrated guidelines for growth and jobs
- Quality of jobs at risk!
- 2007 Spring Council : Letter to EU leaders and annexes
- Letter to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso
- "Decent work and European market integration - a contradiction?"
- Contribution of the trade union organisations to improving workers’ mobility
- Final conference: European Employment Strategy
- Labour market reforms and macro-economic policies in the Lisbon agenda
- The financial crisis and the European Employment Strategy
- Bruges Communiqué on Enhanced European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training
- Education Council: European social partners work together on lifelong learning in Europe to resolve labour market problems
- ETUC urges EU ministers to make a fresh commitment to investment in education and training for workers
- Report on Education: a lot remains to be done and certain policies aren’t helpful - ETUC’s first assessment
- The development of qualifications is the challenge facing tomorrow’s labour market
- ETUC and Eurocadres joint contribution to the Green Paper “Modernising the Professional Qualifications" Directive (2005/36/EC)
- ETUC Position on the European Commission Communication on Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes
- ETUC Position on the European Commission proposal “Erasmus for all”
- ETUC Resolution on initial and continuous vocational training for a European employment strategy
- ETUC Resolution: More investment in lifelong learning for quality jobs
- Higher Education in a lifelong learning perspective
- Lifelong Learning
- The European Qualifications Framework
- Towards greater education and training for social Europe: ETUC Action Programme on lifelong learning and VET
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (First follow-up report 2003)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong development of competencies and qualifications (Second follow-up report 2004)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong learning development of competencies and qualifications (Agreement 2002)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong learning development of competencies and qualifications (Evaluation report 2006)
- Framework of actions for the lifelong learning development of competencies and qualifications (Third follow up report 2005)
- ETUC calls on the EU to extend the Globalisation Adjustment Fund to cover restructuring within Europe
- ETUC strongly supports MEPs’ call for a European "New Deal" to foster investment and sustainable jobs
- ETUC urges Competitiveness Council to address the challenges of European Industry
- Industrial Policy: ETUC calls for EU action on restructuring and innovation policies
- Industrial policy: the EU must swing into action
- Merger between Group 4 Falk and Securicor
- The ETUC urges UK to promote strong industrial and social policy
- An industrial policy for an enlarged Europe
- Resolution on Industrial policies and worker participation
- 29 February 2012: Decentralised European day of action
- Economic and social crisis: ETUC positions and actions
- ETUC Declaration - Fight the crisis: put the people first
- ETUC Declaration to European Spring Summit of March 2009
- Euro-demonstration 29 September 2010 : "No to austerity – Priority for jobs and growth! "
- Euro-demonstrations 14–16 May 2009: Practical information
- Fight the crisis: put people first
- Social Compact for Europe
- The Paris Declaration of the ETUC
- Towards a New Social Deal in Europe
- "The EU risks becoming the new President Hoover " - says the ETUC
- “Concentrate on 2010, not 2020” says ETUC
- “Give us guarantees on jobs and do not exit prematurely from high public spending"
- 14 March 2013 – European Trade Union rally
- 14 November 2012: European Day of Action and Solidarity
- 14 November : European Day of Action and Solidarity - Large scale trade union mobilisation for jobs and solidarity and against austerity
- 1st May: a day of solidarity for employment and social justice
- 24 February 2010: General strike by the GSEE and massive demonstrations
- 24 March 2011 : European Day of Action in Brussels
- 24 March 2011: European Day of Action in Brussels
- 29 September 2010: European trade Union Day of Action to say " No" to austerity measures
- 30,000 people take to the streets in Brussels in support of social governance based on solidarity
- 4 June: the European social partners meet the European Commission President
- A delegation of European trade union leaders meets with Chancellor Merkel
- A European Council with no political ambition
- Austerity meausures: ILO rings alarm bells
- Banks have a public responsability
- Caps on bonuses: managers in banks and non-financial companies must become accountable
- Council fails to deal with sustainable growth and jobs
- Council of Europe condemns – again – Greek austerity measures
- December 15: Trade Unions against Austerity
- Do not let financial market speculation rule Europe
- Ecofin in Wroclaw: Finance ministers turn their backs on Greece
- ECOFIN: the ETUC urges ministers of finance to break with the governance of austerity and wage cuts
- Employment and Social Affairs Council: beware of the temptation to reduce public spending
- Employment summit: Towards a New Social Deal in Europe
- Enough is enough! European workers fight against austerity and for a better and fairer future
- Enough wrong turns – opt for growth that will lead to quality jobs
- EPSCO Council: European Trade Unions appeal to the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs to promote quality employment and support the real economy
- EPSCO: The EU urgently needs a social ambition commensurate with its citizen’s expectations
- ETUC backs Greek workers and trade unions
- ETUC calls for an expanded recovery programme, backed up by the European Central Bank
- ETUC calls to fight financial speculation by mobilising the force of Europe acting together
- ETUC condemns Government strike breaking in Greece
- ETUC condemns the “à la carte” European Union mooted by Prime Minister Cameron
- ETUC Declaration on the proposed roadmap for a social dimension of the EMU
- ETUC disappointed by the ‘Merkel-Sarkozy’ proposals and demands social partner consultation in Eurozone summits
- ETUC expresses support for TUC (Trades Union Congress)
- ETUC General Secretary meets EU Council president in office
- ETUC General Secretary to take part in Spanish anti-austerity day on 19 July
- ETUC General Secretary together with Portuguese unions to present the ETUC Social Compact for Europe
- ETUC General Secretary together with Spanish people against austerity
- ETUC General Secretary urgently meets with GSEE President Panagopoulos
- ETUC invites Jean-Claude Trichet to “hit the right target, the bankers not the workers”
- ETUC launches a campaign against the crisis, placing citizens at the heart of priorities
- ETUC meets Jean-Claude Juncker
- ETUC participates in the world day of action to prepare the G20
- ETUC to European Leaders at the G20: Stand Up for Growth, Employment and Workers’ Rights
- ETUC urges EU Ministers of finance to consider a new European debt and investment initiative
- ETUC urges Europe to stop the speculators
- ETUC urges G20 leaders to turn the fight against gross inequalities, unemployment and precarious work into a new engine for world economic growth
- ETUC wants a fair, "Cooperative" Europe, not a "Race to the bottom" Competitiveness Pact
- ETUC welcomes EU Finance Ministers agreement on hedge funds and private equity
- EU Council and Eurozone Summit allow diktats of financial markets to continue
- EU Council: ETUC demands solutions for the people and not only for the banks
- EU Council: ETUC demands urgent and constructive solutions
- Euro-demonstration for more European solidarity and employment - Wroclaw, 17 September 2011
- Euro-Demonstration on 9 April in Budapest : European trade unions mobilise for social progress
- Eurogroup: Sacrificing the savings of ordinary Cypriots is unfair
- Europe needs a Growth, Investment and Social Compact
- Europe needs an unemployment exit strategy, not just a fiscal exit strategy
- Europe’s leaders should recognise the magnitude of the European Trade Union day of action on 14 November
- European Action Days: 250,000 to 300,000 people will demonstrate in Europe from 14 to 16 May
- European Council: Austerity is the road to ruin, says the ETUC
- European Council: disappointing outcome
- European Council: the ETUC warns against the austerity measures
- European Day of Action - 29 February 2012 - Videos
- European Day of Action - Journée d’action européenne
- European demonstration in Brussels: a resounding success for european workers
- European Social Forum: Trade Unions call for jobs, growth and fundamental rights
- European Summit: advances which will not guarantee an end to the crisis
- European Trade Union Action Day : 27 countries in action for employment and social justice
- European Trade Union Action of 14 March 2013
- European Trade Union Day of Action
- European Trade Union Day of Action on 29 September 2010: 100 000 workers to demonstrate in Brussels
- European Trade Unions stand shoulder to shoulder with Greek workers
- European workers mobilising against austerity
- European workers risk paying a very high price for the EU crisis package
- G20 must put employment at the heart of its priorities – ETUC calls for a New Social Deal
- Greece: bailout comes with drastic conditions for the population
- Greece: Pension Austerity Measures violate Fundamental Social Rights
- Greek deal - Big questions remain
- Greek workers must not pay unfair and unacceptable price for the Greek rescue
- Informal Employment and Social Affairs Council: an urgent need to find fresh solutions to create employment
- Irrational financial market speculation is once again undermining the european economy
- Join the ETUC Day of Action on September 29
- Joint Employment Report: EPSCO Council conclusions miss the point
- May 1st: Keep up the momentum to bring a strong social dimension to the EU
- Meeting with the College of Commissioners: "The social dimension of the EU must be real"
- Message from the ETUC to the European Summit on the 23 October: no more austerity and attacks on social rights
- More than 50,000 people take to the streets in Wroclaw for more European solidarity
- No more free lunches for the bankers
- Not public debt but greed and speculation are holding back economic recovery
- Paris Declaration: European trade unions determined to fight the crisis
- Portugal’s future cannot be based on austerity
- Premature to claim recovery
- President Hollande’s meeting with Chancellor Merkel must lead to a new direction for Europe
- Put the people first: European trade union movement stages action days in May to fight the crisis
- Recovery through investment, not deregulation
- Solidarity and fairness are a requisite for saving the EU
- Spring Summit: the ETUC’s priority is employment, not the financial markets
- The “last chance summit” produces a split in the EU and more austerity
- The Commission’s ‘shared commitment to employment’ fails to convince
- The downgrading of the Employment Summit is a bad signal to European citizens
- The ETUC condemns the nationalistic turn being taken by Hungary
- The ETUC denounces the adoption of the permanent austerity treaty
- The ETUC Executive Committee adopts a declaration on Greece
- The ETUC Executive Committee: declaration on the jobs situation in Europe
- The ETUC supports the general strike in Greece against tighter austerity measures
- The ETUC supports the general strike in Spain
- The ETUC turns 40: Celebrate the past, look forward to the future
- The ETUC welcomes the success of the general strike organised by its Belgian affiliates
- The European Council must respond to a social emergency
- The European trade union proposes a Social Compact for Europe
- The European Union must not take punitive action in national policies
- The Summit: the ETUC’s verdict “not a good start"
- Tour of the EU Capitals "Towards a social dimension of the European Union" Bernadette Ségol to meet Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovak Republic
- Trade union mobilisation higher than expected
- Trade Union mobilisation in Europe against Austerity
- Trade unions European Action Days: 350,000 people in the streets to demand ambitious action for employment
- Tripartite Social Summit: for an investment policy to create decent jobs
- Urgently wanted: European leadership to fight the new depression
- ‘Reforming the budget, changing Europe’ – Public consultation in view of the 2008/2009 budget review (Sec (2007) 1188 final)
- A Social Compact for Europe
- Declaration of the Executive Committee on the proposed roadmap for a social dimension of the EMU, including social dialogue
- ETUC day of action and solidarity for a Social Compact for Europe
- ETUC Declaration on Greece
- ETUC Declaration on the current economic situation
- ETUC position on the social dimension of the European Union
- ETUC Resolution - Solidarity for Greece
- ETUC Resolution calling for strong European recovery programme
- ETUC Statement to the EU Finance Ministers meeting in Wroclaw on 16-17 September 2011
- Time to act together!
- Urgent message of the ETUC Executive Committee to the European Council of the 8-9 December 2011
- Actions across Europe
- Austerity is causing huge social damage in Romania
- Belgium: Against imposed and unfair pensions’ reforms
- Belgium: Blind austerity should not affect the weakest !
- Billionaires are not being affected by the crisis
- Europe: 5.5 million young people unemployed
- European Metalworkers’ Federation : Stop to jobs cut by ArcelorMittal !
- General strike in Belgium against austerity measures and in favour of jobs
- Germany: Reports on falling unemployment hide growing poverty!
- Portugal: Against exploitation and impoverishment, for jobs, salaries, rights and public services !
- Spain: 9,000 workers a day have lost their jobs!
- The Irish Fund bailout programme puts lives at risk
- United Kingdom: The government cancelled the tax on bankers’ bonuses but asked workers to pay more and work longer !
- Young Greeks bid farewell to crisis-hit Greece
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- European Day of Action - Journée d’action européenne
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- Germany / Allemagne - Demonstration / Manifestation
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- 1st December: António Horta-Osório
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- 144th TUC Congress
- 9th European Tripartite ILO Regional Meeting (Available only in French)
- Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) Congress
- Conference "Progressive re-start-from crisis to resolution”
- Congress CGTP-IN (Portugal) (Available only in French)
- Congress of the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF)
- Congress Travail Suisse (Available only in French)
- ELA Centenary Event
- European trade union federation for industry and manufacturing workers founding Congress (Available only in French)
- G20 Meeting with President Sarkozy
- General Pan-Hellenic strike organized by the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) and Adedy
- General Pan-Hellenic strike organized by the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) and Adedy
- Intervención de Bernadette Ségol ante el congreso de CCOO
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Biennial Delegate Conference
- Jobs for Europe: The Employment Policy Conference
- Presentation to the Special Committee of the European Parliament on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
- Speech given by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary to LO Congress
- Speech given by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary 35th GSEE Congress
- Speech given by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary at the FNV Congress
- Speech given by Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary UGT-E Congress
- Speech of Bernadette Ségol, ETUC General Secretary at the CGT Congress (Available only in French)
- Symposium: New World New Capitalism
- UNI-Europa Congress (Available only in French)
- XXII Economic Forum
- "Flexicurity" Communication: ETUC insists on smart labour market reforms
- ETUC calls on EU Employment Ministers to promote good jobs and put the quality of work at the heart of the flexicurity discussion
- ETUC welcomes and supports the European Parliament’s call for a more balanced set of flexicurity principles
- Flexicurity or how theory is not applied in practice
- Flexicurity will get nowhere without reinforcing rights for workers, says the ETUC
- Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs - “Don’t let flexicurity become a risk to Europe”
- Informal tripartite social summit: the ETUC demands flexicurity that benefits all
- Trade Unions must have a say in defining ’Flexicurity’, says ETUC
- Wages and good jobs must be a priority in safeguarding European economic stability, ETUC tells EU ministers
- ETUI-REHS publication: Flexicurity: conceptual issues and political implementation in Europe
- ETUI-REHS working paper about Flexicurity
- The Flexicurity debate and the challenges for the trade union movement
- Delocalisation as a challenge to collective bargaining: concessional bargaining or innovation bargaining?
- Protecting the worker and not the job? The real lessons from collective bargaining practice in Denmark and Sweden.
- A major victory for European workers: the initial Bolkestein proposal is dead
- Call to a demonstration on the Services Directive - 14 February 2006 - 13h00 - in Strasbourg
- ETUC values Commission’s efforts to respect main provisions of the European Parliament’s compromise on the Services Directive
- ETUC calls for further crucial changes to the draft Services Directive to protect workers and consumers in both the old and new Member States
- ETUC challenges Commission proposal for liberalisation of services
- ETUC challenges the European Commission to meet workers’ concerns on the draft Services Directive
- ETUC demands major changes to the draft directive on services in the internal market
- ETUC Executive Committee reaffirms its vigilance regarding the evolution of the Services Directive
- ETUC meets with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel
- ETUC regrets the European Parliament IMCO vote on the Services Directive
- ETUC restates opposition to “Bolkestein” and welcomes progress on negotiations on amending the Services Directive
- ETUC welcomes Commission moves towards Social Europe
- ETUC welcomes EU leaders’ backing for the compromise on the Services Directive
- ETUC welcomes the report by Anne Van Lancker MEP on the Services Directive, the ’Bolkestein Directive’
- ETUC’s Executive Committee rejects Mr. Barroso’s declaration on the Services Directive
- Euro-demonstration on the Services Directive : European trade unions mobilised in force
- European trade unions and President Prodi share concerns on future public services in the EU
- Ms Gebhardt’s report on services is a step in the right direction
- Services Directive: the ETUC welcomes the Council agreement
- Single Market Act: “The battle goes on” says ETUC
- The Bolkestein Directive: Etuc and Ceep call upon the Council to preserve the Acquis Communautaire in the Social field
- The ETUC considers the vote in European Parliament on Services as a strong signal to better protect workers’ rights
- The ETUC strongly condemns the results of the vote in the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament
- The ETUC welcomes the announced modification of the services directive
- The European Trade Union Confederation executive committee today hardened its opposition towards the current services directive proposal
- The in-depth modification of the Services Directive is a success but the ETUC will continue its action to improve certain areas
- The internal market Communication pays lip service to the social dimension
- The mayors of ten European capital sign a declaration in support of public services
- The Services Directive : an unending story
- The Services Directive will not rescue Europe from the crisis
- A new social impetus for the Internal Market Strategy 2010-2015
- ETUC position on the Single Market Act II
- ETUC position paper: The proposal for a Directive on services in the internal market
- ETUC Resolution Towards a Single market Act – ETUC proposals
- ETUC’s statement on: The proposed Directive on Services
- The ETUC mobilisation for crucial changes to the draft services directive to protect workers
- Communication on Social Services of General Interest: “A necessary but inadequate first step”
- ETUC and CEEP call for European legal framework for services of general interest
- ETUC calls on European Commission for a directive on public services, and presents a half-million signature petition to President Barroso
- ETUC demands greater clarity for services of general interest
- ETUC launches a petition on public services
- ETUC petition on public services gains support of political parties and associations
- European trade unions mobilise in Member States in support of public services
- Full postal liberalisation by 2011 fails to guarantee universal service, warns ETUC
- On May Day, the European trade unions reaffirm their commitment to public services
- Public services: ETUC is disappointed with today’s announcements and urges Commission to go further
- Services of general interest: ETUC proposes a framework directive
- Annex to the Resolution : "Towards a framework directive on services of general (economic)"
- Annexes to the Resolution : "On a regulatory framework for services of general interest and public procurement"
- ETUC and CEEP Joint Statement on a European framework for services of general interest
- ETUC on services of general interest and the Commission Green Paper
- ETUC Resolution on a regulatory framework for services of general interest and public procurement
- ETUC Resolution Towards a new impetus for public services
- ETUC Statement on Public Services
- ETUC/CEEP Proposal for a Charter for Services of General Interest
- EU public procurement framework – ETUC position
- Resolution European Commission’s Transport White Paper
- Social Services of General Interest (ETUC response to the Commission’s communication)
- Statement on the Postal Services
- Towards a framework directive on services of general (economic) interest
- Achieving social progress in the single market: proposals for protection of fundamental social rights and posting of workers
- ETUC Declaration on the Commission proposals for a Monti II Regulation and Enforcement Directive of the Posting of Workers Directive
- ETUC position on the Enforcement Directive of the Posting of Workers Directive
- ETUC response to ECJ judgements Viking and Laval
- 99th Session of the International Labour Conference
- A social progress protocol to the EU treaties to guarantee workers’ rights
- Challenges to collective agreements: Time to act now to safeguard social Europe!
- ECJ further limits scope for Member States to demand respect for national labour law and industrial relations by foreign service providers
- ECJ judgement on Viking case recognises fundamental right to collective action as integral part of EU Community law
- ECJ ruling secures better protection of fixed-term workers
- Economic freedoms vs Fundamental rights – the dark series continues
- ETUC backs Swedish Unions’ fight to maintain agreed pay and working standards
- ETUC concerned about the Commission’s inaction on the protection of fundamental social rights
- ETUC presents its position on the the Laval and Viking cases at the hearing of the European Parliament
- ETUC Press Statement Laval and Viking Cases
- ETUC Steering Committee confirms high political importance of ECJ judgements on Laval - Viking cases, to be expected on 11 December 2007
- ETUC welcomes European Parliament initiative on the future of collective agreements
- ETUC welcomes ILO Director General’s insistence on the primacy of workers’ rights
- ETUC welcomes the decision to withdraw the Monti II Regulation
- ETUC: Council of Europe rightly condemns Greek labour law reforms
- Hearing on the Laval case at the European Court of justice: trade unions present their position
- Laval case: disappointment of the ETUC
- New treaty: no to rigid fiscal discipline without sustainable growth
- Rüffert case: ETUC warns that ECJ’s judgement is destructive and damaging
- The right to strike is a human right – ECJ must change its case law
- Treaty revision: Stop to the punishment squad and work for Social progress
- Viking case will be a cruciaI test of Europe’s commitment to workers’ rights
- Assessment of the opinions of the Advocates General in Laval and Viking and six alternative solutions
- Strike rules in the EU27 and beyond (A comparative overview)
- Rüffert case - Briefing note
- Rüffert case - Judgment summary
- Summary of the advocate general conclusion
- “New EU Economic Governance risks collision course with democracy"
- Competitiveness Pact: The ETUC continues to fight against the wage race to bottom
- ETUC against depression and wage repression governance
- ETUC tells European finance ministers not to meddle with wages and labour markets
- ETUC tells Macro Economic Policy makers that the attack on wage is unfair and intolerable
- ETUC welcomes EU’s commitment for a growth strategy
- EU Competitiveness Summit: Europe’s Trade Unions say no to austerity governance
- EU on a “collision course” with Social Europe and the autonomy of collective bargaining
- EU-IMF rescue packages: Social dialogue and Collective Bargaining are under attack
- Europe needs new action now
- European Council: the ETUC is opposed to European Economic Governance that would jeopardise wages and social rights
- European economic governance at the top of the agenda for the ETUC Executive Committee debate
- European Parliament - Economic governance vote: ETUC demands investment not more austerity
- European Trade Union Action Day on June 21st: European Economic Governance needs a change of course
- Eurozone summit: Europe needs solidarity
- Finance Ministers continue downward pressure on wages
- Macro-Economic Dialogue: the social partners must be full players in the financial stability process
- OECD Economic Outlook - Unions say: Give workers confidence and jobs
- The ETUC urges the European Parliament to vote for the governance of recovery and fairness
- The EU must not leave the financial markets in command
- The European Council should put inequality and Social imbalances at the heart of the European economic governance
- The UK Coalition Government’s austerity plans - "Too fast, too much" says ETUC
- ETUC Declaration on the “Treaty on stability, coordination and governance in the economic and monetary union”
- ETUC Position on Directive 2004/25/EC on Takeover bids
- ETUC Resolution (Defending the autonomy of collective bargaining in Europe)
- ETUC Resolution on Economic and Social Governance
- ETUC Resolution on European Economic Governance
- ETUC Resolution on The Worsening Crisis – Europe at Risk
- European Governance needs to promote stimulus and fair wages, not austerity and wage cuts
- Greece needs a Solidarity Pact
- The Economic Crisis: New Sources of Finance
- Macroeconomic Dialogue
- ’March for an alternative’ - Demonstration in London
- CC.OO / UGT-E – Preparatory Meetings for the General Strike on September 29
- Macroeconomic Dialogue
- Notes on European Solidarity and the Jobs Crisis
- ETUC welcomes adoption of a Youth guarantee by EPSCO Council
- Fostering Youth Employment in Public Services: Time to act
- Interns should not be regarded as employees who work for a pittance!
- The European Commission’s Youth Initiative: Words must be followed by results!
- The European Social Partners: "Focusing on youth and employment is the top priority for the coming years"
- The new youth employment package proposed by the Commission: a positive commitment that requires further action
- Tripartite Social Summit: for an investment policy to create decent jobs
- Youth employment: the ETUC calls for a “Youth Guarantee"
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! TROP C’EST TROP!
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION ACTION DAY: 27 COUNTRIES IN ACTION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE/JOURNÉE D’ACTION EUROPÉENNE SYNDICALE: 27 PAYS EN ACTION POUR L’EMPLOI ET LA JUSTICE SOCIALE
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- ETUC Executive Committee
- ETUC Executive Committee holds its last meeting in advance of Seville Congress
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- ETUC Executive Committee meets on 7- 8 December
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- ETUC Executive Committee meets to agree a way forward following the referendums on the EU Constitution
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- ETUC Executive Committee to set out proposals for a ‘Strong and Social Europe’
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- ETUC Executive Committee: European Trade Unions pursue their mobilisation against austerity
- ETUC expresses its solidarity to the workers of Jersey
- ETUC expresses support for TURK-SEN public sector workers fighting privatisation
- ETUC General Secretary and Hungarian trade union leaders meet European Commissioner Andor to voice concerns over reform of the Hungarian labour code
- ETUC hails victory over Bolkestein and calls for "Yes" votes on the Constitution
- ETUC inaugurates a vast project of Turkish-European cooperation
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- ETUC letter expresses sadness at the death of Pope John Paul II
- ETUC meets the Indignants
- ETUC Newsletter - 52th edition
- ETUC pays tribute to its former President Georges Debunne
- ETUC pays tribute to Jack Jones
- ETUC shows solidarity with Greece
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- ETUC stands in solidarity with the people of Norway
- ETUC stresses need for European solidarity to fight the crisis and financial speculation
- ETUC supports the declaration of social law European lawyers calling for a stronger social Europe
- ETUC takes its message to the Progressive Convention
- ETUC welcomes election of Guy Ryder as ILO Director General
- ETUC welcomes the condemnation of the Bulgarian Government by the ECSR (Council of Europe) for not respecting the right to strike in the public sector
- ETUC welcomes the Council’s decision to increase development aid
- ETUC’s Executive Committee meets the day before the European Council
- Europe must go ‘further and faster’ call by ETUC
- EUROPEAN ACTION DAYS 2nd - 3rd OF APRIL 2004 - The European Trade Union (ETUC) calls on its affiliates in Brussels and other European countries to protect the European social model
- EUROPEAN ACTION DAYS 2nd - 3rd OF APRIL 2004The European Trade Union (ETUC) calls on its affiliates in Brussels and other European countries to protect the European social model
- European Trade Union Confederation holds its Executive Committee meeting on 1 and 2 June in Brussels
- European Trade Union Organisations condemn General Motors decision to close Opel plant in Antwerp
- Financial perspective 2006-2013: ETUC demands an increase in the community Budget in order to strengthen the European Social model
- For.UM, Malta
- Former ETUC and DGB President Ernst Breit, passed away
- French workers’ victory over the new recruitment contract (CPE) reinforces trade union influence in Europe, John Monks tells the CGT Congress
- From an improved directive to an improved practice for European Works Councils – European Conference in Athens, 16-17 May 2011
- Gaza aid ships
- Gaza and Southern Israel: ETUC demands respect for international law and a return to peace negotiations
- Global and European trade union bodies condemn London bomb outrage
- In a victory for the unions, 1 May is made a public holiday in Turkey
- Informal European summit: free movement rules must be clear
- ITUC and ETUC condemn murders in Athens
- ITUC and ETUC welcome European Convention against human trafficking
- Joël Decaillon elected ETUC Deputy General Secretary
- May Day: Europe’s future cannot be based on precarious work
- Mayday on May Day! Trade unions throughout Europe will be calling for a more just society
- Meeting of Executive Committee of the ETUC
- Meeting of the ETUC Executive Committee
- Meeting of the ETUC Executive Committee
- More worker participation rights and more social inclusion are needed to counter the crisis, says ETUC
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- Professor Brian Bercusson, 1947–2008
- Repression of Trade Unions in Northern Cyprus
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- Spying scandal shows need for Colombia-EU agreement to be suspended
- Stand up for journalism and the core values of democracy in Europe
- The challenge of the new capitalism
- The death of the Polish President and many other leading figures, Polish public life
- The ETUC backs its Greek members in their fight against austerity
- The ETUC backs Turk-Sen’s mobilisation for protection of trade union rights
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- The ETUC condemns the attack against the Greek President of the National Trade Union Centre
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- The ETUC congratulates its French affiliates on the withdrawal of the new recruitment contract (CEP)
- The ETUC demands urgent clarification of EU Internal Market Commissioner’s reported attack on the Swedish collective bargaining system
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- The ETUC Executive Committee calls on the EU to change course
- The ETUC Executive Committee meets on 5-6 December
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- The ETUC will attend the Ceremony to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union
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