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  • 17.12.2021 Document

    Towards an EU law on mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: indicative roadmap for ETUC actions in 2021-2022

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    Towards an EU law on mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: indicative roadmap for ETUC actions in 2021-2022 As discussed and agreed at the ETUC Executive Committee of 8-9 December 2021 Summary of key messages
  • 17.12.2021 Document

    Daring more democracy at work: ETUC on the offensive

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    Daring more Democracy at Work: ETUC on the offensive  Discussed and agreed at the virtual Executive Committee meeting of 8 and 9 December 2021 Summary of key messages
  • 14.12.2021 Document

    ETUC updated answers to the renewed public consultation on the Economic Governance Review (adopted)

    ETUC updated answers to the renewed public consultation on the Economic Governance Review Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 8-9 December 2021 1. How can the framework be improved to ensure sustainable public finances in all Member States and to help eliminate existing macroeconomic imbalances and avoid new ones arising?
  • 14.12.2021 Document

    ETUC Guidelines to provide inputs in the Public debate for the EU Economic Governance Review (adopted)

    ETUC Guidelines to provide inputs in the Public debate for the EU Economic Governance Review Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 8-9 December 2021 The European Commission has relaunched the consultation on “economic governance”: the rules that govern economic policymaking across EU countries. Our aim is to move away from austerity and create conditions that bring about the permanent mobilisation of resources for investments and the financing of the European social policies.
  • 14.12.2021 Document

    ETUC resolution on actions in the framework of the revision of the EU Economic Governance

    ETUC resolution on actions in the framework of the revision of the EU Economic Governance Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 8-9 December 2021 SUMMARY
  • 14.12.2021 Document

    ETUC Assessment of Autumn Package and ETUC Priorities for the European Semester 2022 (endorsed)

    ETUC ASSESSMENT OF AUTUMN PACKAGE AND ETUC PRIORITIES FOR THE EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2022 Endorsed at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 8-9 December 2021
  • 14.12.2021 Document

    ETUC letter on the LIBE / FEMM Committee report on combating gender-based cyberviolence

    Brussels, 13 December 2021 Dear Ms Spurek, Dear Ms Vozemberg-Vrionidi, I am contacting you with regard to the LIBE / FEMM report on combating gender-based cyberviolence, ahead of the debate and vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary on 13 and 14 December 2021.
  • 10.12.2021 Document

    ETUC Statement on Belarus-EU border: Border guards, walls and razor wire cannot be the response to a humanitarian emergency

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    Updated version adopted by the Executive Committee of 8-9 December The European trade union movement is extremely concerned about the humanitarian crisis at the border of Poland and Belarus and calls for immediate EU action to ensure migrants’ fundamental rights are respected and their humanitarian needs are met.
  • 09.12.2021 Document

    ETUC Statement on the CONTROL Hungarian ATC

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    Approved by the Executive Committee meeting on 8 December 2021
  • 09.12.2021 Document

    ETUC position on the creation of a second ETS on road transport and building and of a new Social Climate Fund

    ETUC position on the creation of a second ETS on road transport and building and of a new Social Climate Fund Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 8-9 December 2021 Background On 14 July 2021, the European Commission published its Fit for 55 Package. This package consists in 13 legislative proposals that aim at aligning EU climate and energy policies with the new climate targets set by the recently adopted Climate Law – a GHG emission reduction of 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, and climate neutrality by 2050.
  • 09.12.2021 Document

    ETUC position for A Just Transition Legal Framework to complement the Fit for 55 package

    ETUC position for A Just Transition Legal Framework to complement the Fit for 55 package Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 8-9 December 2021 Background On 14 July 2021, the European Commission released its Fit for 55 Package. This package consists of 13 legislative proposals that aim at aligning EU climate and energy policies with the new climate targets set by the recently adopted Climate Law – a GHG emission reduction of at least 55% by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels, and climate neutrality by 2050.
  • 08.12.2021 Document

    Joint open letter to President Von der Leyen: It is time for you to show leadership on the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative

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    Open letter to President Von der Leyen: It is time for you to show leadership on the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative Dear President Von der Leyen, As a coalition of civil society organisations, including national coalitions and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), who are actively working and engaging on the planned Commission proposal on a Sustainable Corporate Governance (SCG) initiative, we are writing to raise our strong concerns about the new delay to the publication of this initiative.
  • 07.12.2021 Document

    Appeal for a strong Resolution on Empowering European Youth: Don’t go back on earlier ambition

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    ETUC Letter sent to the Members of the EMPL Committee in the European Parliament Dear Members of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee, With this letter, we would like to address you ahead of the EMPL Committee vote on the Resolution on Empowering European Youth : post-pandemic employment and social recovery.
  • 02.12.2021 Document

    Netlex celebrates its 25th Anniversary!

    Netlex celebrates its 25th Anniversary! On 2 December, the ETUC’s Confederal Secretary Isabelle Schӧmann together with Frédéric Sève, CFDT National Secretary, kicked off the ETUC conference celebrating 25 years of trade union legal activism in Europe. The conference is a unique opportunity to reflect on the evolution of the ETUC trade union legal network and to showcase, with its new legal forum named ETUCLEX, the enhanced investment of the trade union legal and litigation action in defending workers’ interests and promoting social justice.
  • 29.11.2021 Document

    Open letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen for an ambitious European legislative initiative on improving the working conditions in platform work

    *Signatories : Pierre-Yves Dermagne (Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy and Labour, Belgium), Yolanda Díaz (Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Spain), Ana Mendes Godinho (Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Portugal), Hubertus Heil (Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany), Andrea Orlando (Labour and Social Policies Minister, Italy), Luca Visentini (General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Italy), Ludovic
  • 28.10.2021 Document

    ETUC reflections on the SOCIAL ECONOMY ACTION PLAN

    ETUC reflections on the SOCIAL ECONOMY ACTION PLAN The ETUC delegation taking part in the SP dedicated hearing prior to the issuing of a Social Economy Action Plan, has identified some aspects worth underlining in the context of EU policy-making. Trade unions and social economy, a promising alliance for upward social convergence
  • 20.10.2021 Document

    ETUC Position on the Implementation of the Employers Sanctions’ Directive

    ETUC Position on the Implementation of the Employers Sanctions’ Directive Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 5-6 October 2021 Background
  • 13.10.2021 Document

    Annex 3 to Item 8 EXCO 5-6 October 2021 (adopted) - Trade Union Involvement in the RRF

    Brussels, 13 October 2021 To the Members of the Executive Committee To TUSLOs Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed Annex 3 "Trade Union Involvement in the RRF" as adopted under  Item 08 "ETUC for Recovery and Social Progress 2022" during the Executive Committee which took place on 5-6 October 2021.
  • 13.10.2021 Document

    Annex 2 to Item 8 EXCO 5-6 October 2021 (adopted) - Evidence and Facts that supports the “ETUC for Recovery and Social Progress” in Semester 2022 (after the RETHINKING session 2021)

    Brussels, 13 October 2021 To the Members of the Executive Committee To TUSLOs Dear Colleagues,
  • 13.10.2021 Document

    ETUC resolution for Recovery and Social Progress 2022

    ETUC resolution for Recovery and Social Progress 2022 Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 5-6 October 2021
  • 11.10.2021 Document

    ETUC resolution on the European Union public debt issue and the fiscal rules

    ETUC resolution on the European Union public debt issue and the fiscal rules Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 5-6 October 2021 Executive summary and proposals The massive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the attempts to mitigate its social and economic effects, enabled thanks to the activation of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact, have led to significant increases in government deficits and debt levels, as well as debt to GDP ratios in many Member States.
  • 08.10.2021 Document

    ETUC position on the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027

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    ETUC position on the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027  Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of date 5-6 October 2021
  • 08.10.2021 Document

    ETUC resolution on Implementing the EPSR: Ageing with Dignity

    ETUC resolution on Implementing the EPSR: Ageing with Dignity Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 5-6 October 2021
  • 08.10.2021 Document

    ETUC position on the Energy Charter Treaty

    ETUC position on the Energy Charter Treaty Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 5-6 October 2021 Background
  • 21.09.2021 Document

    ETUC reply to the 2nd phase consultation of social partners under Article 154 TFEU on the protection of workers from risks related to chemical agents at work and to asbestos at work

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    ETUC reply to the 2nd phase consultation of social partners under Article 154 TFEU on the protection of workers from risks related to chemical agents at work and to asbestos at work Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 9 September 2021
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