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Killarney, 06/07/2011 President, General Secretary, Dear friends, brothers and sisters trade unionists, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to address Congress today as the newly elected General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation taking over from John Monks, the first woman in that position. I would like here to thank ICTU for supporting my candidature. So you will have to adjust from John’s Manchester sounding English to a definitely French-English tone.

Brussels, 28-29/06/2011 ETUC Declaration for download To download the ETUC Declaration, please click on the icon below.

Bilbao, 11/06/2011 Compañeras, compañeros, Os traigo el saludo fraterno y la enhorabuena de la Confederación Europea de Sindicatos y de sus sesenta millones miembros. Deseamos a ELA y a todos vosotros un muy feliz aniversario. Tenéis cien años; Es magnífico! Seguís mostrando la misma juventud que el primer día en vuestra determinación de defender y promover los derechos de los trabajadores y la democracia. Actualmente, Europa ha impuesto a muchos de sus ciudadanos una dieta muy estricta.

Brussels, 17/06/2011

Duisburg, 06/06/2011 President, Peter, delegates, friends, I am delighted to be invited to address your Congress today. I bring you the warm and fraternal greetings of the European Trade Union Confederation. I was elected 3 weeks ago – with your support – I thank you for this support. It is of great value and significance to me. Indeed, you are meeting at a very critical time for Europe. Europe is in the midst of daunting financial, monetary, economic and social crises.

Tampere, 06/06/2011 President, Friends, I am grateful to be given the opportunity to speak to the SAK congress. It is the first time I address a congress as ETUC General Secretary. Our congress finished two weeks ago. I feel still quite new in the job…although I had a few months to get prepared. I would at first thank you most warmly for nominating me as your candidate and supporting me during the election process.

Athens, 18/05/2011 I have the tricky task of making a speech covering the international challenges facing the ETUC, the future of the Social Dialogue, and the way the ETUC operates – all very important issues for our future. And all in 10 minutes. Abraham Lincoln managed the Gettysburg address in about the same time so it can be done though selectively, not comprehensively.

Athens, 16/05/2011 Delegates, distinguish guest, dear friends you are all very much welcome to the 12th congress of the ETUC. The congress is taking place against a background of economic and political turmoil. The financial and economic crisis has hit many of our members severely, not least in Greece. By organising the congress in Athens, we are demonstrating our support for and solidarity with Greek trade unions.

Athens, 16/05/2011 You heard this morning about the problems we have firstly with the bail out packages of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Latvia, Bulgaria and Romania, and, second, about the Euro Plus Pact which will enter into general force in the eurozone, plus six other countries, in 2013. The matter of central concern in this Pact is the extent to which it will affect wages and collective bargaining.

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Brussels, 07/03/2011 Many social protest movements have taken place recently in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Latvia, etc.) to express the anger of workers against austerity measures and to demand social justice .

London, 26/03/2011 Friends, brothers and sisters, I am bringing to you all the warm & fraternal greetings of the European trade union confederation & the 60 million workers behind it. In London today/ in Berlin, Brussels, Riga, Madrid last week, in Budapest soon, workers & their families citizens of Europe are marching the streets for an alternative. You marched the streets & the European workers marched the streets of London with you for social justice & fairness. You want, need & deserve jobs, good jobs.

Brussels, 25/03/2011

Brussels, 21/03/2011 Several actions will take place in Brussels on 24 March, to say ‘no’ to austerity plans in Europe, no to cuts in wages and pensions, no to insecurity + unemployment, no to deregulation of labour standards and social regression, and no to rising social inequalities.

Brussels, 11/03/2011 ETUC Resolution for download To download the ETUC Resolution, please click on the icon below.

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Brussels, 15/11/2011 The forthcoming European Council, to be held on 24-25 March, will endorse such proposals designed to exert downward pressure on wages, by limiting pay increases to productivity and implicitly barring wages from reflecting increases in prices. Such policy will systematically redistribute income from wages to profits, dividends and bonuses. If this approach is confirmed, the whole concept of social Europe is being placed in increasing jeopardy. For these reasons, trade union mobilisations are planned in Europe.

Brussels, 11/03/2011

Brussels, 10/03/2011 FGTB action - The FGTB action will take place from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm , at Rue de la Loi. More details on the FGTB web site : http://www.fgtb.be/web/guest/home-fr Press officers’ contacts FGTB – ABVV: | Audrey Lhoest || +32 2 506 83 65||+32 476 90 16 30 | | Nora Cassiers || +32 2 506 82 43|| +32 477 18 50 06 | CSC action

Brussels, 08/03/2011