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ETUC on 2018 European Semester Spring Package
May 23 2018, 12:53 ETUC
23.05.2018 Commenting on the European Commission’s European Semester 2018 Spring package – and the Country Specific Recommendations – Katja Lehto Komulainen, Deputy General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) said: “The European Commission is clearly pushing a more social agenda in its economic policy. Recommendations on curbing Government deficits are balanced to some extent by proposals for social rights and skills. The recommendations on active …- ETUC letter on the proposal for a directive on the company law package to Commissioner Thyssen ETUC In an open letter on the recently presented proposal for a directive on the company law package to Commissioner Marianne Thyssen the ETUC is asking the safeguarding workers rights on information, consultation and participation. "The Commission has to deliver for companies and workers alike" says …
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- Involving trade unions in climate action to build a just transition ETUC 15.05.2018 A guide to a ‘just transition’ to a low carbon economy is published by the European Trade Union Confederation on May 15. The 48 page document ‘Involving trade unions in climate action to build a just transition’ contains Recommendations for economic …
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