ETUC Position on the Commissions’ initiative for the enhanced use of Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) in the social field (the ‘Passerelle clause’) Adopted by the ETUC Executive Committee of 20 September 2019 Introduction

ETUC position on the assessment of the Regulation establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility. A first step toward a People’s Recovery Adopted this document at the extraordinary virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 9th February 2021

Adopted at the  Executive Committee Meeting of 9th February 2021 The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomes the European Commission’s intention to revise both Directive 98/24/EC, on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (Chemical Agents Directive or CAD), and Directive 2009/148/EC, on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (Asbestos at Work Directive or AWD).

ETUC Position on a new EU framework on information, consultation and board-level representation for European company forms and for companies making use of EU company law instruments enabling company mobility Adopted at the Executive Committee of 9-10 December 2020

ETUC position on the European Central Bank Strategy Review Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 9-10 December 2020 Introduction In February 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched its strategy review under the branding “ECB Listens”. Since then, many events took place, all consecutive and consequential to the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy review is taking place throughout 2020, while the questionnaire related to the review was postponed once, with the deadline being the end of October 2020.

Annex 2 to the General Secretary Communication item 5 of the December 9-10 Executive Committee Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 9-10 December 2020 ETUC assessment of the European Semester Autumn Package On the 18th of November the European Commission presented the autumn economic policy package, including:

Position de la CES sur l’évaluation de la stratégie annuelle 2021 pour une croissance durable Adoptée lors de la réunion virtuelle du Comité exécutif des 28 et 29 octobre 2020 ÉVALUATION DE LA STRATÉGIE ANNUELLE 2021 POUR UNE CROISSANCE DURABLE (ASGS) BRÈVE ANALYSE DES ENJEUX OUBLIÉS DANS L’ASGS 2021

ETUC position on the Assessment of the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020 ASSESSMENT OF THE ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE GROWTH STRATEGY (ASGS) 2021 A QUICK ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES OVERLOOKED IN THE ASGS 2021

A new EU adaptation to climate change strategy for the world of work ETUC Resolution adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020 Summary of key messages

ETUC Position on Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020

ETUC Position on the European Skills Agenda and future skills strategies Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020 Background On 1 July 2020, the European Commission published a new package of policy initiatives:

ETUC Position on renewing the European Alliance for Apprenticeship Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020

ETUC Position on EU Trade Policy Review Adopted at the  Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020