ETUC Letter to EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier
Level playing field guarantees in the EU-UK deal
Dear Michel,
We understand negotiations are reaching their limits in terms of timing and of what is feasible or acceptable for the EU on the remaining critical issues of fisheries, governance and the level playing field.
Adopted by the Women’s Committee
The ETUC Women’s Committee stands beside women from across Europe who are fighting to fulfil their human rights, and namely their reproductive rights and their right to safe, legal and fully comprehensive healthcare in any circumstance[1].
Introduction
As part of their autonomous work programme 2019-2021, on 17 September the European Social Partners organised a meeting on childcare provisions in the EU. This was part of a series of meetings bringing together EU and national social partners and experts to discuss how to improve the performance of labour markets and social systems. As a result, we have published the following statement:
General remarks
On 25 November, the European Commission has tabled a legal proposal for a regulation of the European Data Governance. The ETUC welcomes this legal proposal aiming at setting up the rules for a fair transfer of data among major actors in the digital economy, including governments and companies. The EC puts forward a “European way of processing data” among data intermediaries, built upon European legislation with a strong focus on not creating anti-trust practices among providers of data sharing services, to avoid monopolies.
Ahead of the video conference of the members of the European Council on 19 November 2020, the European social partners urge member states to endorse the agreement found on the European recovery fund and Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027.
The agreement found as a result of the trilogue on the recovery fund and the so-called MFF (the EU's long-term budget) is essential to help the EU economy recover from the damage the COVID crisis continues to inflict.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The European Parliament and European Council have fulfilled their political responsibility in agreeing on a long-term budget for the EU and the temporary recovery instrument ‘Next Generation EU’. It is an increased budget which comes alongside a substantial Recovery Plan and represents a much better response than the one to the previous crisis.
Following the Council Conclusions on Minimum Income, it is time for the European Commission to respond with courage and propose a legally binding EU framework for Minimum Income
ETUC Resolution on the protection of the rights of non-standard workers and workers in platform companies (including the self-employed)
Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 28-29 October 2020
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
