Commenting on the European Council’s climate deal, Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation said
“The 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions is a decent effort. At the same time, Europe will not generate investment and create jobs with such unambitious targets for renewable energy or energy efficiency.”
European trade union leaders will warn Presidents Barroso, van Rompuy and Renzi that
The EU is on the brink of a triple dip recession
the Eurozone is on the verge of deflation
there is a real risk of a third unemployment peak
the way out of the crisis is to restore demand, by restoring investment
Speaking in the Tripartite Social Summit ahead of the EU Summit discussions on the economy on October 23, trade union leaders will point out that
Bernadette Ségol, the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), will be the only trade unionist – and the only critical voice - to address an Italian Presidency and Italian Ministry of Economic Development ‘Dialogue on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership’ today in Rome.
Almost one third of ‘Stoiber group’ members oppose biased final report
The European Commission’s High Level Group on Administrative Burdens [1], chaired by Dr Edmund Stoiber, has drawn severe criticism from 4 of a total of 15 Members [2] for its final report [3] pushing an outdated, deregulatory agenda.
The European Trade Union Confederation is increasingly concerned at developments in Kobani, on the Syrian/Turkish border, under attack by Islamic State terrorists.
We call on the international community and European states, including Turkey, to act urgently to prevent the mass murder being perpetrated by these brutal thugs not only against Kurds but against people of all faiths and throughout swathes of Syria and Iraq. Their violent treatment of women is particularly abhorrent.
Commenting on the Employment Summit in Milan on 8th October 2014, Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation said “This summit will go down as a ceremonial non-event. Nothing has changed. Calls for an investment plan leading to sustainable growth and quality employment received no positive echoes from country leaders. Labour reforms and internal devaluation continue to be the agreed mantra.”
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) today joined with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) in its demands for democracy and social justice. It condemned the Chinese government for breaking its commitment in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration to develop democracy in Hong Kong after the handover. The Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) had also passed a resolution in 2007 agreeing that the Hong Kong Chief Executive would be elected by universal suffrage in 2017.
The European trade union movement will urge the European Parliament and national Governments to reject the EU-Canada Trade Agreement, which may be signed tomorrow at the EU-Canada Summit in Ottowa, unless it is changed.
In a letter to the Canadian Ambassador to the EU, the European Trade Union Confederation outlines three major concerns
