Last week, the ETUC organised a final conference within the context of its project entitled “Industrial Regions and Climate Change policies: Trade Union’s perspectives”. The final conference concluded an 18-month project funded by the European Commission those focus is on organising the transition to a low-carbon economy in regions which still highly rely on carbon-intensive activities.

Brussels, 2 November 2016 ETUC position on the Capital Markets Union Adopted at the Meeting of the Executive Committee, 26-27 October 2016 Background

ETUC Priorities for the current phase of the European Commission Consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights, adopted at the ETUC Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting on 6 September 2016 Working for a Better Deal for All Workers This Position Paper sets out the ETUC’s observations and recommendations on the European Pillar of Social Rights at the halfway point of the consultation process and summarises the ETUC demands under seven priority areas. These are:

ETUC position paper - Orientation for a new EU framework on information, consultation and board-level representation rights  Adopted at the extraordinary ETUC Executive Committee on 13 April 2016 in The Hague and the ETUC Executive Committee on 9 June 2016 in Brussels Background

Brussels, 14 June 2016 update : the French version is available   ETUC Position on Commission’s proposal for  an Investment Court System in TTIP and CETA Adopted at the Meeting of 9 June 2016

Country Specific Recommendations 2016 and role of social partners in the EU Semester (ETUC position) Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee on 8-9 June 2016   From Country Reports to Country Specific Recommendations

ETUC position on the flexibilities within the Stability and Growth Pact Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee on 8-9 June 2016   On 13 January 2015, the European Commission released a Communication on “Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact”. The Communication was endorsed by the Council in February 2016.

Brussels, 20 June 2016 To the members of the Executive Committee Towards a real and effective Youth Guarantee in Europe Adopted at the Executive Committee of June BACKGROUND

ETUC position on the European Commission’s Anti Tax Avoidance Package Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee on 13 April 2016.  

Brussels 18, 2016  To Excutive Committee Members For Information to ETUC Members Orgaisaitons   New Skills Agenda”: Improving training opportunities for workers in Europe (ETUC position) Adopted at the Meeting of the executive committee on the 13th April 2016

Brussels, 15 April 2016   ETUC position paper Orientation for a new EU framework on information, consultation and board-level representation rights (Part I) Adopted at the extraordinary ETUC Executive Committee on 13 April 2016 in The Hague Background

Dear President, At the end of January, we sent a letter to Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Thyssen to ask for a social partner consultation regarding the proposed targeted revision of the posting of workers directive.

The COP 21 has delivered a universal agreement which will frame the long term action on climate change. The ETUC welcomes that agreement which concludes a long and complex negotiation process. Giving to the world a global instrument to tackle climate change is a major political breakthrough even though, as stressed below, this agreement is in many respects not as ambitious as we would have wished.