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Brussels, 01-02/12/2010 Despite the major battle won by the trade unions against the content of the Bolkestein directive, for the sake of guaranteeing posted workers the application of employment and working conditions in the country where the activity takes place, various judgments by the European Court of Justice (Laval, Viking, Ruffert, Luxembourg, Germany) have highlighted the objective that we have been seeking to achieve.

Brussels, 01-02/12/2010 {{Preamble }}This resolution aims at providing a basis for the ETUC and its federations to campaign on energy policy in the next months. This is necessary given the European agenda. The Council on Energy will indeed discuss the European energy strategy 2011-2020 on 3 December 2010. This issue will also be on the agenda of the Heads of States European Council meeting on 4 February 2011 and important strategic decisions will be made in this area in 2011. Therefore, it is crucial for the ETUC to make its concerns and proposals heard.

Brussels, 13-14/10/2010 ETUC in principle welcomes the European debate on pensions launched by the European Commission on 7 July 2010 by publishing its Green Paper “Adequate, Sustainable and Safe European Pension Systems.” ETUC intends to get fully involved, together with its organisations, to defend the interests of the working and retired people that it represents. 1. Common challenges {{ }}It is worth acknowledging that the 27 EU Member States are facing similar problems, albeit with nuances at times, such as:

Brussels, 13-14/10/2010 European economic governance and EU 2020: The Commission’s proposals

Brussels, 13-14/10/2010 The EU must adopt A Sustainable New Deal , {{underpinned by a development strategy to secure Europe’s recovery from recession, to adopt a just transition, to create millions of decent, sustainable and green jobs, and to make a fair and effective contribution to the global fight against climate change. }} {{{1.Introduction }}}

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Brussels, 01-02/06/2010 Introductory remarks

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Brussels, 09-10/03/2010 The impact of the internal market on Europe's social model prompts certain concerns. The crisis has brought cruelly to light the weaknesses of the strategy based on deregulation and liberalisation. If the European Union fails to safeguard its social achievements and to reconcile internal market rules with workers’ rights, further development of the internal market could prove more difficult. Protectionist reflexes will become more pronounced and the single market will be confronted with more distortions {{

Brussels, 09-10/03/2010 The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Executive Committee members attending the meeting of 9 & 10 March 2010, express their solidarity with the President of the Greek Confederation of Labour, GSEE, Yannis Panagopoulos, who was brutally attacked by perpetrators alien to the trade union movement. They note with concern that such condemnable actions inevitably bring to mind the rise of fascism and hope that the democratically elected Greek Government will swiftly bring the culprits to justice.

Brussels, 01-02/12/2009 NO TO WAGE FREEZES AND WAGE CUTS! {{ Collective bargaining and wage dynamics in 2009}}

Brussels, 01-02/12/2009 {{ }}1. On 1st December 2009, the new Lisbon Treaty came into force. The new Treaty is a better one than the current provisions of the Nice Treaty but it does little to advance social progress.