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 }}}

Brussels, 01-02/06/2010 1. Context The ETUC adopted a resolution in October 2009 on “climate change, new industrial policies and the ways out of the crisis” including strong and ambitious policy recommendations. The ETUC called on the European Union to consider workers and their representatives as crucial players with whom the European Union must engage in a dialogue and negotiate the transition to a low carbon economy that will provide sustainable jobs and social progress.

Brussels, 01-02/06/2010

Brussels, 01-02/06/2010 Introductory remarks

Brussels, 07/06/2010

Brussels, 2009

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 {{

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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, 15/01/2010 Declaration for download To download the ETUC note, please click on the respective link below.

Brussels, 1-2/12/2009 Introduction On 20 October 2006 the European Commission launched a consultation in two stages of the European social partners on the issue of reconciliation of professional, private and family life. The ETUC expressed its views quite extensively[[ETUC’s position on the first stage of consultation: http://www.etuc.org/a/3194 ETUC’s position on the second stage of consultation: http://www.etuc.org/a/3910 ]].

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