Several leading municipal associations, as well as social and business organizations, have issued a warning against the centralization of cohesion policy at the expense of local governments and regions. In a letter to Elisabeth Kaiser, the German government’s Commissioner for Eastern Germany, they write: “To strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in a successful and lasting […]
Should cities, municipalities or the federal government be obliged to award public contracts based on social criteria in future? At least that is what the Employment Committee (EMPL) in the European Parliament wants to achieve in the upcoming reform of public procurement law. Companies should be given preference in public procurement if they pay according […]
The posting of workers to other EU member states could soon become simpler. On Thursday, a majority in the Competitiveness Council endorsed a centralized digital notification portal for service providers. The general approach became possible after France, under German pressure, agreed to drop its resistance. This clears a major hurdle for the eDeclaration.For many businesses, […]
The negotiations went on late into the night on Wednesday, then the news came at two o’clock in the morning: The EU Parliament and the Council have agreed to strengthen European works councils. For example, employee representatives in companies operating throughout the EU are to be informed on a mandatory basis in more cases. As […]
The much-debated Platform Work Directive (PWD) will now be accompanied by a special monitoring group within the European Parliament. The group held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday. It aims to engage with the European Commission, national authorities, social partners and other stakeholders.Information on the situation on the ground and the measures taken by member states […]
More funding, direct involvement of local authorities, and changes to state aid law: Several mayors from the Mayors for Housing Alliance have presented their European Action Plan for Housing in Brussels.“In our 15 cities, rents have risen by 60 percent over the past ten years, while the cost of houses has risen by 78 percent,” […]
The common digital portal for the posting of workers is stuck in the Council. At the meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday, too many member states signaled their opposition to the proposal to set up the eDeclaration portal. Table.Briefings learned this from diplomatic circles.The eDeclaration portal is designed to save companies a lot of time […]
On Thursday, the European Parliament voted in favor of relaxing EU regulations on filling gas storage facilities. With a large majority (425 votes in favor, 106 against and 43 abstentions), MEPs voted in favour of extending the EU Gas Storage Regulation from 2022 to 2027. The regulation would otherwise expire at the end of 2025. […]
A new attempt to reform Regulation 883: The rapporteurs of the European Parliament gave the green light on Wednesday to enter the 19th round of trilogues. The reform of the regulation and its implementing regulations on the coordination of social security systems is complicated, not least because it would cost some member states a lot […]
Is there a new chance for the deadlocked negotiations on the coordination of social systems? The European Parliament is currently debating whether to re-enter the trilogue procedure on the reform of Regulation 883/2004 (often referred to simply as “883” in Brussels). According to information obtained by Table.Briefings, a decision on this could be made today […]