Despite concessions from the European Parliament, it is entirely unclear, just before the end of the legislative period, whether the EU will combat false self-employment on major digital platforms more effectively in the future. The Belgian presidency will head into the last trilogue on the platform work directive on Thursday without a mandate from the […]
The EU Commission on Tuesday proposed stricter criminal rules to combat the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, including a clampdown on livestreaming pornography and the inclusion of abuse material in deep fakes or other AI-generated material.Both the significantly increased presence of children online and rapid technological developments have created new possibilities for abuse, the […]
On Tuesday, the Belgian presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the first EU law addressing violence against women and domestic violence. The new law sets common minimum standards for several criminal offenses, including defining them and specifying penalties. Additionally, rules for handling victims of sexual or domestic violence are […]
Catherine Martens will be the spokesperson for the new Renew Group Chair Valérie Hayer. Martens, who is French-German, most recently worked in the Renew press office. She previously worked for many years as a television journalist at Deutsche Welle in Brussels. Her predecessor, Antoine Guéry, moved to Paris with the previous head of Renew, Stéphane […]
At a large-scale social partner summit in Val Duchesse, Belgium, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian Prime Minister and EU Council President Alexander De Croo and European social partners committed to strengthening social dialogue in the EU. They signed a “Tripartite Declaration for a Thriving European Social Dialogue”. Dialogue between employee and employer representatives […]
In the final stretch, negotiators are still trying to reach an agreement on platform work in this legislative term. After the seventh trilogue round on Tuesday without an agreement, work is now underway at the technical level on a joint exploratory text by the Council and Parliament, as learned by Table.Media. On Friday, a corresponding […]
In a government statement, the new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has renewed his commitment to nuclear energy. Attal said that nuclear energy is “French pride.” France will continue to invest in nuclear energy and develop reactors, he announced to the National Assembly on Tuesday.“We will continue to ramp up our nuclear network and invest […]
The seventh trilogue on the Platform Work Directive will take place on Tuesday. The EU Commission wants the text to combat bogus self-employment on digital platforms such as Uber and Lieferando. However, it remains to be seen whether the law can be passed in time. Members of the Council and Parliament are expecting difficult talks.The […]
The directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) is to be revised, according to the Commission. Labor Commissioner Nicolas Schmitt and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis presented a corresponding proposal on Wednesday. Among other things, existing gaps in the establishment of EWCs are to be closed. According to the Commission, there are currently more than 300 cross-border […]
The European Parliament is calling for the European Labor Authority (ELA) to be strengthened. A motion for a resolution to this effect was adopted by Parliament on Thursday. MEPs are in favor of extended responsibilities and better staffing of the authority. Parliament wants the ELA to be able to initiate investigations independently in the future […]