Gaby Bischoff (S&D) and Markus Ferber (EPP) will be sent by their political groups to the new special housing committee, HOUS, according to information from Table.Briefings. The corresponding list of 33 committee members will be announced this morning at the beginning of the plenary session. The same applies to the new special committee EUDS (Democracy […]
In his opinion on Tuesday, Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou recommended to the judges of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the Minimum Wage Directive be annulled. The opinions of labor law experts differ widely on this. “Unexpected” – this is how all the experts consulted by Table.Briefings assess the so-called opinion.The linchpin of the […]
Cosmin Boiangiu actually wanted to become an entrepreneur, just like his father. During his studies, he already owned three warehouses for grain, which he supplied to the mountainous part of Romania. He also imported computer accessories from Taiwan to Romania.But when he saw the job advertisement for the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the […]
According to the ECJ Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou, the minimum wage directive should be declared invalid in its entirety. The Cypriot stated this on Tuesday in his opinion for the proceedings. Emiliou’s main reason: The EU is exceeding its legislative powers with regard to charges with the directive. The background to this is that Denmark […]
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has sharply criticized the Commission’s estimate of cost savings through the eDeclaration. According to the ETUC, the first version of the Commission’s working document still stated that a European declaration portal and the standardized questionnaire on the posting of workers would result in savings of €1,414,000 – assuming that […]
The Employment Committee in the European Parliament is planning an own-initiative report on combating subcontracting next year. Table.Briefings learned this from committee circles. Critics see long subcontractor chains as a problem when it comes to guaranteeing employee rights. Every time a contract is passed on, monitoring becomes more difficult.In the plenary session on Wednesday, the […]
In its latest position paper, the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) warns against Germany taking a special path when implementing the AI Act in employment law. The BDA even calls the Federal Ministry of Labor’s plans for an employee data law “dangerous” in the paper, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings.“The rights of data […]
The EU Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against 22 member states – including Germany. The Commission believes the states are hindering the free movement of workers. It refers to the provisions of the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications (Directive 2005/36/EC).Specifically, the accusation is directed against unnecessary qualification checks for several professions – especially […]
The literacy and numeracy skills of adults in Europe have mainly declined or stagnated over the past ten years. Differences have widened, especially in reading skills. This is the result of the second international survey on adult skills (PIAAC), which was published on Tuesday by the OECD and co-financed by the European Commission.Of the 31 […]
The Minimum Wage Directive was the most important social policy project in Ursula von der Leyen’s first mandate. In her second term of office, the head of the Commission must now ensure that the directive is implemented by the member states – as the deadline for this expired on Nov. 15. And the debates on […]