For years, the EU Commission has not been very concerned with collective agreements, trade unions and social issues and has not really been able to get to grips with them. One reason for this is the issue itself: labor and social policy at EU level is a hot potato. Secondly, trade unions in particular were long regarded as an inflexible obstacle to the market. This view has changed in recent years: The Minimum Wage Directive and the planned laws on platform work and European Works Councils are indicators of the change.