What the Commission is planning in socia • Table.Briefings

The EU has had little competence in social policy for a long time, but the next mandate is expected to include several proposals again.

The EU Commission could present proposals on the right to switch off PCs when working from home, rules for teleworking and a collective bargaining clause in the next legislative period. In addition, the AI regulations from the Platform Work Directive are to be transferred to all other economic sectors.

When MEP Gaby Bischoff (SPD) is campaigning on the streets of Berlin these days, passers-by keep asking her about the EU minimum wage directive. „People say: This is something very concrete from Europe for me. They think it’s good.“ And this is exactly where the trade unionist wants to pick up after the election. „Many people have realized that we need a social Europe.“ Many people are disappointed by the widening income gap. „That’s why so many people are falling for the populists“, Bischoff told Table.Briefings.

What the Commission is planning in social policy

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