Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Gender pay transparency Directive
The European Parliament has made several amendments to the EU’s draft gender pay transparency Directive …
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European Union: Directive on the posting of road transport workers
Employers are reminded that Directive 2020/1057 on the posting of road transport workers has been officially in force since 2nd February 2022 and laws within Member States are now falling into line with the new rules …
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European Union: EESC calls for consistent and tough sanctions on employers of illegally staying migrants
Tackling the problems that arise from the employment of illegal migrants …
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European Union: Hourly labour costs ranged from €7 to €47 in 2021
Hourly labour costs ranged from €7 in Bulgaria to €47 in Denmark in 2021 …
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European Union: Collective bargaining agreements for self-employed
The European Commission is pressing ahead in its quest to reinterpret EU competition rules so that the self-employed can enter into collective agreements …
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European Union: Commission urges Member States to act on ‘golden passports’
The Commission has called on countries that still issue golden passport schemes to end the practice …
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European Union: Countries miss deadline to implement whistleblower directive
Although the deadline for implementing the Protection of Whistleblowers Directive (EU2019/1937) was 17th December 2021, only one Member State met the deadline – and even that was questionable …
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European Union: Corporate sustainability due diligence
Proposal to eliminate human rights infringements and environmental impacts in company value chains through a new EU Directive …
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European Union: Gender employment gap larger for parents
Having children in the household negatively affects the employment rate of women, but it positively affects the employment rate of men, whatever the educational attainment level of the parents …
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European Union: Gender pay gap down to 13.0%
Between 2012 and 2020, the EU gender pay gap was reduced from 16 …
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European Union: 2022 report on gender equality in the EU
The Commission’s 2022 report on gender equality across the EU has just been published …
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European Union: Limits on exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work
The European Commission is proposing an amendment to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC) …
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European Union: European Commission publishes draft data act
A new EU “Data Act” will focus on non-personal data …
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European Union: Collective bargaining in decline in many countries (study)
A leading international trades union has mapped the decline of collective bargaining across the region …
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European Union: 8.6% of people in the EU unable to afford proper meal (2020)
Poverty, and the risk of poverty, still haunts many EU residents …
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