Belgian prosecutor seeks immunity waiver for two more Socialist MEPs over bribery allegations
MEPs Alessandra Moretti and Elisabetta Gualmini enmeshed in the corruption scandal that rocked the Parliament in 2022
Elisabetta Gualmini
Qatargate: Belgian prosecutor requests lifting immunity for two Italian socialist MEPs
Alessandra Moretti and Elisabetta Gualmini are the two MEPs freshly implicated, according to Le Soir.
Gig-gling at last: EU adopts gig work directive
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a watered-down version of the EU’s long-awaited platform work directive at a plenary on Wednesday (24 April), ending two years of intense negotiations with 554 votes in favour and 56 against.
Press release – Platform Work Directive: press conference on Wednesday at 15.30
Lead MEP Elisabetta Gualmini (S&D, IT) will brief media on the Platform Work Directive following the final plenary vote.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
EU delivers nothingburger to Uber and Deliveroo workers
Law to determine whether riders and drivers are employees or contractors falls short of its mark.
France leads charge to rewrite platform workers’ rulebook
Last month, a coalition of EU countries blocked the provisional agreement on the Platform Workers Directive. But while the Belgian presidency wants to use the political deal as the starting point for future discussion, Paris wants a more comprehensive …
Member states deal heavy blow to platform work deal
Member states’ ambassadors failed to find a majority over a platform work directive deal struck last week, dealing a heavy blow to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and raising concerns the file may not get through before the end of the m…
Macron may be ‘killer of Social Europe’, Platform Work Directive rapporteur warns
Member states must do everything to ensure the Platform Work Directive provisional deal is approved, Parliament file rapporteur Elisabetta Gualmini told Euractiv in an interview, warning that France’s refusal to vote on the text is “unacceptable”.
How to navigate Belgium’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.
EU policymakers brace for clash in thorny debate over platform workers’ status
EU institutions are preparing for confrontation over the functioning of the legal presumption of employment, the most sensitive aspect of the Platform Workers Directive, in a trilogue next Thursday (9 November).