โThis idea of putting people first has always been the core of Europe’s social market economy. We want strong social partners. The market can only work well, if the social dialogue thrives too. We need to make sure that we…
The post 50 years supporti…
By providing specialized data and research, Eurofound has long contributed to a stronger, fairer Europe โ in todayโs climate, its mission has never been more essential
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
The host of next month’s U.N. climate talks is warning Western politicians and NGOs not to criticize its internal affairs.
Norway, Hungary and the Czech Republic have imposed restrictions on the entry or social rights of those fleeing the Russian invasion. They have raised concerns about the burden of supporting refugees and the presence of men of military age.
The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.
POLITICO’s guide to understanding what the European Commission president says vs. what she means.
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
The Left Group prioritised securing the chairmanship of the European Parliamentโs labour affairs committee to prevent any rollback of environmental and workersโ protections over the next five-year mandate, the new committeeโs leftist chief told Euracti…
Europeans are still feeling the pinch from successive crises, which shapes their democratic engagement and risks more shifts towards authoritarian governance, the president of the Council of Europeโs Social Rights Committee told Euractiv in an intervie…
We urge you not to foreclose on the future of Wi-Fi: Global Wi-Fi networkโs plea to author of EU competitiveness report.
He’s been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from …
Carriers including easyJet and Ryanair face being banned from charging for carry-on luggageBudget airlines including easyJet and Ryanair have been hit with fines totalling โฌ150m (ยฃ128m) by the Spanish government for policies that include charging passe…
Nicolas Schmit is ramping up criticism of his boss as the EU election nears.
The current EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Luxembourg’s Nicolas Schmit, is touring EU member states to rally support for national socialist parties and strengthen his party’s standing ahead of June’s EU elections.
Nicolas Schmit launches scathing attack against Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Even before the European elections, maneuvering is under way for top jobs in Brussels.
Socialists struggle to present a real challenge to European Commission president.
Spanish companies doing business with Israel should take all the necessary measures to ensure that their commercial relations with the state โdo not contribute to the genocide in Palestineโ, warned Social Rights Minister Pablo Bustinduy of the left-win…
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Finally, the European Parliament formally
adopted the directiv…
Unknown lead candidate Nicolas Schmit tells POLITICO his side will win, despite far-right surge.
IndustriAll Europe and EPSU, the ETUC’s two largest European industry federations, stress the crucial role of quality public services in achieving Europe’s green industrial ambitions. They argue against new austerity measures and call for fair investme…
Law to determine whether riders and drivers are employees or contractors falls short of its mark.
The Socialists & Democrats have named Luxembourg’s EU commissioner for jobs and social rights Nicolas Schmit as their lead candidate โ or so-called Spitzenkandidat โ for the June European elections.
Luxembourg’s relatively unknown EU commissioner is the only candidate to spearhead the center-left’s campaign.
Spanish and German backing clear field for Luxembourg’s Nicolas Schmit to become socialists’ top candidate in EU election.
The German SPD announced on Monday evening (15 January) that it would support Nicolas Schmit as the Part of European Socialists (PES) lead candidate for the EU elections, making it all but certain that the Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights will b…
Talking Europe interviews the EU commissioner in charge of jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit. He speaks to the importance of protecting workers, particularly the “gig” or “platform” workers, whose status is at the core of a dispute between the Eu…
German Social Democrats push for EU jobs commissioner to be the center-left lead candidate.
The European Employment and Social Rights Forum brought together business leaders, academics, trade union leaders, and policymakers to discuss how AI is changing the world of work.
As the European economy goes through profound changes, industry and society will need employees to gain new skills.
Business leaders, policymakers, academia and industry experts discussed the impact of AI on the world of work at the European Employment & Social Rights Forum. Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we work, with research projecting it w…
The Chinese regime is becoming increasingly despotic, especially since Xi Jinping took over as the head of the country, and China certainly doesnโt promote “economic and social rights” as Borrell has said, writes Vincent Metten.
