Workers first: Our agenda in a turbulent Europe
Editorial by Klaus Heeger, CESI Secretary General
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CESI in solidarity with strike action of German train driver’s trade union GDL
In the labour dispute between the Deutsche Bahn and the German train driver’s trade union GDL – an affiliate of CESI’s member dbb – which already resulted in a first strike last week, further industrial action measures seem unavoidable. CESI stands in solidarity with its affiliates at the dbb and GDL.
Towards a strong European public service agenda. How to (re)build a social Europe in a resilient way after Covid-19?
This conference, co-funded by the European Union, organised in partnership with the European Policy Centre (EPC) and with the media partnership of Euractiv.pl, will take stock of the lessons learnt from the pandemic and seek to advance a strong European public service agenda. Register now.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Jaume Duch Guillot, EP Spokesperson and DG for Communication
CESI calls for resolute and swift EU action to combat violence against women
As a requested opinion of the Court of Justice of EU on legal procedures in the EU’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is still dearly awaited, CESI calls for resolute and swift EU action to combat violence against women.
CESI pays tribute to the victims of the flooding in Central and Western Europe
Today, the 20th of July, has been declared Belgium´s national day of mourning the victims of the flooding disasters.
New ECJ ruling on the EU Working Time Directive and its application in the armed forces
What impacts for military personnel?
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Marta Pilati, Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre
#Fitfor55: Encouraging Steps in the Right Direction
CESI welcomes the new EU climate package and stresses the need to move on from words to actions
CESI affiliate Aleardo Pelacchi expert at European Parliament debate on employee participation
On July 1, Aleardo Pelacchi, affiliate of CESI's Italian member union Confsal, spoke as an expert at a European Parliamentary hearing on European Works Councils and employee participation.
Vocational training: Boosting Europe’s Centres of Excellence
An EU Commission initiative will see a total of 400 million euros invested in over 100 regional centres of excellence for vocational training and related vocational training networks in the period spanning 2021 to 2027.
ESDE review 2021: New Challenges for the World of Work due to the COVID-19 Crisis
The ‘Employment and Social Developments in Europe’ review of 2021 confirms the need for targeted measures for the protection of workers
CESI affiliates Kirsten Lühmann and Eva Fernández Urbón elected into EWL Board of Administration
At the General Assembly of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) on June 4-7 2021, CESI’s affiliates Kirsten Lühmann and Eva Fernández Urbón were elected into the Board of Administration of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL).
CESI calls for a ‘strong EU public service agenda’
Expenditures in public services are not merely costs. They are investments in the future. And after years of austerity, the EU now needs a ‘strong public service agenda’.
CESI Expert Commission on Education: Respect and Revalorisation
On June 29, CESI’s Expert Commission 'EDUC' convened for its constitutive meeting. Respect and revalorisation of teachers and educators at all levels remain the focus for the years to come.
SNSPP-PATS: CESI welcomes new observer member organisation
At its Board meeting on June 24, CESI welcomed the French union SNSPP-PATS as a new observer at CESI.
CESI@noon on the “Conference on the Future of Europe"
On June 24, CESI held a high-level debate on the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) with the participation of the Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica.
CESI calls for a ‘strong EU public service agenda’
The United Nations´ Public Service Day, marks the beginning of a CESI campaign to calls for a ‘strong EU public sector agenda’.
CESI@noon on the Conference on the Future of Europe
CESI believes that there is a need for an active involvement of workers and their representatives in the COFOE and wants to contribute to engaging with its members and partners informing them about the opportunities the Conference opens for social partners and trade unions.
Joint Declaration of CESI and the Hungarian trade union MKKSZ: "No" to Hungary’s anti-LGBT bill
Declaration of the Presidium of CESI on the Hungarian anti-LGBT bill
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission
Webinar on the role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work
On June 15, CESI participated in the 1st Webinar of the multi-sectoral project “The role of social partners in preventing TPV and harassment at work”
CESI members in favour of a strong public service agenda in Europe
On June 14, CESI’s Expert Commission ‘Public Administrations’ convened for its constitutive meeting.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Paul Schoukens, Professor of Social Security Law (KU Leuven)
A milestone for corporate transparency – and stronger public services? | Editorial of the Secretary-General Klaus Heeger
CESI@home on ‘Standby and working time’
On Friday June 11, CESI organised a timely debate on the implications of the recent CJEU case law on standby and working time.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Paul Schoukens, Professor of Social Security Law (KU Leuven)
CESI on the Cornwall Summit
CESI calls for bold measures for a socially-friendly post-pandemic green and digital economic bounceback
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre
Webinar on 'The right to disconnect and a weekly common day of rest'
On June 1, CESI and the European Sunday Alliance held a webinar on the right to disconnect and a weekly common day of rest.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Ioanna Papageorgiou, Researcher at the NoBias Project
CESI@home on corona recovery and resilience plans
On May 28, CESI held a timely event on the national Corona recovery and resilience plans and the role of trade unions and social partners
CESI consultation statement on collective bargaining for the self-employed
CESI published public consultation statement on the conciliation of EU competition law with the right to collective bargaining for the self-employed. In the position, which is part of a response to a public consultation which the European Commission is currently undertaking, CESI calls on the European Commission clarify how those in precarious solo-employment may benefit from a right to collective bargaining, and hence higher and adequate wages, without interfering with EU competition law, which currently may forbid this right on the grounds that this would constitute an illegal cartel-forming.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Pierre Joassart, lawyer and scientific associate at UCL
CESI Talks - L'UE e i lavoratori con Giuseppe Catanzaro, Avvocato Diritto del Lavoro
CESI welcomes business taxation plans of the European Commission
CESI welcomes the European Commission's plan on effective and fair business taxation which was published today.
CESI on International Nurses Day
CESI recognizes the nurses’ invaluable contribution to our healthcare and speaks up against understaffing
