A turning point: Why the CJEU’s minimum wages ruling matters
By upholding the Minimum Wages Directive, the CJEU has set a clear signal: fair wages and strong collective bargaining are central to Europe’s social future. The judgment empowers governments to lift wage floors and tackle in-work poverty with renewed confidence.
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[Deutsche Fassung] Kommentar von MdEP Petra Kammerevert für die CESI zum Europäischen Bildungsraum: Ohne die Lehrerinnen und Lehrer geht es nicht!
Coronavirus – Taking stock, a message from Dr Miodrag Femic, Trade Union of Doctors of Medicine of Republika Srpska
[English version] Commentary by MEP Petra Kammerevert for CESI on the European Education Area: We can’t do it without teachers!
Boosting Europe’s resilience with better health systems: Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus, Europe in need of a united front by Roberto Di Maulo CESI Vice-President and FISMIC Confsal Secretary-General
Who saves our heroes? The living situation in Spain following the COVID19 outbreak
Thinking differently and acting collectively during Corona Pandemic, a message from Andres Hemsing, National Chairman of the German komba trade union
COVID-19: Report from Patrick Fey, CESI Vice-President and President of the CNV Government and Public Services
CESI statement on a new a codification directive on administration cooperation in the field of taxation
Manfred Wiedner and Horst Sayffaerth, President and Vice-President of CESI Council ‘Post and Telecoms’ on the Covid19 crisis
Thomas Sohst, President of CESI Council ‘Defence’ and Regional Chairman for the West in the German Bundeswehr Alliance, on solidarity during Conavirus pandemic
Editorial of the Secretary-General Klaus Heeger: Putting us to the test – Whatever it takes – For the better
Kirsten Lühmann, Chairwoman of the Committee on Women’s Rights on the Coronavirus
Hans Liesenhoff, Federal Chair of the German Armed Forces’ Federation of Civil Servants and Employees (VBB) on the core activities during Conavirus pandemic
Claude Heiser, President of the CESI Trade Council Education, Training and Research on how education experts contribute towards fighting the crisis.
CESI Presidium: Corona virus – Civil servants and public service personnel at the core of the pandemic
Covid-19: A few words about heroes and heroines from Ulrich Silberbach, CESI Vice President and President of the German Civil Service Federation (dbb)
COVID-19: Report from Prof. Marcello Pacifico, CESI Europe Academy Vice President & ANIEF President
Romain Wolff, CESI’s President on solidarity and discipline during the outbreak of COVID-19
Dear Friends of CESI, In my capacity as President, it is important to me to share the following with you:
COVID-19: Report from the Spanish Central Independent and Public Employees’ Trade Union
With the emergency of COVID-19, CESI asked Miguel Borra, President of CSIF, Spanish Central Independent and Public Employees’ Trade Union, an update on the national situation and challenges for the profession deriving from the infection.
COVID-19: Report from the Union of Doctors of Medicine of Montenegro
With the emergency of COVID-19, CESI asked Dr Milena Popović Samardžić, epidemiologist and President of the Union of Doctors of Medicine of Montenegro, an update on the national situation and challenges for the profession deriving from the infection.
CESI position on the EU postal services directive
In February, CESI adopted its position on the ongoing evaluation and, perhaps, subsequent revision of the EU postal services directive 97/67/EC. In its position, CESI makes a case for a European postal legislative framework which places sustainable and high-quality universal postal services at its heart and which focuses not exclusively on the needs of users and postal services providers but also on quality employment for the postal personnel, which often faces abusive and exploitative working conditions.
COVID-19 pandemic: CESI expresses its deep gratitude to all health professionals
An expression of gratitude to all health professionals in the EU and worldwide by CESI Secretary-General Klaus Heeger and the President of CESI's Trade Council ‘Health’ Esther Reyes.
Kirsten Lühmann on the International Women’s Day: Support the European Union’s Gender Equality Strategy
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Celebrated under the auspices of the UN every year since 1977, the day recalls persisting and widespread gender inequalities around the world. According to Kirsten Lühmann, President of CESI’s Commission on Women’s Rights and Equality, gender parity is an ambitious but worthy target that needs a joint effort by all: Policy makers, authorities, NGOs, social partners, trade unions.
CESI statement on ad-hoc EU social partner consultation on a reinforced Youth Guarantee
As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently inquiring the possibility to reinforce the Youth Guarantee scheme. In an ad-hoc social partner consultation statement, CESI made sketched its priorities for a revamped guarantee.
Editorial of the Secretary General – Solidarity: Migration, EU budget and the Coronavirus
Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends, Now that the UK has left the EU, solidarity among the remaining 27 member states is immediately vehemently stress-tested.
CESI statement on first-phase EU social partner consultation on minimum wages
As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently inquiring the possibility of an EU framework for minimum wages. In a first-phase social partner consultation statement, CESI made first concrete suggestions on an EU minimum wage framework should look like.
Call for tender: European postal sector social partners looking for external expertise for EU-funded project on “Postal skills and work environment in the digital era”
European social partners in the postal sector – PostEurop, UNI Europa Post & Logistics, and CESI – have launched an EU-funded project on ‘Postal skills and work environment in the digital era’, which will run for 2 years (24 months) from February 2020 onwards. UNI Europa, PostEurop and CESI are now looking to subcontract external expertise for the development of a study as a deliverable of the project.
Event cancelled due to COVID19 – Summer Days – The Future of Work | The new workforce: Digital, agile, productive and… protected?
On 17-18 June 2020, Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) and EUobserver will host in Brussels the 2nd edition of the Summer Days – The Future of Work.
CESI statement on public consultation on a new EU gender equality strategy 2020-2024
As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently drafting a new EU gender equality strategy for the years 2020-2024. In a public consultation by the European Commission, CESI made concrete suggestions as to which components an ambitious gender equality should entail in order to progress towards more gender parity across the different domains of employment and societal and domestic life.
Editorial of the Secretary General: Brexit? Done. What about the EU?
Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends, It is done. Since Saturday, February 1, the UK is no longer a member of the EU…
CESI statement on EU social partner consultation on an updated Skills Agenda for Europe
As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently working on an updated Skills Agenda for Europe. In a social partner consultation statement in the context of this update, CESI made concrete suggestions on how the Skills Agenda for Europe can be adjusted to reflect skills requirements in tomorrow's labour markets while at the same time not losing sight of the task of education systems to educate responsible and open-minded, engaged citizens.
CESI Programme Commission 2020
On January 30th, the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of CESI’s horizontal Commissions and sectoral Trade Councils – CESI’s specialised internal forums of debate for its member organisations – met in Brussels to discuss their priorities for 2020.
CESI Europe Academy launches the PULSER project on performing public service personnel implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights
On 30 January 2020, CESI kicked off its new EU funded project entitled « PULSER – Performing public services and performing public service personnel for the best possible implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights » (December 2019-December 2021).
A European Defence Round Table (EDRT) – CESI makes one step forward towards more democratic legitimacy concerning the future of the European Defence Union
On January 29th 2020, CESI and MEP Lukas Mandl hosted a European Defence Round table (EDRT) at the European Parliament.
Upcoming on January 29: CESI parliamentary breakfast – European Defence Roundtable
On Wednesday January 29 CESI together with MEP Lukas Mandl will hold a parliamentary breakfast meeting entitled 'European Defence Roundtable: How to ensure better stakeholder consultation in the context of the future European Defence Union?' The event is by invitation only.
Editorial of the Secretary General: Happy new year 2020 – what´s on our plate?
Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends, The new year has started with quite some punch: On January 14 the European Commission, just six weeks into its new term, presented fresh ideas on how to make Europe more socially just and fair.
Social Europe: CESI welcomes speedy start of the new European Commission
Today the new European Commission presented its first ideas on how to make Europe more socially just and fair. In an explanatory communication entitled 'A strong social Europe for just transitions', the European Commission sets out its social timetable and initiatives for the year ahead, all centrally bundled under the umbrella of the European Pillar of Social Rights. CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger welcomes the speedy start of the European Commission into the new term.
Romanian USLIP Iasi trade union joins CESI
At its meeting on December 12, the Board of CESI approved a membership application of the Romanian USLIP Iaşi trade union, which joins CESI as its 44th member organisation.
CESI Employment Commission President calls for ambitious trilogue agreement on more transparent and predictable working conditions
As the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have adopted their mandates to enter into trilogue negotiations on a new EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions, the President of CESI's Employment and Social Affairs Commission, Javier Jordán de Urries Sagarna, calls for an ambitious trilogue agreement.