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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CESI Expert Commission on Education calls for more investments in educational infrastructure and digital skills
CESI’s Expert Commission ‘Education, Training and Research’ convened last week for its second online meeting of the year, calls for adequate investments in educational infrastructure and digital skills to make the best use of new technologies and remote teaching and learning.
A Strategic Compass for Europe: ‘Quo Vadis European Defence Union?’
Thomas Sohst, President of CESI's expert commission ‘Defence’: ‘It is important that we succeed in sending a clear and unambiguous signal to the common political will through consensual decisions, but also through implementation.
CESI meets DBB in Germany to discuss about digitalisation under the DiWork project
On November 16, CESI met DBB as part of the DiWork project.
CESI exchanges with DBwV as part of the DiWork project
On November 16, CESI met with DBwV as part of the DiWork project.
CESI Social Affairs and Gender Equality Commissions in dialogue with EU decision-makers
At their last statutory meeting of the year on October 28, CESI's member Commissions on Employment and Social Affairs and on Women's Rights and Gender Equality convened online to discuss with representatives from the EU institutions on some of the key EU social affairs and gender equality dossiers that are currently in the making.
Register now for CESI's Winter Days 2021 - with Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
On December 2 and 3 CESI, in cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the EUobserver as media partner, will hold its 2021 Winter Days in Brussels - Two days of workshops, plenary discussions and keynote speeches with politicians, trade unionists, stakeholders and academic experts around the theme 'The green, the digital and the social: Ensuring fair green-digital transitions in Europe'.
European Equal Pay Day: As the EU-wide gender pay gap persists at above 14%, an EU directive on pay transparency is urgently needed
November 10 is European Equal Pay Day, a day dedicated to remember the importance of ensuring equal pay for work of equal value in Europe and to close the gender pay gap. CESI marks the day by reiterating a call for speedy adoption of an EU directive on pay transparency to help minimise gender pay gaps.
COP26: Glasgow can show the way to a more sustainable planet – and must not leave workers and citizens behind
From October 31 to November 12, the 26th U.N. climate summit brings world leaders to Glasgow to discuss ways to bring climate change under control. According to CESI, reinforced efforts are needed to manage climate change – but they must consider impacts on labour markets and be reconciled with the continued provision of quality employment opportunities for those workers that are adversely affected by green transition policies and measures.
COP26 and our Winter Days | Editorial of the Secretary-General Klaus Heeger
COP26 and our Winter Days: ‘The green, the digital and the social: Ensuring fair green-digital transitions in Europe’
Meeting in Paris with Avenir Secours and FA on digital transition
On October 29, CESI met with Avenir Secours and FA as part of DiWork project.
TPV Webinar 3: Risk assessment, an EU health and safety obligation
On October 25, CESI participated in the 3rd webinar of an EU co-funded multi-sectoral European social partner project on “The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work”, in which CESI is a partner.
EU Commissioner for Crisis Management: The effective cooperation among the civil protection mechanisms of the member states is a sign of solidarity
On October 21, CESI organised a timely debate on the management of forest fires and other natural disasters with the participation of the EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič.
Fruitful exchange with CONFSAL in Rome on EU digital strategy
On October 26, CESI met Confsal as part of the DiWork project
A Europe fit for the digital age. CESI meets CISAL in Rome under the DiWork project
On October 26, CESI met with Cisal as part of the DiWork project.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Pierre Joassart, lawyer and scientific associate at UCL
CESI@home with the European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič
A European approach to combat forest fires & other natural disasters
Some thoughts on Poland’s top court ruling
On October 7, 2021, the Constitutional Court of Poland ruled that some basic EU treaty articles are incompatible with the national Polish constitution. What does it entail for the principles of primacy of EU law and its uniform application? And why does the ruling differ from the one delivered by the German Federal Constitutional Court in 2020 on the ECB's Public Sector Purchase Programme?
CESI presented the EU digital strategy to the TVML
On October 15, CESI met TVML as part of the DiWork project
Minimum wages: CESI calls for ambitious and balanced EU minimum wage framework
As negotiations on a new directive on an EU minimum wage framework proceed in the EU institutions, CESI calls on the European Parliament and the Council to strengthen and not water down the European Commission’s original legislative proposal.
CESI youngsters at the European Youth Event #EYE2021
CESI youngsters at the European Youth Event #EYE2021: ‘We want to have a say in our future’ as part of the EU Resilience and Recovery Facility
A Strong European Public Service Agenda | Editorial of the Secretary-General Klaus Heeger
Public services and their performance will be decisive in preparing for future pandemics and other crises which will surely come, they will prove crucial in tackling the economic and social fallout of COVID-19 which will be felt for many years to come, they will be vital in ensuring and implementing social rights and principles for many citizens, families and workers.
CESI Talks – The EU and workers with Petros Fassoulas, SG of the European Movement International
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Paul Schoukens, Professor of Social Security Law (KU Leuven)
CESI calls for ambitious EU directive on pay transparency
As negotiations on a new EU directive on pay transparency proceed in the EU institutions, CESI calls on the European Parliament and the Council to strengthen and not water down the European Commission's original legislative proposal.
World Day for Decent Work 2021 #WDDW2021
Today is the World Day for Decent Work. CESI calls for decent and safe working conditions for all workers!
Towards a strong European public service agenda: The time is now!
On October 5, CESI held a timely conference, co-funded by the European Union and in partnership with the European Policy Centre, on the role of public services in building a more resilient and socially fair Europe after the Covid pandemic.
EU Resilience and Recovery Policies: Bringing Youth Employment Back on Track
European Youth Event #EYE2021
Pandora Papers: Yet another revelation of large-scale tax avoidance shows need to double efforts for fair taxation
LuxLeaks (2014), Panama Papers (2016), Paradise Papers (2017), now the Pandora Papers: The seemingly infinite and continuous revelations of tax avoidance of the very rich show that the EU needs to double its fight for fair taxation.
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, will take stock of the lessons learnt from the pandemic and seek to advance a strong European public service agenda which will put investments in the equipment, facilities and staff of public services first.
CESI Expert Commission ‘Health’: New board elected
Investments in healthcare must remain priority – also after the pandemic
CESI meets MKKSZ as part of the DiWork project
On October 1, CESI met MKKSZ in the framework of the DiWork project
Pathways to school succes: Success depends on investments in teachers
As the European Commission runs a public consultation on determinants of pathways of pupils to school success in advance of a planned proposal for a Council Recommendation on the subject matter, CESI reiterates its view that quality education for students starts with adequate investments in the education, training and employment and working conditions of teachers.
TPV Webinar 2: Gender-based violence and harassment
On September 24, CESI participated in the 2nd webinar of an EU co-funded multi-sectoral European social partner project on “The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work”. CESI is a partner in the project.
CESI Talks – The EU and workers with Monika Kiss, Policy Analyst at the European Parliament
CESI@home on ‘National Corona recovery and resilience programmes: Which the next steps for trade unions?’
On September 23, CESI held an online debate on trade union involvement in the governance of the EU’s Corona Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF) and the implementation of its national plans in the Member States.