CESI@noon on affordable housing
As rents and real estate prices continue to skyrock, CESI Youth held a CESI@noon lunchtime debate on possible EU measures for more affordable housing.
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Important steps towards the improvement of working conditions in platform economy
Proposals by the European Commission for a regulation of platform work raise hopes of more than 28 million platform workers across the EU for improved employment conditions.
CESI welcomes SNSPP-PATS as a new member
At its last meeting in 2021, CESIâs Board unanimously endorsed the application for membership by the French National Union of Professional Firefighters and Technical and Specialised Administrative Staff (SNSPP-PATS)
A fresh generation of CESI Youth members decides at their 2021 Congress: Itâs time to act now!
MatthÀus Fandrejewski (dbb) and Robert Szokolai (MKKZ Youth) were elected as CESI Youth Representative and Vice-Representative at the second ordinary CESI Youth Congress (CYC) which took place on December 1 in Brussels and online.
DiWork: CESI meets CNV Connectief to talk about the European Digital Strategy
On December 6, CESI met with CNV Connectief as part of the DiWork project.
CESI Expert Commission âPublic Administrationsâ: Towards a strong public service agenda in Europe
CESIâs Expert Commission âPublic Administrationsâ convened for the last meeting of the year on November 23 to take stock of public sector support in the EU and its Member States
Oliver Denk, OECD: Our policy priority is to improve the quality of employment
CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger talked with Oliver Denk, senior economist in the Jobs and Income Division of the OECD, about the impact of the pandemic on our labour markets and the expectations towards CESI's 'Summer Days 2022'.
CESI expresses its concerns about the 2000 UBER drivers in Brussels
Under a recent ruling by the Brussels Court of Appeal, about 2,000 drivers who use the Uber app will be obliged to terminate their activity by Friday evening. According to CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger, the case exemplifies yet again the need to clear EU-level rules for decent work in the platform economy.
Autumn Package: Encouraging analysis on social challenges in Europe, but clearer conclusions on public investment missing
The European Commission's Autumn Package, which jumpstarts the 2022 European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination, rightly identifies many of the social and employment-related challenges that workers face in times of Covid, digitalisation and the green transition. It should have delivered more on the importance of investments in resilient public services in the re-building Europe post-Covid.
Joint European social partner statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Statement by EU sectoral social partners to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2021.
CESI Presidium calls for renewed efforts to eliminate violence against women
On the occasion of the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the Presidium of CESI reiterates its deep concern about the continued prevalence of harassment and violence against women, both in domestic and occupational life, and calls for decisive measures by the EU and the Member States.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Pablo Cornide, Policy Officer at the European Commission
CESI calls for a fair green transition for workers
As the European Commission consults on a possible new Council Recommendation to address social and labour aspects of a just transition towards climate neutrality, CESI speaks up for a fair green transition for workers in Europe.
CESI Expert Commission on Education calls for more investments in educational infrastructure and digital skills
CESIâs Expert Commission âEducation, Training and Researchâ 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: âQuo Vadis European Defence Union?â
Thomas Sohst, President of CESI's expert commission âDefenceâ: âIt 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 â 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 â 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: âThe green, the digital and the social: Ensuring fair green-digital transitions in Europeâ
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 âThe role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at workâ, 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 LenarÄiÄ.
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 LenarÄiÄ
A European approach to combat forest fires & other natural disasters
Some thoughts on Polandâs 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?