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2022-04-29 12:10

On Friday, April 8, CESI hosted a further edition of its CESI@home event series, this time on the topic of ‘Energy inflation: What impacts on workers & citizens and what consequences for unions?’ It made clear: The purchasing power of workers needs to be maintained, and this requires action far beyond short-term relief measures on high energy prices.

2022-04-28 03:08

On April 27 the European Commission put forward a long-awaited set of measures to attract skills and talent to the EU, including proposals for a revised Single Permit Directive and Long-Term Residents Directive and a Talent Pool to facilitate legal migration and attract skills and talent from around the world.

2022-04-28 08:00

On April 28, the World Health and Safety Day also known as the International Workers’ Memorial Day or the Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers, CESI pays tribute to all workers who have suffered from work accidents, distress and diseases. CESI advocates in favour of making health and safety a fundamental right at work and through its campaigns raises awareness on the importance of occupational safety.

2022-04-11 01:20

Ukraine crisis: one month on – and what are the consequences for us in Europe?

2022-04-07 06:20

Earlier this week, on April 5, the Council adopted conclusions on enhancing teachers’ and trainers’ mobility. Representing teacher unions from across Europe, CESI welcomes the conclusions and calls for measures to implement them.

2022-04-07 06:19

Today, the Council adopted a Recommendation for an improved mobility of young volunteers across the EU. CESI Youth welcomes the Recommendation in the post-pandemic context, following a long period of a lack of possibilities for young people to travel, gain volunteer experiences abroad, and contribute and enrich their European know-how.

2022-04-07 03:46

April 7 is World Health Day. On this occasion, our attention goes to health systems and health services which need additional support.

2022-04-05 02:27

On April 5, CESI met WZZ F-O as part of the DiWork project.

2022-04-01 10:35

As the European Commission draws up a new EU initiative on minimum income schemes, CESI published trade union priorities on what it should contain for workers in Europe.

2022-03-29 05:13

It its meeting on March 17, the Presidium of CESI adopted a resolution calling for more solidarity as a response to the Ukraine war. The resolution follows a previous statement of the Presidium of February 24, issued shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2022-03-29 11:52

As the European Commission drafts a long-awaited new EU Care Strategy, including proposals for Council Recommendations on long-term care and on early childhood education and care, CESI published a new position with priorities on what the Care Strategy should contain for workers and employees in the sector, which it represents at the EU level.

2022-03-23 02:24

On March 23, CESI met RJPS as part of the DiWork project.

2022-03-22 01:01

At its meeting on March 22, CESI’s statutory Expert Commission adopted a resolution in thesis points on ‘EU security & defence following the Russian invasion of Ukraine: A public sector union perspective’.

2022-03-21 04:34

On March 15, CESI Youth, the European Youth Forum and StartNet joined forces to host an online event on ‘Preventing a lost generation 2.0. – How to enhance young people’s transition to the labour market?’ and took the opportunity to make a case for investments in youth policies also beyond the current European Year of Youth (EYY2022).

2022-03-21 12:17

Today, as the Council adopted the EU’s first Strategic Compass, a blueprint and an action plan for the further development of a European Defence Union, CESI’s statutory Expert Commission ‘Defence’ met online to discuss the Compass in combination with CESI trade union priorities in the area of defence and public services for 2022 and hosted the 4th edition of CESI’s event series EDRT.