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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12084
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT / Employment

Directive on working conditions, MEPs deeply divided on notion of 'worker'

On Wednesday 29 August, MEPs on the European Parliament’s employment and social affairs committee (EMPL) held a long debate on defining the term ‘worker’ and, to a lesser extent, ‘employer’ in the framework of the directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union.

Reacting to the tension over defining the term ‘worker', rapporteur Enrique Calvet Chambon (ALDE, Spain) made a suggestion during his intervention.  Rather than seeking a definition of...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Nikola Dimitrov says 'we will win the referendum' on country's name
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament's development committee wants increased effectiveness of Trust Fund for Africa
ACP: Post-Cotonou agreement, postponement until late September/early October of start of negotiations to clarify Africa's position
TRADE:  European Parliament reflection on WTO reform begins
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament starts its painstaking scrutiny of proposals on digital taxation
FINANCE: Ashley Fox's proposal to include initial coin offerings in crowdfunding regulation receives mixed welcome
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: MEPs disagree on role and work of future European Labour Authority
EMPLOYMENT: Directive on working conditions, MEPs deeply divided on notion of 'worker'
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: MEPs again protest against cuts in agricultural funding for 2021-2027 period
TRANSPORT: MEPs seek appropriate framework for developing autonomous and connected mobility
INDUSTRY: 'Dieselgate' - T&E claims automobile manufacturers have cost consumers nearly €150 billion
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Stalemate over post-2020 financial framework is in no country's interests, Oettinger stresses
EP2019: Matteo Salvini and Viktor Orbán plan to join forces against migrants… and Macron
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: MEPs approve aid of €34 million following natural disasters in four member states
BURMA/MYANMAR: European Parliament's ALDE Group calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be stripped of Sakharov Prize
TRADE: Filtering of third-country investment in the EU – next inter-institutional negotiations to take place on Thursday 27 September
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: ESIP says future European Labour Authority could amend governance in European coordination of social security