11/05/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 8 May, ministers for Labour and Social Affairs from the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian governments called for an EU minimum income scheme to minimise the social impact of Covid-19. The three countries are calling for principle 14 of the European pillar of social rights to be implemented, establishing a minimum income that pays more than the minimum needed for survival, and sets out a legally binding framework. We are told that, in 1992, the EU adopted a recommendation (92/441/EEC) on common criteria concerning sufficient resources and social assistance in social protection systems. According to our source, the idea is to find a way to update this legislative instrument. The European Commission 'von der Leyen' is consulting the social partners on the issue of minimum wages. (see EUROPE 12403/5). (PH)