During a videoconference discussion on Thursday 29 October, Nicolas Schmit, the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, tried to allay fears expressed by several MEPs on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) that the directive on legal minimum wages in the EU might encroach on domestic jurisdictions and the autonomy of social partners.
The coordinators of the main political groups, Dennis Radtke (EPP, Germany), Agnes Jongerius (S&D, Netherlands) and Sylvie Brunet...