The Legal Service of the Council of the European Union, in an opinion obtained by EUROPE on Wednesday 10 March, validates the legal basis chosen by the European Commission - namely Article 153 TFEU (§1, b and §2) - to underpin the directive on the establishment of adequate minimum wages in the EU. However, it suggests some amendments to better align the directive and its scope.
The EU Council’s legal experts believe that the proposal does not set a level for the various components of...