login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12713
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Employment

Employers’ associations call on institutions to review legal basis of minimum wage directive

05/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – Despite the note from the Legal Service of the EU Council (see EUROPE 12675/13), several European employers’ organisations (Ceement, CoESS, EBF, ECEG, EFCI, EuroCommerce, FIEC, Geopa, Hotrec, WEC Europe) launched an appeal on Wednesday 5 May strongly criticising the legal basis of the minimum wage directive. They fear that the directive will undermine the autonomy of the social partners and social dialogue and encourage a top-down approach to wage setting. In their view, the ‘European Semester’ budgetary process remains a very suitable tool for monitoring wage developments. For more information: https://bit.ly/3vLC6eK (PH)

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission unveils proposal to counter foreign subsidies that distort competition in EU
CHINA: ratification of investment agreement cannot be separated from overall context of relations with China, according to European Commission
UNITED KINGDOM: London and Commission end their row over diplomatic status of EU ambassador to UK
AFGHANISTAN: EU and India call on Taliban to engage in good faith in peace negotiations
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Strategic Compass, Africa, Russia, EU missions and cooperation with NATO on agenda of European Defence Ministers’ EU Council
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: European Commission will present an emergency instrument for single market in early 2022
ENERGY: TEN-E revision divides EU Member States
ENERGY: ACER torpedoes plans to develop European energy networks
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want to make further progress on market aspects of CAP reform
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission publishes its roadmap for revision of REACH Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: hazardous chemicals, Commission sets stage for revision of CLP Regulation
DIGITAL: analysis of compromise on temporary derogation from ‘ePrivacy’ Directive postponed to a later date in May
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States add Israel to list of third countries whose nationals can again travel to EU for non-essential reasons
HEALTH: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes guidance on sequencing procedures for SARS-CoV-2
HUMANITARIAN AID: Covid-19, EU to allocate €2.2 million to WHO to assist India 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSURANCE: Petra Hielkema, EU Council’s favourite candidate to head EIOPA
TAXATION: EU Council agreement on content of electronic registers in field of excise duties
TAXATION: Member States give green light to 2021-2027 ‘Fiscalis’ programme
BANKS/INSURANCE: review of banking and insurance prudential rules should include climate risk, says Finance Watch
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Poland and Hungary oppose use of term “gender” in three legislative acts about to be adopted
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission appoints Christos Stylianides as Special Envoy for promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Istanbul Convention will be focus of our June plenary, says Rik Daems
HEALTH: Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics calls for decentralised storage of personal data on vaccine passes
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Former European Parliament members mobilise for launch of Conference on Future of Europe
CLIMATE: ‘climate law’, Member States’ ambassadors to EU endorse interim agreement
CLIMATE: Germany now aims to be carbon neutral by 2045
EMPLOYMENT: employers’ associations call on institutions to review legal basis of minimum wage directive
ENERGY: IEA warns of risk of insufficient supply of minerals essential for energy transition
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington make constructive progress on Airbus/Boeing dispute resolution
HONG KONG: Hungary blocks draft EU Council conclusions
EUROPEAN PARTIES: Sandro Gozi is new Secretary General of European Democratic Party
RESEARCH: Hungary concerned that Commission’s prerogatives will affect independence of European Institute of Innovation and Technology
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission satisfied with Turkey’s control system for poultry exported to EU
TRANSPORT: European Parliament endorses conclusion of EU-US agreement on time limits for leasing of aircraft with crew