EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Social

MEPs want to give more power to European Labour Authority to combat abuses, especially concerning exploitation of workers from third countries

Strasbourg, 18/01/2024 (Agence Europe)

MEPs adopted by a show of hands, on Thursday 18 January in Strasbourg, a resolution setting out their expectations regarding a potential review of the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA).

The MEPs had discussed the matter on the evening of Monday 15 January with the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, who explained to them that the Commission was in the process of analysing the first five years of the Authority’s existence and, in particular,...