As expected, the ministers or ministerial representatives of the Member States, meeting in Luxembourg on 20 June, adopted their mandate on the revision of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive, which aims to remedy the shortcomings of the current text dating from 2009 by better defining the transnational issues subject to consultation, specifying the concept of ‘sanctions in the event of non-compliance’ and clarifying responsibilities with regard to the operating costs of EWCs.