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John Monks says biggest danger facing workers today is not China but the financial markets

Brussels, 13/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - In the face of restructuring and the growing influence of hedge funds on companies, the European trade union world and the vice-president of the EP Socialist Group, Harlem Désir, together with his spokesman, Stephen Hughes, have called for strengthened social dialogue in Europe. Their vibrant appeal was made at the seminar organised in Brussels on 6 March on this problem by the EP Socialist Group.

John Monks, General Secretary of the European Trade...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU condemns repression of demonstration in Zimbabwe and urges regime to resolve crisis
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(EU) PE/COMMISSION: MEPs' Controversial debate on European Commission's 2008 annual strategy
(EU) EP/DECLARATION of BERLIN: Political groups' expectations
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(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission suggests raising minimum rate of tax on commercial diesel fuel to €359 in 2012 and €380 in 2014
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission launches new consumer protection strategy for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Informal Council wants to promote private investment in Africa, push Europe/Africa partnership on energy forward and bolster dimesnion on EPA
(EU) EU/TRADE: Public consultation exercise on review of trade protection instruments moves into home straight
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: OECD urges interest rate caution
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Parliament urges Council to adopt “Open Skies” draft agreement
(EU) EP/GMO:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
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(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Commission is to manage optional system for registration of interest groups and lobbyists in Brussels
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Daniel Cohn-Bendit denounces climate pact without sanctions
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Lamassoure's report proposes reform of own resources system by 2014 - but still no new European taxes
(EU) EU/SPORTS COUNCIL: EU hopes to rationalise work of national anti-doping agencies and eradicate violence in stadiums
(EU) EP/TRADE UNIONS/SOCIAL POLICY: John Monks says biggest danger facing workers today is not China but the financial markets
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/BANKS: Unicredit has first European works council in Italy
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/PLENARY: Celebration of 50th anniversary of Treaty of Rome with Delors, Barroso, Hübner and Delebarre - Committee of Regions' statement for Europe
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Forum of Networks of World Regions set up
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2462: Conclusions of the European Council (8/9 March)
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