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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13918

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: ‘adequate’ Minimum Wage Directive - 18 EU countries still have to meet collective bargaining coverage targets

While the European Minimum Wage Directive, aimed at establishing adequate minimum wages in the EU, adopted in 2022, required Member States to work towards an 80% collective bargaining coverage rate for workers, 18 Member States still had homework to do as of at least June 2026 (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia).

And by 15 June, the Commission...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: ‘adequate’ Minimum Wage Directive - 18 EU countries still have to meet collective bargaining coverage targets
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: attack on Berlin ‘Pride march’ rekindles concerns over rise in anti-LGBTIQ+ violence in Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: disability - European Network on Independent Living documents discrimination in healthcare and sexual and reproductive rights
HOUSING: Irish Presidency of EU Council submits new compromise on combating housing exclusion and homelessness
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: impact of conflict in Iran on oil and gas prices lower than that of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ECB economists say
CLIMATE: Greens/EFA call on European Commission and Member States to implement heatwave action plan
TRANSPORT: European Commission launches call for proposals to boost electric battery production in Europe
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts ‘Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures’
MIGRATION: European Commission launches consultation to gauge effectiveness of directive sanctioning employment of illegally staying migrants
DIGITAL: DIGITALEUROPE calls for “grace period” to apply new artificial intelligence transparency rules
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission launches consultation on guidelines for regional State aid
FINANCE: ESMA authorises Dutch company EuroCTP to operate as EU “Consolidated Tape Provider” for shares and ETFs
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius calls for a genuine defence partnership between European and US industries
EXTERNAL ACTION
NICARAGUA: EU calls for opposition participation in elections
TRADE: European Commission imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese polyamide yarn
IRAN: EU condemns attack on two French diplomats in Tehran
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves substantial increase in Spanish aid for road transport sector
STATE AID: war in Middle East - European Commission approves Swedish State aid worth €149 million to address increased fuel prices
BANKS: new prudential reporting standards for foreign banks established in EU published in Official Journal
BUDGET: on visit to Dublin, Friedrich Merz reiterates wish to reduce future European budget by “several hundred billion euros”
TRADE: EU opens investigation into possible circumvention by China of anti-dumping measures on plywood
DEMOCRACY: Philippe Musquar of France to head Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations in September
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: Frontex considers single platform for storing aerial and maritime surveillance data
MIDDLE EAST: EU “deeply concerned” by escalation of violence in West Bank
CSDP: EU extends its CSDP missions in CAR three more months
SAHEL: EEAS defends propriety of procedure for appointing EU Special Representative