• 16.06.2016 Document

    ETUC Statement on UK Referendum

    Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee, on 13 April 2016 in The Hague   Towards the UK referendum The European Union is facing grave challenges at the moment, and the ETUC would prefer to see the UK involved – together with other Member States – in resolving them, rather than turning towards national isolation.  
  • 17.05.2016 Document

    The Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) – the Time is Now

    Stamp out poverty
    Chancellor Christian Kern, AUSTRIA Prime Minister Charles Michel, BELGIUM President Francois Hollande, FRANCE Chancellor Angela Merkel, GERMANY Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, GREECE Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, ITALY Prime Minister António Costa, PORTUGAL President Andrej Kiska, SLOVAKIA President of the Government Miro Cerar, SLOVENIA Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, SPAIN  
  • 27.04.2016 Document

    SUP – "the European Panama"

    ETUC source
    Brussels, 27 April 2016 Open letter to the Members of the Legal Affairs Committee Cc: Commissioner Jourovà Re: SUP - "the European Panama" Dear Member of the European Parliament,
  • 23.04.2016 Document

    Candidate to the English-speaking region of the ETUC - Youth Committee

    Dear colleagues, In the attachements below, you will find the documents of Kristina Van der Mollen for her candidacy as responsible of the English-speaking region to the Youth Committee. Her election will take place during the meeting of the ETUC - Youth Committee of June 24th. Fraternal greetings,   Nacho.
  • 19.03.2016 Document

    The CETA where we are at and what needs to be changed

    Brussels, 19 April 2016     JOINT STATEMENT FROM ETUC AND CLC The CETA: where we are at and what needs to be changed   When Canada and Europe set out to negotiate a free trade agreement a few years ago, there were high hopes that this exercise might lead to a new “gold standard” in this area: an agreement that would show it is possible to deepen trade links while maintaining and increasing social, labour and environmental standards.  
  • 19.01.2016 Document

    Solidarity with Goodyear workers

    CGT source
    Brussels, 19 January 2016 ETUC letter of support to Philippe Martinez, General Secretary of CGT French Union  Dear Philippe, The ETUC is gravely concerned about the sentences handed down by the court of Amiens on 12 January for the eight former Goodyear workers. 24 months in prison, of which 9 months are mandatory, is unprecedented. It severely punishes workers who fought for nearly 7 years to save their jobs on their territory.
  • 07.01.2016 Document

    Statement to the Macroeconomic dialogue at technical level

    ETUC Economic Policy Committee Statement to the Macroeconomic dialogue at technical level Brussels, 19 January 2016   The ETUC Economic Policy Committee met in Brussels on 19 January 2016 in order to prepare the Macroeconomic dialogue technical meeting.
  • 27.11.2015 Document

    Stop discriminating against refugees on grounds of nationality!

    Statement from the ETUC Mobility, Migration and Inclusion Committee Stop discriminating against refugees on grounds of nationality! The ETUC has received information from informal and informal sources around the so-called ‘Balkan route’ of entry to the EU that since 19 November 2015, the states of FYROM Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia have been allowing only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghanis to enter their countries.