The ETUC Roadmap for the Future of Europe
Adopted at the Executive Committee of 13 and 14 June 2017
Background
On 1 March 2017, the President of the European Commission launched a reflection on the Future of Europe, involving the EU 27 Member States after Brexit, by publishing a White Paper to be followed by a series of Reflection Papers.
The European Trade Union Confederation celebrated the 2017 World Pride at a trade union conference, hosted and co-organised by the Spanish trade unions CC.OO and UGT, on ‘The Rights of LGBTQI* People in the Workplace’, which took place on 29-30 June.
The conference was an opportunity for the ETUC and its affiliated organisations, represented via the LGBTQI* rights trade union network, to strengthen their cooperation in the fight for human rights, trade union rights and equality for all workers.
As part of the follow-up to the ETUC Congress engagements towards the promotion of women within its membership and decision-making structures, in 2017 the ETUC carried out the tenth edition of its Annual Gender Equality Survey (previously known as the 8th March survey). The aim of this survey is to monitor the proportion of women in the European trade union movement, including in decision-making positions and bodies. The objective is to assess progress in reducing the representation and decision-making gap between women and men in trade unions.
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ETUC Mid-Term Conference – Rome, 29-31 May 2017
THE ETUC ‘ROME DECLARATION’
Declaration adopted at the ETUC Mid-Term Conference in Rome on 29-31 May 2017.
It is ten years since the financial crisis of 2007-2008.
French presidential elections are crucial not only for France but for the whole of Europe.
France has always been at the heart of the European Union, and the risk of a French President who is opposed to the EU and who calls into question France’s membership of the Euro and the European Union, is very worrying. The European Trade Union Confederation supports the European integration and calls for a more just, social, inclusive and democratic Europe.
The ETUC stands firmly against social dumping and for a fair internal market
Adopted at the Executive Meeting of 15 and 16 March
The Executive committee of the ETUC in its meeting on the 15 & 16 of March in Malta discussed the new Services Package, including the European Services e-Card, as presented by the European Commission on the 10th of January.
Whistleblowing and protection from blacklisting
Adopted at the Executive Committee on 14-15 December 2016
Introduction
Whistleblowing is a fundamental aspect of freedom of expression and therefore of democracy. Yet wRecent cases have highlighted the need for protection for whistleblowers and have reinforced the ETUC demands for full coverage protection at EU level.
Brussels, 18 January 2017
Rules of Procedure for ETUC Youth CommitteeAdopted at the Executive Meeting of 14-15 December 2016
Framework and objectives of ETUC Youth Committee
Brussels, 18 January 2017
Towards new protection for self-employed workers in Europe
Adopted at the Executive Meeting on 14-15 December 2016
The challenges
ETUC Platform on the Future of Europe
Resolution Adopted at the Meeting of the Executive Committee on the 26-27 October 2016
We, the European trade unions, want a European Union and a single market based on cooperation, solidarity and social justice – a European Union capable of competing in the world with a sustainable economic and social model.