ETUC Position on Equipping workers with necessary skills for the green transition Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee meeting of 16-17 March 2022 Background

ETUC Position on preventing the use of Shell Entities Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022 Key messages

ETUC Position on the next generation of own resources for the EU Budget Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022 Summary

European Year of Youth – Empowering young workers through actions ETUC Resolution adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 16-17 March 2022

ETUC resolution on the proposal of the European Commission of a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work and way forward ahead of the ordinary legislative procedure Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022 SUMMARY

ETUC initial analysis of the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and updated roadmap for ETUC actions in 2022- 2023 Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee meeting of 16-17 March 2022 European Commission finally proposed a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

ETUC resolution on vaccination schemes Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022 Over the past months, a steep increase in Covid-19 infection rates has been observed in several European countries. The Omicron variant spread rapidly this winter, therefore making the need for strong action to reduce transmission more needed and urgent to – inter alia – maintain the operability of healthcare systems manageable and to protect the most vulnerable groups in society.

ETUC Position on a Minimum Level of Taxation for Multinationals Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022 Key messages

ETUC Resolution on an Updated Proposal for a Social Progress Protocol Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 16 and 17 March 2022 Key messages

Resolution on Ukraine Approved by the Executive Committee meeting 16-17 March 2022 The ETUC reiterates its condemnation of the invasion of a sovereign nation, in breach of international law and calls on Russia to respect Ukrainian territorial integrity, demands the immediate cessation of military operations, insists that Russian troops leave the country, and calls for dialogue and talks for peace be started. The ETUC expresses its solidarity with all people, workers, and trade unions of Ukraine. 

ETUC Resolution on the Social Imbalances Procedure for the EU Adopted at the virtual Executive Committee Meeting of 16-17 March 2022

We are civil society organisations, think tanks, trade unions and employers supported by academics from across the European Union. We have come together to call for fundamental reform of the EU’s fiscal rules.

Statement of the ETUC Women’s Committee on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Adopted at the Extraordinary Women's Committee meeting on 9 March 2022 On 9 March 2022, the ETUC Women’s Committee met with representatives of the Ukrainian trade union’s Women’s Committee.