Event

  • Democracy Alive Festival

    Democracy Alive Festival

    From the 11th of April till the 13th of April, the Democracy Alive Festival will take place in Texel, Netherlands and ETUC/ETUI will be there too.  Join us and discuss with us about the importance of trade unions and what they are actually good for.  Programme:   11 April   16-19h Our Future Europe.  
    Event Published on 02.04.2019
  • Media Advisory - Trade unions at Social Summit, Gothenburg

    Media Advisory - Trade unions at Social Summit, Gothenburg

    Trade Unions at EU Social Summit 16-17 November   European trade unions will be at the EU Social Summit in Gothenburg, with a European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) event and trade union delegations taking part in an Extraordinary Tripartite Social Summit and the Social Summit. Below are details of ETUC events open to journalists, and the participation and availability of trade unionists in Summit events.   16 November 2017   12.00-14.00 ETUC public event - Building a better Europe for working people
    Press release Published on 13.11.2017
  • For Information : ETUC Mid-Term Conference 2017 Speeches

    For Information : ETUC Mid-Term Conference 2017 Speeches

    Brussels, 16 June 2017.    Please find below some of the speeches given on the first and second days of the ETUC Mid-Term Conference held in Rome from 29 to 31 May, 2017.    29 May 2017 - Opening Event: ETUC Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
    Circular Published on 16.06.2017
  • 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

    60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

    Today, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, and the day before an informal EU summit to celebrate the anniversary and reflect on the current state and future of the EU, the European Trade Union Confederation
    Press release Published on 24.03.2017
  • Updated ETUC media advisory on Treaty of Rome anniversary

    Updated ETUC media advisory on Treaty of Rome anniversary

    European trade unions leaders in Rome to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome will give a press conference on March 24, 17.30 - Palazzo Chigi, Piazza Colonna, 370, Roma with ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini, ETUC President Rudy De Leeuw and General Secretaries Carmelo Barbagallo, Susanna Camusso, Annamaria Furlan of the 3 Italian trade unions UIL, CGIL, CISL.
    Press release Published on 22.03.2017
  • ETUC elects Finnish woman as Deputy General Secretary

    ETUC elects Finnish woman as Deputy General Secretary

    The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has elected Katja Lehto-Komulainen as its Deputy General Secretary, replacing Veronica Nilsson who is standing down for family reasons. Katja Lehto-Komulainen is Finnish, has long experience of working at the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) and was Head of International Affairs.
    Press release Published on 13.12.2016
  • ETUC salutes Journalist Union of Turkey for press freedom award
    TGS source

    ETUC salutes Journalist Union of Turkey for press freedom award

    ETUC Deputy General Secretary Peter Scherrer will present the prestigious Silver Rose Press Freedom Award to Uğur Güç, President of the Journalist Union of Turkey (TGS), in a ceremony in the European Parliament today. The award is made annually by SOLIDAR, the European network of 60 Civil Society Organisations working for social justice worldwide. This year’s winner is a distinctively political choice supporting jailed journalists and promoting solidarity between journalists in Turkey and abroad.
    Press release Published on 14.06.2016