Brussels, 14/01/2005 On 19 May 2004, the European Commission launched the first phase of Social Partner consultation on the revision of the Directive on European Works Councils (EWC). Nine months later this procedure is still at a standstill. That is why the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has written to the Commission asking for a relaunch of the revision procedure.

Brussels, 20/12/2004 The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Belgian, Spanish and Italian trade unions have conducted an extensive lobbying effort in the recent Global Climate Change Conference (COP10) in Argentina.

Brussels, 16/12/2004

Brussels, 16/12/2004 Because Turkey's accession is one of the greatest challenges for Europe in the coming years, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling on the European Council, on 16-17 December 2004, to open negotiations on Turkish integration into the European Union, in line with the criteria defined at the Copenhagen EU Summit.

Brussels, 12/12/2004 {{ETUC warns policy agenda-makers not to narrow down the Lisbon Strategy to the sole pillar of competitiveness and structural reform but to respect all three pillars of Lisbon.

Brussels, 03/12/2004

Brussels, 25/11/2004 The ETUC is deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine following allegations of massive fraud in the Presidential elections that bring into question the results officially declared by the National Election Commission.

Brussels, 12/11/2004 The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has warned MEPs that some proposals in the controversial ‘Bolkestein' Directive threaten both workers' rights and the supply of essential services to European citizens.

Brussels, 19/10/2004 From the Trade Union point of view, this is one of the main results of the Conference on “European Corporate Governance”, on 18th October 2004, held by the Dutch EU Presidency. Commissioner Frits Bolkenstein stressed that businesses with sound corporate governance perform better and can contribute to meet the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy.

Brussels, 08/10/2004 The trade union movement is aware that the legislation implemented on 8 October provides a European standard for information, consultation and participation of workers in European companies. The European trade union movement has already debated the modernization of company law and is convinced that information, consultation and participation of workers is an asset for modern corporate governance and will lead to economic advantages for companies.

Brussels, 06/10/2004 ETUC welcomes the judgement of the European Court of Justice on the Working Time Directive which was made public on October 5th, as a further step to effectively limit excessive working hours of ‘on-call' work

Brussels, 22/09/2004

Brussels, 10/09/2004 The European Trade Union Confederation joins with its Italian affiliates in expressing solidarity with the families of the four volunteers - two Italian women from the Organisation “A bridge to Baghdad” and two Iraqis, one of whom belongs to the INTERSOS organisation linked to the trade union movement - kidnapped earlier this week.