Nov 20, 2025 | A question for, IR Notes Free Articles
You believe that the Court of Justice had no choice other than to uphold the directive on adequate minimum wages? In my view – and this is a political analysis rather than a legal one – the Court of Justice couldn’t follow the opinion of its Advocate General by...
Nov 5, 2025 | IR Notes Free Articles
On 21 October, the European Commission published its work programme 2026, supplemented by an annex setting out the timetable, the texts under discussion and the texts to be evaluated or repealed (see press release). As far as social Europe is concerned, the programme...
Oct 22, 2025 | A question for, IR Notes Free Articles
You’ve just been re-elected as President of Eurocadres, by a unanimous vote at the Congress held in Paris on 15 and 16 October. What goals have you set for your new term of office? For the immediate future, Eurocadres will be focusing on the “Quality Jobs Roadmap”,...
Sep 24, 2025 | A question for, IR Notes Free Articles
Your union Viska is shaking up the Icelandic trade union landscape and has seen its membership rise by 20% in just a short time to nearly 6,000 members, it’s now the country’s 6th-largest trade union. What are the reasons behind this success? Firstly, let me say a few...
Sep 24, 2025 | A question for, IR Notes Free Articles
Court of Justice strengthens protection for employees who are parents of a child with disabilities The EU Court of Justice has consolidated its case law on disability-related discrimination, where the disability affects an employee’s child. In a 2008 judgment, the...
Sep 10, 2025 | A question for, IR Notes Free Articles
This summer, the media have reported that there are serious problems with social dialogue at the ECB, despite the European institutions being advocates of social dialogue and collective bargaining. Why is social dialogue at the ECB in a state of crisis? It should be...
