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European Parliament: Legislative resolution of 9 October 2025 on the proposal for a directive amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights
EU: Coreper letter and the text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights
EU: Revision of Directive 2009/38 as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils – Provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations
Council of the EU: Preparations for trilogues on the Directive Amending Directive 2009/38/EC on European Works Councils
Question for written answer to the Commission: Access to justice for European Works Council – Verizon Case
ETUC-ETUFs : letter to Coreper on the revision of the EWC directive
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