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War in Europe | Editorial of the Secretary General Klaus Heeger 2022-03-11 04:12 ‘It is an ethical imperative to defend freedom, democracy, the rule of law, human dignity, and rights, and not least our multilateral liberal world order; to tackle the challenges of humanity, and not be subject to the bullying of the stronger one.’ |
Resolution of the Presidium of CESI on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022-03-10 05:30 In a resolution adopted on 24/2, the Presidum of CESI strongly condemns the current Russian attack on Ukraine. |
European Parliament calls for more investments in health workers 2022-03-10 04:38 This week, on March 8, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on reducing health inequalities and increasing cross-border health cooperation amongst member states, including through the development of excellence centres for treating rare diseases. CESI welcomes the report. |
CESI meets LAADA and LVIPUFDA as part of the DiWork project 2022-03-10 02:18 On March 10, CESI met LAADA and LVIPUFDA to discuss about the European Digital Strategy. |
Protecting the victims of third-party violence and harassment at work: Compensation and sanctions 2022-03-10 11:54 On March 4, CESI participated in the fifth webinar of the joint EU co-funded multisectoral social dialogue project “The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work”, in which it is a partner organization. |
International Women’s Day 2022: A lot remains to be done for gender equality 2022-03-08 08:00 On the occasion of the annual International Women’s Day on March 8, the President of CESI’s statutory Commission on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Kirsten Lühmann, calls on the EU and Member State governments to move forward much-needed measures against violence against women and for more economic and social equality of women and girls in Europe. |
CESI Expert Commission PA calls for investments in interoperability, digitalisation & staff retention 2022-03-03 08:02 On March 2, CESI’s statutory Expert Commission ‘Public Administration’ (PA) met online for the first time this year to decide main priorities for well-functioning public services in the EU for 2022. |
European Commission fiscal policy guidance for 2023 towards Member States: A cautious balance 2022-03-03 08:02 On Wednesday this week, the European Commission published guidance to the Member States on the nature of fiscal policies to pursue in 2023. CESI welcomes a cautious balance advocated by the European Commission between sustainable public debt management and growth-friendly investments. |
European Commission sketches socially fair green-digital twin transitions 2022-03-03 08:02 In its Communication ‘Towards a green, digital and resilient economy’, published on Wednesday this week, the European Commission outlined how it envisages the green-digital transition in Europe to be socially fair. CESI stresses that the costs incurred by this transformation must not be borne disproprtionally by citizens, consumers and workers. |
Statement of the European Sunday Alliance on the annual European Day for a Work-Free Sunday on March 3 2022 2022-03-03 08:00 On March 3, the annual European Day for a Work-Free Sunday, the European Sunday Alliance, where CESI is a member, calls on political leaders to put as a priority on the EU social policy agenda the establishment of a European weekly common day of rest. |
CESI statutory Commissions Women’s Rights & Gender Equality and Employment & Social Affairs start into 2022 2022-03-02 03:21 Today, CESI’s statutory Commissions on Women’s Rights & Gender Equality and Employment & Social Affairs convened for their first meeting of the year to exchange with EU decision-makers on some of the key European social policy files that are currently in the making. |
CESI on draft EU guidelines on collective bargaining of self-employed 2022-02-24 08:00 In the context of a formal consultation, CESI has issued a statement on draft guidelines of the European Commission on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements regarding the working conditions of solo self-employed persons. CESI stresses that the guidelines must bring EU law in line with effective collective bargaining for all genuine solo-self employed. |
CESI welcomes European Parliament call for more coordinated taxation policy in Europe 2022-02-23 02:35 On February 15, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report with recommendations towards the European Commission and the Member State governments on how to reduce adverse effects of national tax reforms on the EU economy at large. CESI welcomes many of the suggestions to step up coordination between national tax systems. |
European Commission to prioritise corporate social and environmental responsibility worldwide 2022-02-23 09:29 As part of its ‘Just and sustainable economy package’, the European Commission presented today a Communication on Decent Work Worldwide and a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. |
Belgium’s labour reform: flexibility should not endanger security 2022-02-22 05:09 Following the international trend of flexible working schemes, Belgium announced four-day work weeks with the aim to strengthen national economy and improve workers’ work-life balance. National trade unions express strong reservations. |
