Austrian Labour Minister rejects EU-wide minimum wage

Austria’s Green party has attacked its coalition partner, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s ÖVP party, for actions it says seek to undermine the judiciary. “The permanent insinuation that the judiciary would act politically has to be rejected. The ÖVP is continuously trying…

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa hopes that the Social Summit in Porto on Friday will be a milestone in the EU history with the achievement of a general agreement subscribed by European institutions and, for the first time, social partners….

Prime Minister António Costa is making the right choice. The European Pillar of Social Rights is a message of hope at a time when people need it most. The Porto Social Summit on 7 May will be a decisive step towards a fairer EU that works for all.

The 27 heads of EU national governments will commit to “closely following” progress towards new jobs, skills and poverty reduction targets and will be open to adding new indicators to the GDP to measure national progress, according to the latest draft of the Porto social summit declaration seen by EURACTIV.

On 7 May, the Social Summit organised by the Portuguese Presidency should be a milestone to reinvigorate the project of a fairer Europe. SGI Europe, EU social partner representing employers of services of general interest (SGI) and of public services, will present its vision and contribution to making Social Europe a reality.