Principal opposant au Ceta, Paul Magnette, le ministre-président wallon, justifie son bras de fer avec l’UE et se défend d’être un hérault de l’altermondialisme.
The European Commission presented a plan today (14 September) to charge internet companies for linking to online news following a heated, two-year-long fight over whether the “Google tax” will help publishers stay profitable—or simply be overzealous regulation that could “break the internet”.
“I want journalists, publishers and authors to be paid fairly for their work, whether it is made in studios or living rooms, whether it is disseminated offline or online, whether it is published via a copying machine or commercially hyperlinked on the web.” – President Juncker, State of the Union 2016
The European Commission’s proposals to reform the region’s copyright rules, published in draft form today, have been criticized by tech companies and digital rights groups as regressive and a missed opportunity to modernize hopelessly outdated rules.
Paris, 29 September 2015: Nous devons nous mettre d'accord sur un principe simple: un même salaire, pour un même travail, au même endroit, c'est une règle, une norme, qu'il faudra que nous appliquons.
The European Commission wants to establish minimum social rights as part of a package due to be unveiled in Spring 2016. Paris and Berlin are exploring plans for a "social Eurogroup", the French President said. EurActiv France reports.
This document provides a comparative analysis of the evolution of the European Interoperability Framework. Based on consultations submitted on the second version of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF version 2), it emphasizes the different transformations the draft has undergone since 2008.
ISA – Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations – is a European Commission programme that sets out to improve electronic cooperation among public administrations in EU Member States.
This public survey is about the negotiation and conclusion of a stand-alone plurilateral agreement on trade in services between the EU and currently 21 WTO-members.
The European Commission has repeatedly promised civil society that the TTIP negotiations with the US will not lead to a race to the bottom on environmental protection, health and safety standards and consumer rights. But as negotiations progress, civil society groups on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly feeling uneasy, ten leading NGOs write in an open letter.
The attack on workers’ rights, wages and collective bargaining systems in Europe is continuing. The latest incident can be found in the new DG ECFIN report on labour market developments in Europe.
On 2 October 2013, the European Commission announced that it will not consider giving a legal basis to the 2012 social partner agreement in the hairdressing sector until a broader review of EU occupational health and safety legislation has been carried out in 2015. Representatives on both employers’ and employees’ sides have expressed disappointment and anger that measures which could lead to cost-savings and improve employee welfare have been delayed by political pressure.
SPECIAL REPORT / The debate on what kinds of buildings we should live and work in is shifting, with construction experts and EU policymakers moving away from focusing simply on energy efficiency to a broader appreciation of sustainable buildings, taking into account their environmental, social and economic impact.