The general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is talking about recent initiatives taken by European institutions as regards coordinating social policies in Europe. Criticizing the direction the EU is headed in, she also believes that the social roadmap European leaders are working on should be limited to eurozone countries alone. (Ref. 130222)
- In March, the European Commission presented new guidelines (see article No. 130195) to better coordinate European reforms. Do you think the EU is headed in the right direction?
Bernadette Ségol. On March 26, the European Commission issued a press release stating that the social crisis was getting worse – says the European Commission, not me. Yet, we think this is how policies in place should be assessed. As long as the social crisis hasn’t been solved, we can’t say that the policies...
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