At its Executive Committee Meeting of April 23, 2013, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) judges that the thought process launched shortly before Christmas to improve economic and social coordination in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) isn’t headed in the right direction. Unions want the debate to go beyond the euro area, and they want the social partners to be more involved. (Ref. 130278)
Debate for 27. The reforms of European economic governance have begun but the EU has yet to take a clear stand on the amount of work that needs to be done. Should it only cover countries with the single currency or remain at the level of the 27? The ETUC is tending towards the latter. “The ETUC considers that the proposal to discuss a social dimension of the EMU is too restrictive” the paper reads. “The EU as a whole aims at full employment and social progress. Therefore a discussion...
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