Gathered on June 5-6, the ETUC's executive committee adopted a resolution for a Social Compact for Europe, with which the union confederation is hoping to launch a great debate in the coming months. Because its members were having a hard time agreeing on the content of the resolution, the ETUC chose general wording, based on the arguments developed in recent years. (Ref. 120371)
Social model. In the resolution adopted by its executive committee, the ETUC denounces the liberal path taken by European policies, which is an assault against the social model. It reasserted its demand that fundamental social rights take precedence over economic freedoms in a Protocol added to the Treaties and condemned downward competition on social, fiscal and environmental matters. While supporting the aim of stabilizing public finances, the resolution puts into question the austerity po
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