EU: Parliament seeks to bolster the mandate of the European Labour Authority

On 18 January, members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution aimed at granting new powers to the European Labour Authority. As we reported after the resolution was tabled in October, the MEPs want to extend the scope of the authority’s remit to cover violations of EU law, rather than just cross-border employment. They are also calling for its resources to be bolstered and for it to have its own staff, while up to now most of its checks have been carried out by seconded national...