EU: sectoral social dialogue mobilized against the Commission’s plans in terms of quotas for the emission of greenhouse gas

Within a few days, the European Social Partners of the steel and chemistry sectors stepped up to the plate against the planned revision of the Community system to change the quotas of emission of greenhouse gas. (Ref. 080750)
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The European Social Partners of the steel sector, the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and the European confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (Eurofer) published, on October 2, 2008, a “joint appeal” to the political decision makers on the revision of directive 2003/87 of October 13, 2003 on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS). The Social Partners want more balance between the measures aimed at fighting against climatic change on the one hand and, on the other, the competitiven

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