EU: the European Commission walks on thin ice with flexicurity

Several fairies leaned on the development of the communication on "towards common principles of flexicurity,", which should be adopted on June 27, 2007. The initial plan was subjected to many changes from the Directorates -general of the European Commission and from national governments. Born from a delicate compromise, will the result measure up to the flexicurity concept – that is balanced and moderated? The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) answered no: the plan will be "biased" the union confederation explained in a letter addressed to the Commission's President, José Manuel Barroso. (Ref. 070566)
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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) addressed a letter to the president Barroso to express its concern as to this communication’s content. The union organization is very critical concerning the communication draft which, according to it, makes “protected” employees feel guilty and denounces employment protection rules, whereas “they do not threaten adaptation abilities” and that they are precisely here to enable workers “to require explanations and negotiate the terms and the conditio

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