What is Europe's strategy regarding globalization? In his report presented on April 15 to Christine Lagarde and Xavier Bertrand, French ministers in charge of Employment and Social Affairs, Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, the lawyer in charge of developing a reflection on these important themes, gave the outlines of a new European strategy for globalization entitled EuroWorld 2015. He also invites the French presidency of the EU, which will start on July 1, to work for a strengthening of Europe's social dimension, notably by improving controls on transnational postings of workers. (Ref. 080310)
Aimed at fueling the reflection of the EU’s strategy after 2010 – which the French presidency will start – the report also identifies what areas must be helped forward.
Recommendations for the French presidency. The report calls to a strengthening the EU’s social dimension, notably by:
- By strengthening the European Globalization Adjustment Fund to enable it to pay for prevention actions, not simply measures to damper the effects of restructurings;
- By strengthening controls of transnational posting
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