News update as of June 1, 2018

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1 June 2018 à 16h22

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Publication: 1 June 2018 à 16h22

Reading time: 7 minutes

On the menu : populist League and Five Star Movement finally form a government in Italy, Polish union OPZZ to fight to reduce the working week to 35 hours, in Hungary, collective agreement coverage rates continue to drop in Hungary, construction sector salary rise in the UK.

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Italy/ Populist League and Five Star Movement finally form a government. Three months after elections in Italy, the country finally has a government. Giuseppe Conte, an unknown lawyer, will take the role of President of the Council of Ministers, the head of government. The new executive will be tasked with implementing the so-called “government contract” drawn up by the Five Star Movement and the Northern League (see article no. 10687), and which has already caused European markets a fright. Th

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