Réglementaire EU: Draghi report on competitiveness urges investment in vocational training and deregulation European legislation On September 9, former Italian prime minister and European Central Bank president Mario Draghi presented his report on European competitiveness, commissioned a year ago by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. The report proposes ways of tackling two major issues: the lack of skills and the administrative "burden" on businesses.
Réglementaire EU: re-elected, Ursula von der Leyen unveils agenda for new term in office European legislation On 18 July, the European Parliament approved Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for re-election as president of the European Commission until 2029,…
Réglementaire EU: social partners remain divided on need of telework legislation European legislation Despite agreeing in 2022 to strike a framework agreement on teleworking, which would be adopted in the form of a directive, the social partners are now divided on the matter.…
Réglementaire EU: Hungary unveils social programme before taking over Council Presidency European legislation Hungary will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July 2024 for six months. While Belgium had invested a great deal of effort in bringing to fruition directives rejected by Hungary (on platform workers and due diligence,…
Réglementaire EU: Sweden first to launch transposition of pay transparency directive European legislation On 29 May, the Swedish government published a report on the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive, which must be transposed by EU member states by 7 June 2026.…
EU: new action plan on carcinogens launched European legislation The third European roadmap on carcinogens has been launched. Under the aegis of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU,…
Réglementaire EU: member states give green light to revised European Works Councils Directive European legislation On 5 June, the EU member states took the first step towards validating the proposal for a directive on European Works Councils. This directive, presented by the European Commission in January, aims to make the right to information-consultation, which is often circumvented, effective.
Réglementaire EU: a European Company can legally circumvent negotiations on employee involvement (CJEU) European legislation In a ruling handed down on 16 May, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a European Company (SE), a status that provides a single legal regime in all member states,…
Réglementaire EU: due diligence directive ratified by the Council European legislation On 24 May, one month after the European Parliament, the EU member states gave their final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The adoption of this flagship project of the von der Leyen Commission proved a challenge throughout: 17 governments representing 68% of the EU population approved it,…
Réglementaire Technologies EU: Council gives definitive green light to artificial intelligence regulation European legislation The EU regulation on artificial intelligence has been definitively adopted, following final approval by the Council of the EU on Tuesday 21 May.…
