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Hungary: Danone reorganizes its production at Györ
Management of Danone, owner of Györi Keksz, announced a reorganization of its production in the biscuit branch. The factory of Györ will no longer produce biscuits like the very famous Pilota...
15 December 2006
Spain: most employees fear for their health at work
68% of Spanish employees estimate that they risk an accident in their workplace. This is what the inquiry on working conditions 2005 reveals. It was conducted by the national Institute for safety...
15 December 2006
TUI : German tour operator will cut 3600 jobs, primarily in Great Britain
During a press conference on December 15, 2006, in Hamburg, Michael Frenzel, president of the board of directors of the German group of tourism and maritime transport TUI, announced a drastic...
15 December 2006
EU: the framework of actions for gender equality, negotiated by the social partners, for is evaluated for the first time
The European social partners are finalizing their report on the implementation of the framework of action for gender equality. This first exercise of evaluation is considered to be rather...
15 December 2006
Poland: Sunday opening of stores will remain allowed
e-europnews December 15, 2006, n°061264 - www.eeuropnews.com
15 December 2006
Austria: trade unions sell the “bank of workers” and pay their debts
Founded by the Austrian trade unions 84 years ago, the "bank of workers" will continue from now on its activities under the demanding supervision of Cerberus, an American fund directed by John...
15 December 2006
Netherlands: opening of borders to Eastern European nationals is postponed
The Dutch Parliament postponed for two months, on December 12, 2006, the opening of borders to nationals of the 10 new Member States of the EU, integrated in May 2004. Asked by trade unions, this...
15 December 2006
Germany : unions and workers’ representatives are little involved in corporate fight against corruption
In 2006, several symbolic companies of the German economy (Siemens, Volkswagen, Daimler Chrysler, etc…) have been hit by notorious corruption scandals. Siemens wins hands down with its nearly 420...
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15 December 2006
Areva: an agreement on equal opportunities; interview with Bart Samyn
After asking Maureen Kearney, secretary of Areva's European Work's Council (see our story n°061234) to comment on the European agreement on equal opportunities closed out within the Areva group...
14 December 2006
Spain: bill on gender equality will be adopted before the end of the year
The draft law on equality between men and women should be voted at the Parliament before the end of the year and come into force in March 2007. Among the great innovations introduced by the...
14 December 2006
EU: European Parliament and Council of Ministers reach agreement on services directive and REACH regulation
One awaits its publication in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU), the other must yet be adopted formally by the Council of Ministers. These two texts are the result of compromises. The European...
13 December 2006
Germany : Germany: work accidents fell by more than 20 % in 2005
Less and less employees are wounded or fall sick at work and companies are taking more and more prevention measures to improve the safety and health of their personnel: such are the main...
13 December 2006
Great Britain: large distribution chains pointed out in a scandal of exploited Bangladesh workers
The firms Asda, Tesco and Primark are affected by a report of the NGO War on Want, which shows wages and working conditions close to exploitation in several textile subcontractors' worksites in...
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13 December 2006
Poland: telecommunications operator TP SA concludes a social pact
The management of Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TP SA) - a company of the France Telecom group - and trade unions of the company, finalised the negotiations on a new social pact for the three next...
13 December 2006
EU : European MPs approve the European globalization adjustment fund
On December 13, 2006 the European MPs adopted the draft regulation for the creation of the European globalization adjustment fund, which will provide a budget of up to 500 million euros to finance...
13 December 2006
EU : the economic and social committee requests a European information gateway on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
International framework-agreements and European works councils. Furthermore, with regard to the promotion by the Commission of the “acceptable work” concept at international level (v. “Promote...
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13 December 2006
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability
On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...
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24 February 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026