Combating the effects of inflation on wages, fighting for more collective agreements to be signed in all EU countries, but also pushing the option of a four-day working week. Such were the objectives that the ETUC’s outgoing and incoming leadership teams set out during the 15th ETUC Congress in Berlin from 23-25 May that also celebrated the confederation’s 50th birthday. Austrian Trade Union Confederation (ÖGB) leader, Wolfgang Katzian was more than easily elected (96%) to the 4-year confederat
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.