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March 20, 2024

PES hails new Directive to support quality traineeships and end exploitation

The Party of European Socialists (PES) commends European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit for taking clear action to improve working conditions for trainees, including pay, inclusiveness and…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit. Photo: European Union, 2024. Source: EC - Audiovisual Service
March 20, 2024

PES welcomes actions to tackle labour and skills shortages

The Party of European Socialists (PES) commends European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit for the action plan to tackle labour and skills shortages, to be activated by…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
PES welcomes Council’s greenlight for platform work directive
March 11, 2024

PES welcomes Council’s greenlight for platform work directive

The Party of European Socialists (PES) commends Member States for today approving the compromise reached during negotiations on the platform work directive. PES President Stefan…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES condemns liberals and conservatives for rejecting well-balanced compromise on platform work directive
February 16, 2024

PES condemns liberals and conservatives for rejecting well-balanced compromise on platform work directive

We regret that Member States in the Council were – yet again – unable to find agreement on the platform work directive. This outcome means…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES EPSCO ministers to keep pushing for strong platform work directive
January 9, 2024

PES EPSCO ministers to keep pushing for strong platform work directive

Another five years of uncertainty – that is what Europe’s 28 million platform workers could face if conservative and liberal member states continue to block…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES regrets that Member States could not agree on the platform work directive, and are passing over the file to the Belgium Presidency instead 
December 22, 2023

PES regrets that Member States could not agree on the platform work directive, and are passing over the file to the Belgium Presidency instead 

We are deeply disappointed by the Council’s inability to reach a qualified majority on the Platform work directive today. The final approval of the directive, which…

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