| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union: General Secretariat |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | PRES/13/562 (09.12.13) |
| Publication Date | 09/12/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Employment and Social Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on the 9 December 2013 reached a general approach on the posting of workers enforcement directive so that negotiations could start with the European Parliament with a view to reaching an agreement in first reading. Ministers reached an overall compromise agreement on the two outstanding issues of the directive; national control measures and joint and several liability in subcontracting chains. The Social Partners were predictably divided in their response to the agreement reached in the Council: Business Europe welcomed the agreement, the ETUC criticised it and looked to the European Parliament to insist on changes. In the meantime, the French far-right has called for an abolition of the posted workers directive, while other French MEPs question the move saying Front National leader Marine Le Pen never tabled a single amendment on the matter during the parliamentary debates. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/139997.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
