Your voice matters. ✍️ With four initiatives surpassing the one-million-signature threshold in 2025, the European Citizens' Initiative carries institutional responsibility. We strongly support the ECI, as it took centre stage on the second day of our #CivSocWeek. More: link.europa.eu/M6Ygt4

What happens after an ECI reaches 1 million signatures? How can we make the follow-up truly impactful? These topics were explored and discussed today at #CivSocWeek Lear more about ECI here 👉 citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en

New EU gender-based violence survey findings highlight the scale of violence against women. Despite key legislation & policy advances, violence remains pervasive. Know the facts, break the silence & bring justice to victims. For more: https://link.europa.eu/Rmwkcr

‼️ @etuc-ces.bsky.social: "Industrial Accelerator Act must deliver a Made in Europe approach that guarantees quality jobs"‼️ @belgaenglish.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @vtmnieuws.be @rtlofficiel.bsky.social @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be @knack.be

Direct LINK to @etuc-ces.bsky.social press release: www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

#EuSocialForum I enjoyed the wealth inequality panel. Great synergy between the contributions by Salvatore Morelli and Aline Muller, and the sociological reflections by Mike Savage, and my philosophical input.

What I learnt from the EU employees who put this together is that they use the space they are given to also bring in other (non-neoliberal) voices into this conference. Several EU plenaries yesterday felt pretty neoliberal, but this second day, with smaller sessions, feels different.

I just heard a keynote in a parallel session by Maja Göpel @beyond-ideology.bsky.social, which was very interesting - asking the foundational and bigger questions. Very different from the technocratic EU-led keynotes yesterday!

‼️ @etuc-ces.bsky.social: "Industrial Accelerator Act must deliver a Made in Europe approach that guarantees quality jobs"‼️ @belgaenglish.bsky.social @brusselstimes.com @vrtnws.be @rtbf-info.be @vtmnieuws.be @rtlofficiel.bsky.social @standaard.be @demorgen.be @lesoir.be @lalibre.be @knack.be

L'UE prépare une nouvelle législation, destinée à encadrer les designs addictifs, mais les acteurs principaux de la Big Tech contre-attaquent : les négociations se font avec... Meta, Google, Snapchat et TikTok Notre article : multinationales.org/fr/a-chaud/i... source @Corporate Europe Observatory

Ma dernière chronique dans Le Monde : un autre système agroalimentaire est possible. Je reviens sur l’étude du Basic qui met en évidence le coût de ce système. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

The European Commission has launched the Industrial Accelerator Act: a step towards strengthening Europe’s industries and introducing a #MadeInEurope approach with quality jobs at its heart.

ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social 📢 "After all postponements and resistances, it is very welcome that the Commission has finally come forward with the proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act."

The EU spends €2 trillion each year on public procurement. More of this investment must support European companies that create and maintain quality jobs, respect collective bargaining, and invest in skills and training.

ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social 📢 “A Made in Europe policy must mean more than changing the flag on a product’s packaging. Public money must come with basic conditions to ensure it serves the public interest.”

Trade unions are calling for social conditionalities across the Act, so public support only goes to companies that: ✔️ Create quality jobs in Europe ✔️ Respect collective bargaining ✔️ Provide fair pay & safe workplaces ✔️ Invest in skills and training

IndustriAll Europe General Secretary @judekd.bsky.social 📢 “Companies receiving public money must re-invest a fair share of profits into creating quality jobs, training and technology to raise productivity.”

"Our task today is to strengthen #AcademicFreedom & #democracy to fend off Europe's return to its authoritarian history" #STOA Chair MEP Christian Ehler opens today's high-level #EP4AcademicFreedom conference 🔴Watch live: youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF...

Trump keeps circling back to Pedro Sánchez with threats he can’t actually carry out — the EU makes it impossible to single out Spain for tariffs. But the theatre suits Sánchez perfectly: each empty warning breathes new life into a prime minister who defines himself by holding the far right at bay.

@etui.bsky.social and @etuce.bsky.social Book launch today! 'Governing AI in Higher Education.' After ETUCE's Standing Committee for Higher Education (HERSC) which is also convening today and tomorrow here in Brussels. #AI #AIHigherED

The road to 80% #CollectiveBargaining: where do we stand? 📜 Under the EU Minimum Wages Directive, countries below 80% coverage must adopt action plans. Only 9 of 18 countries required have submitted plans. This week's ETUI conference explored how to turn commitments into real structural reform.

📄 The discussion builds on recent ETUI research examining the implementation and political impact of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. 👉️ Read the report by ETUI senior researcher Torsten Müller: etui.org/43x 🔗 Watch the event recording and download the presentation: etui.org/43N

Delighted to hear Li Andersson MEP highlight Eurofound’s research on job quality at #EUSocialForum, recalling our message that we need to look beyond averages. 📊 Different regions face very different challenges, and addressing these disparities is essential for truly inclusive progresss.

We join our fellow global union federations in calling for an immediate ceasefire and a stop to escalation in Iran, the Middle East and beyond. ⬇️Full statement uniglobalunion.org/news/global-...

Dutch @fnv.bsky.social organised national action against wage freeze for civil servants Without decently paid workers no quality administration and no functioning government services @jacqievanstigt.bsky.social Very European struggle #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social Success with #strike 14 April

A big thank you to all the contributors at the CCMI roundtable discussions in Nicosia on water resilience and EU defence #preparedness 🤝 The discussions highlighted resilient solutions to water and defence challenges at a crucial time for EU industrial #competitiveness and the green transition🌊🧬

Strong industry. Strong jobs. Strong Europe. Today, we adopt the Industrial Accelerator Act to boost demand for low-carbon and European-made products in strategic sectors. It will also simplify permits, and set conditions for foreign investments. More: link.europa.eu/w8wPgG

De VS zetten begin 2025 de hakbijl in hun grootste ontwikkelingsorganisatie, #USAID. Omdat die duur en inefficiënt zou zijn, en vooral omdat de projecten zouden ingaan tegen de Amerikaanse belangen. Nochtans waren de "US" altijd al belangrijker dan de "aid". www.mo.be/analyse/hong...

"La consolidation, c'est une problématique sociale avant tout. Nous demandons un cadre préalable à cette opération (vente d'SFR). Un cadre négocié qui protège l'emploi avant tout, qui permette à chacun de se projeter demain, et de protéger la qualité des réseaux en France." Olivier Lelong, DSC #SFR.

🎧 SOUND ON! Episode 3 of 📣 Lawfully Loud 📣 is out now. UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders @michelforst.bsky.social joins us to talk about his work supporting defenders and how they're giving him hope in hard times ✨ Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/7iMG... #BeLIFE

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

✂️Cuts to schools and healthcare 🎓Attacks on student borrowers 🚨Immigration raids spreading fear This Wednesday, March 4, our members will take action nationwide to protect our communities and demand opportunity, safety & affordability. Join us: go.aft.org/ProtectOurCommunities #March4Communities

Cette semaine en Une du 4000e numéro de #SyndicalismeHebdo, on fait le point sur la trop lente application de l'ANI sur le partage de la valeur. Et en édito, @bealestic.bsky.social rappelle, à l'approche du #8mars, que les femmes veulent des avancées réelles. www.syndicalismehebdo.fr/hebdo/4000

UK: TUC calls for ‘unfair’ youth minimum wage to be abolished ahead of Spring Statement morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tuc-...

Glyphosate-cancer research director’s departure from Ramazzini Institute was not “by mutual agreement.” Dr Daniele Mandrioli was fired in a unilateral decision by the Institute’s leadership after the study he led showed #glyphosate is carcinogenic. gmwatch.org/en/106-news/...

And now some good news - Syngenta is stopping making paraquat. www.syngenta.com/media/syngen... @stephanehorel.bsky.social theintercept.com/2021/03/24/p...

Die Folgen dieses Pakts: Die Chemiebranche darf zehntausende unerforscherter und potentiell riskanter Substanzen nutzen. Sie können, so Toxikologe, potentiell Krebs, Adipositas, Verhaltensauffälligkeiten, Allergien ect auslösen. Ein massives public health -Problem. correctiv.org/aktuelles/lo...

VVD blocking the EU to preserve US monopoly power "The big American tech firms known as the 'Silicon Six' have been accused of avoiding $278bn in US corporation over 10 years. Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple & Microsoft generated $11tn of revenue and $2.5tn of profits over the past decade."

TODAY at 1:00 ET — join us to hear from leading thinkers on how powerful corporations are using pricing algorithms to fleece shoppers, and what cities, states, and the federal gov't can do about it.

Remember, ICE wouldn't be able to terrorize civilians without the cooperation of Big Tech. A new @wired.com investigation breaks down just how much it relies on computing power from companies like Amazon.

Ondanks een dalende trend, hoort België bij de top-5 EU-landen met de hoogste pensioenkloof. De geplande pensioenhervorming lijkt vrouwen bovendien harder te treffen, wat de kloof opnieuw kan vergroten. ‘Ik zie 11 gewerkte jaren in rook opgaan.’ visie.net/artikel/pens...

Educators are being squeezed as pay falls behind rising costs. When educators are priced out of the communities they serve, students lose stability and experience. It’s time for serious investment in public schools. www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/b...

#EUSocialForum - now the anti-poverty panel!

First question, to Olivier De Schutter: how has poverty changed in the EU? We now have the fenomenon of the working poor. Work is no longer a guarantee against poverty. This is why activation measures are no longer sufficient. Second, growth is no longer a sufficient condition to alleviate poverty.

[curious how this post-growth perspective will fall in the panel and the conference!]

conference attendees can put questions to the panel, and someone dared to ask this: "Why is the Commission not willing to just even consider ‘beyond growth’ approaches to poverty eradication and social justice?" 💥 #notholdingmybreaththatthiswillbeasked

De Schutter: we would save a lot of time if we would co-design our policies by listening to those who suffer from poverty, and how they have troubles to access the social support they should have access to do. They speak of 'lack of decent jobs, lack of money, but also being disempowered'.

ODS: "the reason this does not happen is because they talk in a language that the policy makers do not understand. So my role is to mainly listen, and translate their insights into policy language".

"non-take-up of social rights could be combatted much better if we'd listen more to the poor people."

very different questions in Slido for this panel than for earlier panels! Here's one that's not from me: