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Would be useful to get more detail from the Commission on the rationale, as the budget proposal is light on information.

After social partners failed to reach an agreement & talks stalled in @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's chambers,

Commissioner @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social has now launched a final consultation on telework & the right to disconnect.

If social partners refuse new talks, expect a 2026 proposal.

🚨 @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social wants to scrap the guaranteed minimum funding for social dialogue in the new rules for the European Social Fund (ESF).

The Commission’s draft?

Vague wording—no binding article.

Social partners sidelined?

(Left pic. Current ESF+, Right pic. draft ESF)

🚨 Confirmed: @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social & Co. are shutting down the Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF)

- launched in 2006 to support workers hit by restructuring.

👏The adopted IMCO report highlights 2 key points:

1️⃣ Social partners must be part of the Commission’s implementation dialogues.

2️⃣ Deepening & simplifying the Single Market must not come at the cost of social standards.

🌍 Has @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social scrapped the Globalisation Adjustment Fund?

It’s gone from the leaked MFF draft.

Will it be folded into the regular budget, buried in the new flexibility tool

— or quietly killed off altogether?

🚨 On July 16, the @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu unveils a new horisontal tool to track the next EU-budget's impact on gender equality & social objectives

—streamlining spending with gender scores, performance indicators & stronger monitoring.

A major leap for inclusive EU budgeting?!

🆕 @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu just shrugged off a far-right-led no-confidence vote in the EU Parliament.

The motion flopped: 360 MEPs said no, 175 yes

—well short of the 361 needed to topple the Commission.

🚨 Yesterday, the @socialistsanddemocrats.eu, 2nd largest in the EU Parliament, rejected today's no-confidence motion after
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu reassured them the European Social Fund (a treaty-based fund) won’t be drained for defence or industry.

🆕 ICYMI: An MEP from Patriots for Europe, a group known for its climate-skeptic views, will lead EU Parliament negotiations on the 2040 climate target.

🚨 Public tenders shouldn’t just go to the cheapest, say MEPs backing Piotr Muller's report in IMCO.

✅ Quality over price
✅ More access for SMEs & cross-border bids
✅ Support EU-made
✅ Cut 907 pages of red tape

ℹ️EU Watchdog sounds the alarm: @ombudsman.europa.eu Teresa Anjinho warns the @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Commission risks losing public trust by rushing its "simplification" agenda with too little consultation.

🚨 The @eppgroup.bsky.social is pushing for a directive on algorithmic management in the EP, & the Commission @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social agrees it's urgent.

Action is coming, but no firm commitments yet.

Boost for EU’s #QualityJobs Roadmap: Commissioner
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social joins forces with Rolf Schmachtenberg, a German social policy veteran, to deliver by year-end.

🚨 The @ec.europa.eu just hinted at movement on the #RightToDisconnect & Remote Work! 🧑‍💻📵

Second consultation with @etuc-ces.bsky.social @businesseurope.bsky.social @smeunited.bsky.social & SGI launches this July and runs through summer.

🔹 The Danish Presidency @eu2025dk.bsky.social gets it:

Social dialogue is key to turning policy into real results, for workers, businesses, and Europe’s competitiveness.

In Budapest with @eurocadres.bsky.social, diving into key discussions on how to make pay transparency a reality.
Big steps ahead for more gender equal workplaces across Europe! 💬💼

ℹ️30 years after the Beijing Platform, women in the EU still earn less, lead fewer startups & do more unpaid care work.

Despite progress on pay transparency & board quotas, real economic equality remains out of reach.

📊 EIGE's latest report 👉 aeur.eu/f/hij

Did you know the #EPSCO Council’s deal on the #traineeship directive was so fragile that one mid-sized country like #Sweden could’ve sunk it?

80% of interns won’t even be covered, says EP rapporteur @aliciahoms.bsky.social.

Will the EP go along & can a deal on a directive even be struck?🤔

🚨 BREAKING: EU ministers just greenlit new rules for #trainees!

Next stop: @aliciahoms.bsky.social must secure Parliament’s position before final directive talks can begin.

Stay tuned!

🚨 @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social launches public consultation for a new Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights!

Aiming to boost Social Europe & hit 2030 goals on jobs, education & inclusion. Open until Sept 10.

Have your say! 🗳️👇
🔗 aeur.eu/f/hdz

ℹ️ På torsdag väntas Regeringen @ninalarsson.bsky.social med en rad andra länder motsätta sig ett nytt EU direktiv om praktikanters arbetsvillkor.

🚨 #EU member states fail to reach a deal on #traineeship directive at yesterday’s #CRP.

Will the PCY @poland25eu.bsky.social at #EPSCO break the deadlock next week?

Stay tuned.

⚠️ @swedenineu.bsky.social pushes back on the #traineeship directive!

Unless active labour market policies are fully excluded, Minister @ninalarsson.bsky.social will oppose a general approach.

The current compromise only offers a partial exclusion ahead of today’s Coreper talks.

#EPSCO #CRP #EU

📌 I utskottet röstade Moderaterna nej till bättre lagstiftning om Europeiska företagsråd.

Tydliga regler stärker både arbetstagarnas delaktighet & den inre marknadens konkurrenskraft.

Vi hoppas att alla ledamöter överväger att stödja bättre lagstiftning vid antagandet!

#Coreper returns to the #Traineeship Directive on Wednesday.

The PCY @poland25eu.bsky.social offers a near-identical compromise to the previous one that failed to gain support.

With little changed, can it really sway Member States this time?

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🚨 Still no support for a political deal on the #traineeship directive in the @eucouncil.bsky.social.

Still, the PCY @poland25eu.bsky.social plans to table a new compromise for #Coreper on June 11, aiming for a deal at #EPSCO on June 19.

Will MS show flexibility or will the PCY fail?

🆗Nästan alla EU-länder stöttar det nya regelverket för Europeiska företagsråd.

Men Sverige vill granska dealen. 

Förhoppningen är att @regeringskansliet.bsky.social snart ger grönt ljus.

Reformen är viktig för social dialog & ett hållbart näringsliv i Europa.

🚨Breakthrough!

The PCY @poland25eu.bsky.social has secured Member States’ (nearly unanimous) backing for its deal with
@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social & EP Radkte on strengthening European Works Councils!

Next up: EP's EMPL committee vote on June 5.

The evaluation of ELA is out.

It urges stronger inspections, better data rights & action on fair mobility.

@etuc-ces.bsky.social wants ELA to match EUROJUST powers to crack down on fraud.

The EP @europarl.europa.eu is gearing up ahead of @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social’s 2026 #FairMobility package.