Thomas

🦋As of today, you can also find me on BlueSky! bsky.app/profile/setomw…

At today’s meeting between @TheProgressives & the @WorkersEESC, 🔻President @IratxeGarper sent a messages to @RoxanaMinzatu by drawing a red line: @BusinessEurope’s push for a ‘Social Omnibus’ to roll back social protections was unacceptable to the @TheProgressives.

📣 At today’s joint meeting with @WorkersEESC @LucaLuc19908512, @TheProgressives @IratxeGarper in the @Europarl_EN, @EP_President was called out for failing to schedule a meeting with Swedish trade unions ahead of her 27 March trip to Sweden. 👉 Will she step up? 🇸🇪✊

🆕MEP Ceulemans’s draft report urging @RoxanaMinzatu to propose an EU directive on psychosocial risks is out! These risks matter, but must be tackled together with physical risks. 🧑🏽‍💻👷🏼‍♀️ Moving forward, the role of social partners in workplace health & safety must be safeguarded!

🗳️The @EU_EESC is set to vote on its opinion on @DanJoergensen’s #Energy ⚡️Grids Package. It sends a clear message: the COM should rethink allocating 25% of congestion revenues to IPCs, echoing Swedish Social Partners, who oppose this ill‑considered proposal!

📄 Leaked 28th‑regime draft (EU Inc. by @EUCssrMcGrath): Employee‑related rules stay under existing EU info. & consultation legislation, & national board‑level participation laws continue to apply. Cross‑border operations must follow the EU acquis. Further analysis to follow!

ℹ️Two Swedish parties, @liberalerna and @sdriks, want Sweden to hold a new referendum in 2030 on whether to adopt the Euro.

ℹ️EU’s #PayTransparency Directive requires Member States to implement it by 7 June 2026. The Swedish Government @ninalarsson has set the national implementation date to 1 January 2027, six months after the EU deadline. ⏲️ #GenderEquality #UnionOfEquality #BetterRegulation

📘EU har skärpt reglerna för info. & samråd i multinationella företag. Nu uppmanar @Unionen & 25 EWC‑representanter regeringen @britz_johan att se till att reglerna blir verklighet i Sverige. Det är dags att agera! 🇪🇺✊ altinget.se/artikel/starka…

🤔Sometimes the EU “minimum level” isn’t as clear‑cut, feasible, or even desirable. A new @SIEPS_Sweden analysis highlights why the shift away from going beyond EU rules is more complex than it seems. 🔗 sieps.se/publikationer/…

🍮@vonderleyen stressed yesterday that the proposed “28th regime” won’t touch workers' rights, but trade unions remain wary. As always, the proof will be in the pudding.

⚠️ At today's #EUSocialForum, Commission President @vonderleyen announced no new unannounced initiatives or details!

🇮🇸 💙🇪🇺Big news from the North! Iceland moves toward an EU accession referendum ... & the @EU_Commission welcomes the step. Could Iceland be the next to join the EU family?

👀All eyes tomorrow on President @vonderleyen! What new signals, if any, will she send in her opening speech at the launch of the 2026 European Employment & Social Rights Forum?

🤝PCY @MMousiouttas, COM @RoxanaMinzatu & EP @LiesbetSommen have reached a provisional deal to expand the EU's globalisation fund: support can be activated before job losses, & companies will, for the first time, be able to apply for assistance!

Talks on a new Traineeship Directive between @aliciahoms, @EU_Commission & @CY2026EU return on 24 March. Still divided. Dead in the water, or will convergence finally emerge?

🛑The Council Presidency @CY2026EU's latest comproimse just hit the brakes on the most controversial parts of the GDPR revision, blocking changes seen as legally shaky, privacy‑eroding, risky for workers, and at odds with core GDPR principles!

🔶A leaked element of @steph_sejourne's Industrial Accelerator Act shows that foreign investments in certain strategic sectors would be required to employ at least 50% Union workers across all workforce categories, combined with training and capacity‑building measures.

🗳️Yesterday I backed the @EU_EESC opinion on the European Semester, urging the @EU_Commission to clarify how it links with the Competitiveness Coordination Tool and the future MFF. Clarity today, means better results tomorrow!

😵‍💫Social partners @BusinessEurope & @etuc_ces are miles apart in @RoxanaMinzatu’s “quality jobs” consultation. Agree on revising workplace & display directives then diverge. ETUC wants 10+ new laws, no dialogue on them; BusinessEurope wary but open to talks. Tough road ahead!