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Le Parlement doit mettre aux voix l’accord conclu avec le Conseil sur une nouvelle directive qui fixe des normes minimales pour améliorer les conditions de travail des personnes travaillant par l’intermédiaire de plateformes numériques. Ce texte établit les premières règles de l’Union relatives à la gestion algorithmique sur le lieu de travail. Fruit de négociations difficiles, la directive indique aux chauffeurs de taxi, aux livreurs de repas et aux travailleurs domestiques que l’Union entend mettre ...

Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's social policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition of what the policy should include, what it should focus on, and which instruments should be used to address social problems. In this process, Parliament filtered ideas, issues and political objectives from ...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the PETI Committee, analyses the impact of digitalization on vulnerable social groups in terms of lower income and education, age, people affected by disabilities, minority ethnic groups and people living in remote/isolated geographic areas. It includes a review of the relevant academic literature, secondary data analysis, as well as three case studies focused ...

European Works Councils (EWCs) are bodies that should guarantee employees the right to be consulted on important issues in large multinational companies active in multiple EU countries. The possibility to set up EWCs was introduced 30 years ago and the rules were revised in 2009. However, with limited rights to information and little influence, EWCs have been criticised for being ineffective, on account of unclear definitions, non-dissuasive sanctions and ineffective access to justice. In February ...

This EPRS publication, 'Key issues in the European Council', which is updated every quarter to coincide with European Council meetings, seeks to provide an overview of the institution's activities on major EU issues. It analyses 12 broad policy areas, explaining the legal and political background, the main priorities and orientations defined by the European Council and the results of its involvement to date, as well as some of the future challenges in each policy field.

The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017. Spelled out in 20 principles, the social pillar has since served as a compass towards building a stronger social Europe. In the related action plan, the Commission set out concrete initiatives and, after the Porto Social Summit of May 2021, EU lawmakers committed to headline targets for 2030 regarding employment, training, and poverty. Consequently, this legislative term has seen ...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, is aimed at assessing the state of implementation of gender mainstreaming activities in the parliamentary work of the LIBE Committee and, particularly, it analyses the adoption of a gender mainstreaming and intersectional approach in LIBE’s legislative and non-legislative work in the 2021–2022 period.

Instauré en vertu du traité de Rome, le Fonds social européen (FSE) vise à faciliter la mobilité des travailleurs et l’accès à l’emploi. Son rôle et son fonctionnement ont été modifiés par la suite afin de refléter l’évolution de la situation de l’économie et de l’emploi dans les États membres ainsi que l’évolution des priorités politiques définies au niveau de l’Union européenne.

En réponse aux demandes répétées du Parlement européen en faveur de règles communes à l’échelle de l’Union pour faciliter les activités transfrontières des organisations à but non lucratif, la Commission a proposé une directive relative aux associations transfrontalières européennes (ATE). Le Parlement devrait mettre aux voix le rapport que sa commission des affaires juridiques (JURI) a présenté sur cette proposition au cours de la période de session de mars.