News

The report contains information on the following issues:



1. European Commission’s consultation on sectoral social dialogue

2. Working time directive: conciliation proceedings under way

3. Serbia follows Montenegro’s example and applies for membership

4. Opportunity to organise a national seminar on issues relating to the reinforcement of bipartite social dialogue

5. Launch of website for the 2009 European Parliament elections

6. European Parliament elections: update

7. The Council and the European Parliament agree on penalising employers of illegal immigrants

8. Trade Union Memorandum to the Czech Presidency

9. European Court of Justice delivers positive judgement on right to paid annual leave

10. The Commission issues negative response to the EP’s report on challenges to collective agreements

11 European Parliament employment committee exchange of views with Czech presidency

12 European private company statute: MEPs add conditions

13. Free movement of workers: Austria and Germany are restrictive

14. Timetable of meetings