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"Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues and the widening of income inequalities. As far as the labour market dimension is concerned, the failure of competition policies and enforcers to assess and address the impact of growing corporate power on workers is contributing to lower employment, wages and working conditions.

This ETUC report raises questions about the apparent unwillingness of EU competition authorities to address the asymmetry of power between capital and labour. Demonstrating the shortcomings of competition policies with a narrow focus on only business efficiency and consumer interests, the study highlights the need for scrutiny of EU competition policies from a labour market perspective."

"In November 2011, the European social partners notified the European Commission of their plans to start negotiating on working time. They have set a deadline ofSeptember 2012 to agree on a revision of the Working Time Directive after an unfruitful five years of discussions by the European institutions. The rocky roadtravelled shows the enormity of the task which will not be plain sailing, despite both sides' avowed commitment to shoulder their responsibilities."

"En novembre 2011, les partenaires sociaux européens ont notifié la Commission européenne de leur intention d'entamer des négociations sur le temps de travail. Elles devraient durer jusqu'en septembre 2012. Il s'agit de parvenir à un accord sur la révision de la directive sur le temps de travail après l'échec de cinq années de discussions au niveau des institutions européennes. Ce passé mouvementé donne des indications sur l'ampleur de la tâche. L'exercice s'annonce en effet difficile, même si les deux parties ont fait part de leur volonté de prendre leurs responsabilités."

"This guide has been developed by the ETUC in order to help trade unionists and practitioners in the area of information and consultation around Europe to play an active role in this process and to make the most of the new provisions in the European Works Council Directive as amended by Directive 2009/38/EC. It is an article-by-article legal commentary, written in an accessible style so that it can be used by everybody with interest in European Works Councils and their functioning. Part I contains general remarks on objectives and principles. Parts II, III and IV contain an article by article analysis of the provisions of the Directive and their consequences."

"This guide has been developed by the ETUC in order to help trade unionists and practitioners in the area of information and consultation around Europe to play an active role in this process and to make the most of the new provisions in the European Works Council Directive as amended by Directive 2009/38/EC. It is an article-by-article legal commentary, written in an accessible style so that it can be used by everybody with interest in European Works Councils and their functioning. Part I contains general remarks on objectives and principles. Parts II, III and IV contain an article by article analysis of the provisions of the Directive and their consequences."

"This issue of the Policy Brief - European Social Policy highlights the potential positive impact that the Lisbon Treaty could have on public services in Europe. Section 1 of this contribution by Séverine Picard, Legal Adviser of the ETUC, provides an overview of the current legal situation, revealing the conflictual relationship between EU internal market and competition rules on the one hand and public services on the other. The second section of her contribution takes the view that an ambitious reading of the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty could lead to a radical change of approach. In her view the Lisbon Treaty offers the possibility to redefine the internal market concept in relation to Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) and to define a new set of rules accordingly."