Maddalena Colombi
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Ahead of the Council vote on the EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) reiterates its strong concerns and opposition to the agreement in its current draft. EFFAT General Secretary, Enrico Somaglia...
EFFAT and ETF affiliated trade unions representing food delivery workers across Europe held a coordination meeting to discuss the concerning situation facing food delivery workers. Despite the fact the deadline to transpose the Platform Work Directive is approaching...
Brussels, 18 December 2025 – On the occasion of today’s farmers’ demonstration in Brussels, EFFAT reiterates its strong opposition to the European Commission’s proposals to cut the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2028–2034 by more than 20% and to...
EFFAT is concerned by the Commission’s “Food & Feed Safety” initiative and calls it for what it is: deregulation that threatens the wellbeing of agro-food workers and consumers alike. The European Commission has made the callous decision to weaken the core pillars...
EFFAT acknowledges positive elements in the newly published EU Quality Jobs Roadmap and Act, the package of social policy initiatives announced yesterday by the European Commission. Following years and months of intense mobilisation, including the publication of an...
EFFAT joins progressive forces across the EU in expressing deep anger at last week’s vote on the Omnibus package, adopted only through a deeply worrying alliance between the European People’s Party (EPP) and Far-Right groups. The outcome marks a serious erosion of the...
As the EU-Mercosur Agreement continued to be pushed by the Commission, key EU agri-food organisations, as well as environmental and labour rights advocates, once again raise a strong, unified voice against the severe risks the agreement poses to EU food security,...
Brussels, 31 October 2025 European trade unions with membership in Nestlé held an urgent meeting, coordinated by EFFAT and IUF, following the company's announcement to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, largely affecting Europe. The unions call on...
Brussels, 9 October 2025 Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that will deliver key improvements for the European Works Council (EWC) Directive and millions of trade union representatives and working people in transnational companies. Members...
Last week, the European Parliament adopted the INI report on public procurement. The report calls on the European Commission to revise current EU rules to address their shortcomings. The current framework presents several challenges: The frequent use of the lowest...
