Maddalena Colombi
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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...
Brussels, 25 August 2025 | EFFAT voices deep concerns about the EU-US Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The recently released joint declaration statement validates the concerns we expressed in July, on the occasion of the talks between...
The following letter was sent by European trade union leaders to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dear High Representative Ms Kallas, As European trade unionists committed to justice, human rights, and...
EFFAT condemns the company's strategy to dismantle its courier employment model Following mass redundancies in France in early 2024 and then in Austria last May, the Dutch group is continuing its strategy of dismantling its employment model and is now targeting...
