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Social Conditionality not up for negotiation – 500 workers rally in Brussels to defend fair work in Agriculture
500 workers from across Europe rally in Brussels to support fair work in European Agriculture and save the only rule in the CAP that protects farm workers and ensures the ethical use of EU taxpayer money. Brussels, 3 November 2026: About 500 agricultural workers and...
Council scraps workers’ rights protections from CAP: EFFAT says “Hands off Social Conditionality”
The AgriFish Council’s Partial General Approach on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy drops the only mechanism linking CAP payments to compliance with labour rights. EFFAT calls for its reinstatement and will mobilise in Brussels on 3 November. EFFAT expresses...
Commission’s Vision leaves EU fisheries and aquaculture at a dead end
Despite strong calls from EU co-legislators and the sector, the Commission has failed to deliver a targeted revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).A future for fisheries and aquaculture requires reforms, not yet another clever strategy. Published today, the...
EFFAT-FoodDrinkEurope Joint Position on the Revision of the UTP Directive
EFFAT, representing the 4.8m people working in the food and drink industry, and FoodDrinkEurope, representing Europe's 310,000+ enterprises in the industry, have joined forces to call on the European Commission to end unfair trading practices in the food chain. The...
Contract Catering: Employers and Unions Agree on Solutions to Address Labour Shortages in the Sector
EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope, adopted a joint declaration today addressing the persistent and worsening labour shortages affecting the contract catering sector across Europe. Shared view Social partners agree that labour and skills shortages are one of the main...
World Tourism Day | Overtourism: The Hidden Cost Behind Europe’s Record-Breaking Season
Despite geopolitical unrest and a summer marked by unprecedented heatwaves and devastating forest fires that severely affected several European regions, European tourism recorded 1.31 billion overnight stays in the first half of 2026 — a 1.7% increase compared to the...
Workers’ rights are not up for shopping: EFFAT rallies against EU Inc
EFFAT stood alongside the ETUC outside the EU Councill as ministers discussed the 28th Regime, warning that the draft regulation could weaken labour enforcement, collective rights and protections against abusive subcontracting Brussels, 24 September 2026. This...
Labour Mobility Package: a step forward. Now time to tackle abuse in subcontracting and labour intermediation
On 15 September, the European Commission published its Fair Labour Mobility Package. It includes a communication on fair labour mobility and five legislative proposals covering the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA), a European Social Security Pass, skills...
Short-term Rental Regulation: Beyond Housing Affordability, EFFAT Demands Labour Safeguards
Brussels, 15 September 2026: EFFAT welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on short-term rentals aimed at addressing housing affordability in popular tourist destinations but expresses concern over the voluntary nature of the initiative and the...
Public procurement reform moves forward. Contract catering is left in the dark.
The European Commission published its long-awaited proposal to revise the EU Public Procurement Directive. EFFAT's first and most urgent concern is that the special procedure applicable to canteen and contract catering services is left without the clarification needed...
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