Hungary “stands prepared” to take over the presidency of the European Union on July 1, the state secretary for European Union affairs ministry said on Facebook,
"On July 1, let s replace the pro-war elite in Brussels. Vote for peace instead of war!" the state secretary for EU affairs posted on his Facebook page.
Poland's upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union will focus on tightening cooperation with the United States and Ukraine, President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday in Warsaw. "We should organize two European summits in Poland to underline the most important elements of Europe's development for the future," Duda said in a speech marking Poland's 20th anniversary of accession to the European Union. The EU presidency is held on a rotating six-month basis. Poland's turn will come in
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe's attempt to give workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online platforms more social and labour rights failed a second time after France and three other countries abstained from voting on the watered-down political deal. Belgium, the current holder of the rotating EU presidency, is unlikely to muster enough support for yet another attempt, especially as the European Parliament which has to endorse a final deal, gradually winds down ahead of elections in June. Still, it
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe's attempt to give workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online platforms more social and labour rights failed a second time after France and three other countries abstained from voting on the watered-down political deal. Belgium, the current holder of the rotating EU presidency, is unlikely to muster enough support for yet another attempt, especially as the European Parliament which has to endorse a final deal, gradually winds down ahead of elections in June. Still, it was doubtful whether the weaker provisional agreement would have benefited gig workers as it stripped out key criteria determining whether a worker was an employee, in effect maintaining the status quo which is currently based on national laws and court rulings.