On 26-27 May I attended the Porto Social Forum as part of a parliamentary mission of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Socialists at the Forum advocated a new roadmap that puts social rights as a priority and at the heart of all European policies, in line with our goal of building a strong […]
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On the occasion of the Social Forum taking place today and tomorrow in Porto, I have published an article with Alba Huertas on the importance of a stronger social Europe in which recent European directives on minimum wages and wage transparency are implemented, while at the same time pending anti-poverty mechanisms, such as a minimum
When life gives you lemons, make anti-poverty strategies Read More »
In this article, I highlight the importance of a minimum income system as an anti-poverty measure and the need to promote European legislation to make these systems effective and to serve as a safety net and social protection. You can access the article in Spanish here: https://www.eldiario.es/euroblog/sistemas-antipobreza-renta-minima-europea_132_10166068.html
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At the April plenary session in the European Parliament, we approved with 521 votes in favour the agreement on the Social Climate Fund made between the three European institutions in December 2022. The report was jointly dealt with by the Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Employment and
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