24/02/2026
📢 is the most important tool for ensuring quality jobs, good working conditions, and adequate wages that provide a decent standard of living. Over the past 20 years, however, collective bargaining coverage across the EU has steadily declined.
⚖️ The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages requires countries below 80 % coverage to adopt national action plans, yet only 9 of 18 have done so.
👉️ Join the ETUI conference next week to assess progress and next steps.
📆 2 March ⏱️ 18:00 - 20:00 👇 Register
📢 ETUI conference: The road to 80% coverage
Collective bargaining is key to quality jobs, fair wages, and decent working conditions. However, over the past two decades, collective bargaining coverage across the EU has steadily declined.
✍️ ⏳️ The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages requires Member States with coverage below 80% to adopt national action plans. The deadline for the establishment of the action plan was the end of 2025, yet only 9 of the 18 countries have submitted their action plans.
🗓️ Three months after the submission deadline, this event will:
✔️ Take stock of recent developments
✔️ Discuss how EU-level measures can better support national implementation
✔️ Explore concrete measures to progressively increase collective bargaining coverage
📖 The discussion will draw on recent ETUI research, including the report 'Here Comes the Sun', which analyses the implementation and political impact of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages — the first EU legislation explicitly promoting stronger minimum wage protection and collective bargaining.
🔗 Read the report by ETUI senior researcher, Torsten Müller: etui.org/4J2
📌 Join the discussion on 2 March 🕛️ 18:00 - 20:00
👉️ Explore the programme and register by 27 February: etui.org/4J6