German MEPs argue for reform of European Works Councils Directive
Social Democrat Gabriele Bischoff and Christian Democrat Dennis Radtke argue for a review of the European Works Councils Directive to give workers of large European companies more influence in strategic decisions, but European businesses fear this might weigh them down. “If we want to successfully manage the digital and green transitions, we have to ensure the involvement of employees,” Gabriele Bischoff told EURACTIV, laying out the reasoning behind her push to strengthen Eu
Hybrid workshop: Equality and Democracy in Europe: Gendering the Conference on the Future of Europe
This hybrid workshop brings together scholars to assess the opportunities and challenges involved in advancing equality and democracy in Europe through the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). Location: Scuola Normale Superiore Florence, Altana room, Palazzo Strozzi, Piazza Strozzi, Florence.
Time: 14 October 2022, 9.30-13.30 The CoFoE potentially represents a constitutional moment of democratization of EU institutions and politics. It opens questions about opportuniti
Farewell to Sofia Spiliotopoulou who passed away on October 5th 2022
It is with great sorrow and much respect that we learn the passing away of Sofia Spiliotopoulou, a remarkable lawyer who all her life used her knowledge and imagination to advance the cause of women in Europe. She was a friend of G5+ and took part a year ago as a distinguished speaker in our first online conférence on the Conference on the Future of Europe. We remember all too well her amazing contributions to the European equality law network and in 2004, as a gender expert
