towards a European minimum wage?

On Monday, December 6, European labor ministers gave the green light to the establishment of a minimum wage, even if there is no question of a European minimum wage that would apply in all states. “This subject of the European minimum wage is a bit of a sea snake but it is progressing. Today, 21 states out of 27 already have a legal minimum wage. As for the others like the Nordic countries, they remain fiercely attached to their own negotiating rules: the collective agreement “, declares the journalist of France Televisions, Pascal Verdeau, in duplex from Brussels (Belgium) in the 23 hours of Franceinfo Tuesday, December 7.

As the journalist points out, “some Eastern European countries, like Hungary, are slowing down because they want to remain competitive economically”. In front of this situation, “the European Commission, which does not have the power of constraint in social matters, simply asks the States to set adequate minimum wages. The idea is to revalue the wages of poor workers because labor must pay, said a European minister yesterday “, says Pascal Verdeau.