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BackWhile the focus at the beginning of the new EU legislative period is on competitiveness and defence, AK EUROPA presents a List of Demands for a better future for the EU from the perspective of workers and consumers. Their interests must not be neglected, especially in view of the current challenges, and attention must be paid to social justice right now.
With this in mind, the current 35 demand sheets contain numerous concrete political recommendations for action. Backgrounds, justifications and arguments for the demands are also presented. The work on the List of Demands is designed as an open process. It can therefore be supplemented and updated in line with new politcal events and debates.
OVERVIEW OF TOPICS
EU GENERAL: PUSHING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
- Future of the EU: Promoting a democratic and social union
- Better regulation must take the interests of all stakeholders into account
- Restricting dominance of corporations’ lobbying actions
- Strengthening public services of general interest
- EU enlargement: fairness is key
ECONOMIC POLICY FOSTERING PROSPERITY AND FAIRNESS
- The European Semester and economic governance: set the course for prosperity
- Fiscal rules: urgently review of Debt Sustainability Analysis
- On the future of the EU internal market: prioritising social balance is key
- Trade policy embracing the populace
- Sustainable competitiveness taking employee interests into account
- European industrial policy sustaining prosperity and employment
- Making public procurement sustainable
- Shaping subsidy policy through condition-based approaches
- Corporate taxation: getting the planned measures finally implemented
- Abolishing unjustified price mark-ups in the EU
- Payment Services Directive: better protection for consumers against online banking fraud
NEW MOMENTUM FOR SOCIAL EUROPE
- Strong minimum social standards for social progress in Europe
- For a Europe of equality
- Adopting a package of measures to combat cross-border wage and social dumping
- An effective approach to the EU-wide labour shortage in the health and care sectors
- EU guaranteed employment promoting good jobs and contributing to fair transition
- European strategy for education and continued learning: managing change, shaping the future
- Social and affordable housing Seize the opportunities of the Minimum Wage Directive
SHAPING THE GREEN AND DIGITAL TRANSITION FAIRLY
- Legal framework for Just Transition: fully enshrining the Just Transition into law
- Implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Dilligence Directive (CSDDD) effectively
- EU 2040 climate target: focusing on the social dimension
- Strengthening the circular economy – reducing use of resources
- Affordable energy for everyone Shaping the mobility transition
- Passenger rights and ticketing: uniform and transparent rules are needed
- European water strategy – implementing the EU Blue Deal
- New genomic techniques: ensuring freedom of choice for consumers
- Measures for human-centered AI Digital fairness for consumers