"comité de empresa" in English

Renault anticipated the European law and set up its own European works council in 1993.

This relates to the success story of the directive on the European Works Council.

However, as it happens, Commissioner, the works council was not consulted in this matter.

In 1994 we achieved another success with the directive on European works councils.

It is beyond me that Total Fina Elf should remain deaf to the works council’s arguments.

The communication reports on why the directive on the EWC was so successful.

Then in 1994, it became possible to adopt the EWC.

The EWC Directive talks of subsidiary requirements.

We, in this House, wanted arrangements of the European Works Council kind to be strengthened.

Of course, the participation of the works committees, the representatives of the workers, is expected.

It will also examine the role of the European works council under the general heading of codetermination.

I have seen documents from the works council that suggest that production will be moved to India.

The European works council has become more and more important: in 1994 there were 40, and in 2001 there are 650.

I think this approach is important because it means that the European works council can operate more effectively.

European Works Council (Recast version) (debate)

Moreover, jobs have also been scrapped in Cologne and the Jaguar factory in Barnsley is being closed down.

Mr President, the Commission was entrusted with the task of investigating the effectiveness of the European works council.

Let us bring the European Works Council up to date!

This clearly illustrates, therefore, that this reorganisation is a European matter that should be dealt with by the European works council.

In its final form, the framework directive primarily contributes to the functioning of the European Works Council.