Organizations representing the European business and labor community welcomed the center-right holding on to the EU election results.
The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Eurochambrescelebrated that the center-right has remained in the European Parliament after Sunday’s results.
Eurochambres says that the application of the previous ‘Green Deal’ of Parliament was a challenge, and now there is an opportunity to review it to ensure fairness.
Eurochambres CEO Ben Butters told Euronews: “We were very concerned the amount of legislation that the ‘Green Deal’ has given rise to, and that places a lot of burden on compliance and reporting companies.
According to Eurochambres, the single market It must be stronger for a more autonomous European Union.
“We have to address the fundamental structural challenges that companies face, especially in manufacturing sectors: energy costs, access to raw materials, access to supplies in general,” Butters said.
For its part, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)which represents workers at European level, stated that, despite the setback of the left-wing parties and the Greens, the majority can still promote a social agenda and a welfare model.
“You can’t trust the extreme right”
“The most important is that there are no agreements with the extreme right. This is the most important thing because they cannot be trusted and at every opportunity in the past they have voted against the workers and their interests,” Esther Lynch, general secretary of the ETUC, told ‘Euronews’.
By the ETUC, the EU ages and it needs foreign workers who must be protected from exploitation.
“Immigrant workers are very often victims of exploitation by unscrupulous businessmen. We need to ensure that all workers are covered by fair employment conditions,” Lynch said.
Regarding the renewal of the ‘Green Deal’, the ETUC advocates greater social investment and a new EU Just Transition Directive.
