Last June 1, the European Commission published the thirteenth edition of the EU Justice Scoreboard, an annual report providing comparative data on the efficiency, quality, and independence of the justice systems among EU Member States. It shows that citizens in most Member States perceive judicial independence as having improved or remained stable, compared to last […]
Commission refers Spain to CJEU for failure to comply with labor standards
The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose the Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions (Directive 2019/1152) into national law. EU rules require, for example, that workers receive timely and complete information on key aspects of their employment, such as […]
Traineeship- The European Central Bank offers – Germany
The European Central Bank offers traineeship and graduate opportunities to students of economics, finance statistics, business administration, law, human resources, translation, etc Duties of the position The work ranges from research and the preparation of draft reports to the compilation of statistical data and participation in ad hoc studies, etc. Required selection criteria – […]
New agreement to improve consultation of workers in international affairs.
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role. European Works Councils (EWCs) represent EU workers in large multinational companies that operate in at least two EU or European Economic Area countries. They are designed to ensure that workers receive proper information and […]
PhD – Position in Juridical science (Public and Parliament Law) – France
The R2D2 project (Reforming and Refounding the Decision-Making Process in a Democracy) was selected by an international jury as part of the call for white research projects. The aim of this project is to propose a revision of the Constitution on decision-making processes based on the work of a think-tank. The PhD student will be […]
Internships – Traineeship at the Court of Justice – Luxembourg
Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Communities offers a limited number of paid traineeships of a maximum duration of five months. Traineeships are generally undertaken in the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Press and Information Service, the Directorate-General for Translation or the Interpretation Directorate. Applicants must be citizens of a Member State […]
New EU rules to improve Gender Balance in corporate boards enter into application
The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies across all EU Member States. The Directive sets a target for EU large listed companies of 40% of the underrepresented sex among their non-executive directors and 33% among all directors. […]
Spain transposes an EU directive that applies a tax on multinationals and another that strengthens consumer protection.
At the last plenary session of the Congress of Deputies, the Organic Law on Measures for the Efficiency of the Public Justice Service and theLaw establishing a Supplementary Tax to guarantee an overall minimum level of taxation for multinational groups and large national groups, a Tax on the interest and commission margins of certain financial […]
Online training – The European legislative procedure
The Office of the European Parliament in Spain invites you to participate in a training course on the European legislative procedure with a focus on the possibilities of participation by European citizens and civil society. The event is aimed at representatives of civil society from various fields, ranging from the third sector to the […]