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ARTICLE · 09 JUNE 2022

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Minimum Wage In The EU: A New Milestone Reached

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The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages in EU member countries.

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Emanuela Nespoli (Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo E Soci)
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The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages in EU member countries. The new rules will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or who are in an employment relationship.

The European Union has reached an agreement on the minimum wage. This was officially announced on 7 June 2022 via the the Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament  Twitter account and by a press release. The proposed new directive on the European minimum wage will now need to be approved at a plenary session of the EU Parliament (which, however, can no longer amend the text) and then ratified by the EU Council. It will then be up to the member states to transpose it.

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