Bargaining

In the coming days, the plenary session of the Greek Parliament will be occupied with a bill concerning wage employment: collective bargaining agreements and minimum wage.

The first advertisement of €11 million for the house that belonged to the famous family of sausage makers, the haggling that brought the price down to €3.5 million and the radical renovation that doubled the square meters and the final price

Equality and justice all around, raises in salaries and pensions, prosperity for everyone; radical improvements in the public health and education systems; modernizing the public administration; protecting the primary residences of debtors from repossession; reintroducing collective bargaining and labor agreements; bolstering small and medium-sized businesses; and helping farmers and the less p

The Trade Union of Food Delivery Couriers staged a two-hour work stoppage on 12 May after delivery companies Wolt and Glovo refused to recognise the union as a social partner or enter talks on a collective bargaining agreement.

The leaders of the European Union's 27 member-states these days are engaged in feverish bargaining over the Union's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 which will determine the budget and funding over the next seven years.

Unions accuse the government of meddling with university autonomy by promoting sham rivals - which they say are being set up to undermine their bargaining power.

Citing higher labour costs, some of the retirement homes and kindergartens have already hiked up the prices of their services, while higher wages may yet translate into higher supplementary health insurance premiums and in-home support services. However, not all hikes can be blamed on higher wages.

The first meeting between the institutions and Greek Labour Minister George Katrougalos ended on Sunday, and despite its exploratory nature it became apparent that the two sides remain entrenched in their positions on the issues of mass layoffs and minimum wage.

A union representing coastal shipping seamen has called a strike for June 30, charging that certain ferry boat operators are violating collective bargaining agreements.

Minister announces "change of electoral system"

BELGRADE -- Deputy PM and Public Administration and Local Self-Government Minister Kori Udovicki has announced "changes to the electoral system on all levels."

Speaking over the weekend, she noted that that a combination of "majoritarian and proportional electoral systems" was #the best solution."