New Greek bailout programme and collective bargaining
21.7.2015
Question for written answer E-011729-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL)
Under the terms of the agreement concluded at the summit meeting on the euro in July 2015 and the new financial support for Greece, the Greek authorities, in cooperation with the relevant institutions, will consider measures to modernise collective bargaining in line with international and European best practices.
Given the commitments laid down in the European Treaties and taking into account Article 7 of Regulation 472/2013, which binds the Commission and the ECB, on the one hand, and Greece, on other, in drawing up the macroeconomic adjustment programme, to fully respect Article 152 TFEU on the role of the social partners and the social dialogue and Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on the right to negotiation and collective bargaining, will the Commission say:
- —What is its official position on the collective bargaining regime in Greece and how will it ensure that the commitments set out in Community legislation will be fully respected?
- —Can it say which international and European best practices in collective bargaining could be adopted in the case of Greece?
- —How will the social partners participate in the process of analysing and modernising the Greek labour market and collective bargaining?