As summer 2024 reaches its midpoint, Germany grapples with a series of challenges raising discontent and uncertainty among German leaders. Our member organisation in the country, the United Leaders Association (ULA), has highlighted the pressing need for structural reforms, strategic direction, and robust leadership. In a recent ULA publication by Dr. Markus Steilemann, Vice-president of […]
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a directive aimed at improving the working conditions of interns in the European Union. This initiative, which complements the revision of the 2014 Recommendation on a quality framework for traineeships, seeks to standardize and strengthen the rights of trainees across Member States. The initiative was shared by […]
As agreed, on Tuesday 23 July, the 60 members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs elected by acclamation the Finnish Li Andersson (The Left) as their new Chair, succeeding the Romanian Dragoș Pîslaru (Renew Europe). Li Andersson is a former Finnish education minister and current lawmaker with The Left. Her appointment marks a […]
In an era where digital transformation is reshaping industries and societies, CEC European Managers’ members are at the forefront of addressing the intertwined challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and leadership. Under the leadership of President Maxime Legrand, CEC European Managers culminated the work of its working group focused on AI in the recent publication of […]
As Ursula von der Leyen steps into her second term as President of the European Commission, she is poised to navigate a complex web of challenges that will define the future of the European Union. Von der Leyen remains critically focused on the EU’s post-pandemic economic recovery, through initiatives such as the NextGenerationEU recovery fund […]
With a decisive 401 votes in favor, the European Parliament has re-elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot held on Thursday. This will be von der Leyen‘s second term following her initial election by MEPs in July 2019. The Parliament, composed of 719 Members of the European […]
The vibrant city of Rome and our member organisation CIDA Manager hosted the first highly successful face-to-face training session organised by CEC European Managers as part of the European project BEYUNBI (Beyond Unconscious Bias). The training, led by Barbara De Micheli from Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, delved into unconscious bias and its impact on professional environments […]
Our communications colleagues Mathieu Bahuet and Gilles Lockhart, from our member organisation in France, CFE-CGC, interviewed François Hommeril. As president of the organisation, he reflects on the electoral result in France and emphasizes the importance of quickly having an interlocutor and executive power, whatever the current political situation. Hommeril underscores that CFE-CGC, will continue to work […]
The annual assembly of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) took place at the United Nations Palace in Geneva from June 3 to 14 2024, attracting more than 4,900 delegates from 187 countries. Among the prominent attendees was Silvia Pugi, Deputy Secretary General of CEC European Managers and the Confederazione italiana dei dirigenti e delle alte […]
Through CEC European Managers, member organisations of leaders and managers in Europe have cooperated and issued a detailed response to the European Commission’s consultation on telework and the right to disconnect, emphasizing the need for comprehensive and harmonized teleworking policies. In a significant move towards addressing the evolving work environment, the European Commission initiated on […]