Interview with Michiel Scheffer, President of the EIC European Innovation Council, by CEC European Managers’ Deputy Secretary General and Chair of the Working Group on Innovation for a More Competitive EU, Silvia Pugi. The European Innovation Council (EIC) is currently one of the main instruments through which the European Union supports deep-tech innovation and startups. With an […]
The Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities between Women and Men convened for its final 2025 meeting on 8 December 2025, gathering at 09:30 in Room 4A of the Borschette Conference Centre, rue Froissart 36, Brussels. Over the course of a full day of discussions stretching until 17:30, delegates, Commission representatives, social partners and civil society […]
The European Commission’s new Quality Jobs Roadmap introduces a renewed understanding of what work in Europe should represent. By elevating job quality to a central policy priority, the Commission recognises that the conditions under which Europeans work are inseparable from the EU’s broader ambitions for competitiveness, social cohesion and sustainable economic development. For managers, the […]
The way citizens seek and consume political content is undergoing a profound transformation. For managers, understanding these shifts is essential for safeguarding democratic participation, trust, and informed decision-making within companies. CEC European Managers is an official communication partner of the European Parliament and, as such, it closely follows developments at EU level that shape how […]
On 1 December 2025, the Confederación de Cuadros y Profesionales (CCP) — which this year marks its 40th anniversary — closed its XIV Confederal Congress in Madrid. The Congress culminated in a closing session led by Marina Parra, Director General for Labour of the Comunidad de Madrid, and Maxime Legrand, President of CEC European Managers. As President of CEC […]
On 20 November 2025, CEC European Managers’ Director Olga Molina and Communication Officer Pere Vilanova visited the headquarters of Ledarna, the Swedish organisation representing leaders and managers across sectors in the country. Ledarna is CEC European Managers’ member organisation in Sweden and it is one of the key players in the country’s social dialogue. The […]
At Eurofound’s 50th Anniversary Foundation Forum in Dublin, a core message was repeated: Europe’s competitiveness and its social model are not opposing forces but mutually reinforcing foundations for the Union’s future. The discussions were rich in evidence and grounded in the realities of workplaces across the continent, underscoring the urgent need for a renewed commitment […]
Koen Grégoir is the new elected President of our Belgian member organisation CNC-NCK. With him, we’ve discussed Belgian and European social dialogue, the managerial role in the country and the personal decisions that have shaped Grégoir’s leadership. Let’s begin with a simple but personal question. How do you introduce yourself? I’m a family man. I […]
Equal Pay Day 2025 once again highlights a reality that should already belong to the past: women in the European Union continue to earn less than men for work of equal value. The latest figures from Eurostat and the European Commission show that the overall gender pay gap remains around 12 percent — a number […]
CEC European Managers is working at the heart of global climate discussions at COP30 to ensure that the voice of Europe’s leaders and managers is fully recognized. With the European Union’s decision to endorse a 90% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2040, Europe has set an ambitious direction. Yet ambition on paper is only the beginning. To […]