At the occasion of the 2019 International Women’s Day, Eurostat issued some figures on the presence of women in managerial positions in the EU. Promoting the advancement the underrepresented gender in leadership positions is a priority for CEC. “The figures issued by Eurostat on the number of women holding managerial positions in the EU gives […]
The European Social partners have adopted the new work program for the years 2019 – 2021. As an officially recognized EU social partner, CEC European Managers participated in its negotiation and will contribute to the different priorities. Our main focus is that managers are key to making change happen within companies, and need to be […]
EU institutions have agreed on the establishment of so-called Pan-European Pension Products. CEC European Managers welcomes the establishment of these retirement products as a contribution to facilitating labour market mobility and capital market competition. However, this individual pension should not infringe on existing collective occupational pensions as the second pillar of pension systems besides state […]
Following the COP24 summit in Katowice last year, the European Commission has recently published its “Sustainable Europe 2030” paper. Rightly, the reflection document identifies the need for an inclusive and just transition to a low-carbon, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy that respects biodiversity in full compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals. However, with its sole focus […]
While some expect autonomous robots to take over the world, others bet on the Promised Land becoming reality. At this moment in history, humankind has the technical possibilities to make utopian visions, or indeed dystopian ones, a reality. The fundamental question, when almost everything is possible, appears to be: what should we do? If well […]
Global terrorism, extremist rhetoric and companies suffering of “diversity fatigue” seem, together with economic ”hard facts” considered more important, to transform diversity into an empty catchphrase at its best and into an overhauled concept at its worst. Despite or because of that, we at CEC European Managers are convinced that discussing diversity has never been […]
Please find the members’ news from the newsletter 105 below: CIDA – Italy Large opposition against pension reform In December, CIDA and its member federations called a public meeting to express their disagreement with the approval of an amendment to the budget law concerning the pension levy of more than 100.000 euros a year. […]
By Tor Haehre, Political Advisor, Lederne Norway Are there significant differences between Scandinavian leadership and leadership in other parts of Europe? If so, what are these differences, benefits and challenges, and are there as well, despite possible significant similarities, also differences in leadership among the three Scandinavian countries? These and other questions were raised at […]
Following the decision of the House of Commons…