Only an aspiration

THE solemn declaration on workers rights agreed at the EU council of ministers meeting last June was purely aspirational and commits the EU to no action whatsoever.

It does nothing to reverse the series of recent judgments by the European Court of Justice undermining workers’ rights.

It provides the EU with no new instruments to promote or protect workers’ rights. It will not be added as a protocol to any future EU treaty, and therefore will have no meaningful legal status.