- On 7 June 2022, the European Parliament announced a new agreement for adequate minimum wages in the European Union (EU).
- The agreement provides that:
- minimum wage should be adequate to ensure a decent standard of living;
- workers, their representatives and trade union members can seek redress if rules are violated;
- collective bargaining needs to be strengthened in countries where it covers fewer than 80% of workers;
- EU rules have to respect the powers of national authorities and social partners to determine wages.