Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 June 2008. It occurred during Adjournment debate on European Commission.
European Commission
Does my hon. Friend agree that the principal cases that he refers to in Sweden, Germany and Finland all concern the absence of a statutory minimum wage in those countries? The European Court of Justice cannot overturn national law on minimum wages. That is the big problem. Those countries, for honourable reasons, do not have a legal minimum wage, which would allow the European Court of Justice a way to debate employment rights there. That is why I believe that we should support a European minimum wage across Europe, set at a strong level, to support the working class everywhere in Europe.
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- Administration of justice Conservation Climate change Competition Immigration Energy EU enlargement European Union EU internal trade Labelling Financial markets EU institutions Standards Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia Reform Regulation Kosovo European Commission Renewable energy Croatia Serbia Turkey Galileo system EU trade Treaty of Lisbon
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