Thomas @setomwork

International Secretary for EU 🇪🇺 Affairs @Unionen, Sweden’s 🇸🇪 largest trade union and the largest white-collar union in the world. Joined November 2015

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Thomas @setomwork

a day ago

Remember the chaotic rollout of @vonderleyen's post-2027 EU budget, criticized for lacking basic figures? Member States certainly do. They've just hit the Commission with ~3,000 questions to set the framework for tense negotiations ahead. #EUbudget #MFF

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Thomas @setomwork

a day ago

👏Gut gemacht @RadtkeMdEP, dass ihr eine bessere EWC-Richtlinie auf den Weg gebracht habt. Jetzt muss sie formell vom Europäischen Parlament & vom Rat angenommen werden. Wisst ihr, wann die neuen Regelungen im Plenum verabschiedet werden sollen?

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Thomas @setomwork

a day ago

🚨Bypassing states to give worker aid directly to companies? 🤔 @RoxanaMinzatu’s revamped Globalisation Fund hits the Council's experts tomorrow. Lifeline for automotive workers—or a backdoor for state aid? Bonus twist: the Commission wants to scrap the whole Fund by 2028!🤦‍♀️

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Thomas @setomwork

a day ago

All eyes on @vonderleyen on October 21 as she unveils the 2026 Work Programme. Will she stay the course or change tack?

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Thomas @setomwork

4 days ago

ℹ️On Sept 4, MEP @liandersson chairs a pivotal EMPL meeting with COM @RoxanaMinzatu on the next EU budget. Key question: How does scrapping minimum ESF funding for social partners in weak-dialogue MS make the EU more just & competitive? (Left: Current ESF+; Right: Proposed ESF)

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Thomas @setomwork

4 days ago

🕙On Jan 18, 2023, Denmark @regeringDK sued the #EP & @EUCouncil over the #MinimumWage directive, citing treaty breaches. Supporters & critics await the ruling. ECJ judgments usually take ~20 months —it's now been nearly 32. Tic-tac.

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Thomas @setomwork

2 months ago

🚨 @RoxanaMinzatu wants to scrap the guaranteed minimum funding for social dialogue in the new rules for the European Social Fund (ESF). The Commission’s draft? Vague wording—no binding article. Social partners sidelined? (Left pic. Current ESF+, Right pic. draft ESF)

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Thomas @setomwork

a week ago

🚨 MEP @JanaToomEE is gearing up to push @RoxanaMinzatu for a Just Transition Directive, aiming to create jobs & revitalise local economies. But the road ahead is anything but smooth!

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Thomas @setomwork

2 weeks ago

🤔Just sayin': EU negotiations on slimmer Corporate Due Diligence rules #CSDDD are still ongoing between Parliament & Council, the democratic process isn’t finished. Yet today’s published US–EU ‘trade deal’ already commits the EU on liability, climate duties & scope.

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Thomas @setomwork

2 weeks ago

🚨 Don’t miss it! 📅 Wednesday 10 Sept 2025 🕘 09:00–11:50 KEY DEBATE IN THE #EP: State of the Union 📣 Statement by the President of the Commission @vonderleyen #SOTEU2025

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Thomas @setomwork

3 weeks ago

✍️The Swedish govt (@BuschEbba @Rosencrantz_J) tells @EU_Commission: go minimalist on #SocialEurope: 🫸 no legislation on “right to disconnect,” & telework, 🗑️ scrap the #traineeship directive. regeringen.se/contentassets/…

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Thomas @setomwork

3 weeks ago

Wait, what? 🤯 ❌@RoxanaMinzatu wants to axe the #EuropeanGlobalisationFund in the 2028–2034 EU budget. Goodbye #EGF

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Thomas @setomwork

3 weeks ago

🆕The @EPSocialAffairs committee, with @kimvsparrentak, will re-table its public procurement amendments in the September Plenary. The aim is to strenghten the social dimension in the @EP_SingleMarket @PiotrMuller's report ahead of COM @steph_sejourne's revision of the rules.

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Thomas @setomwork

3 weeks ago

🗳️ @EPSocialAffairs @aliciahoms votes on the new #Traineeship Directive on 22–23 Sept, with the EP plenary mandate vote scheduled for Oct. Even if the EP supports a strong stance (which is likely), the Council’s weak, minimalist position means negotiations will be tough.

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Thomas @setomwork

4 weeks ago

MEP @MiriamMLex (@EPPGroup) named @EPSocialAffairs rep for the Joint INTA-IMCO Working Group on the Forced Labour Regulation.

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Thomas @setomwork

4 weeks ago

Var är alla svenskar? 🇸🇪 Både antalet & andelen svenskar i EU-kommissionen sjunker år efter år!

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Thomas @setomwork

4 weeks ago

After social partners failed to reach an agreement & talks stalled in @vonderleyen's chambers, Commissioner @RoxanaMinzatu has now launched a final consultation on telework & the right to disconnect. If social partners refuse new talks, expect a 2026 proposal.

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Thomas @setomwork

2 months ago

🚨 Confirmed: @RoxanaMinzatu and Co. are shutting down the Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) - launched in 2006 to support workers hit by restructuring.

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Thomas @setomwork

4 weeks ago

Commissioner @hadjalahbib reverses course on withdrawing equality directive. After pressure from MEPs and advocacy groups, negotiations to expand protection will resume.

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Thomas @setomwork

2 months ago

Blir inte @Rosencrantz_J:s linje att EU:s landspecifika rekommendationer gör man lite som man vill med allt svårare att försvara? Särskilt när regeringen samtidigt stöder en prestationsbaserad EU-budget där just dessa allt mer kommer att styra utbetalningarna?