EU executive to propose framework for minimal wage in EU

The European Commission will propose a framework for minimum wages in the 27-nation bloc, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech on Wednesday.

“For too many people, work no longer pays,” von der Leyen told the European Parliament in an annual policy speech. “Dumping wages destroys the dignity of work, penalises the entrepreneur who pays decent wages and distorts fair competition in the Single Market,” she said.

“I am a strong advocate of collective bargaining and the proposal will fully respect national competencies and traditions,” von der Leyen said.