US EditionTop Court Rejects Denmark's Bid to Annul EU Rules for Minimum Wage
- On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice will deliver a landmark ruling on the EU’s Minimum Wage Directive adopted in 2022, which Denmark has formally challenged at the ECJ.
- Denmark brought the case because it argues the directive breaches EU treaties by legislating on pay, while the rules target countries with less than 80% collective-bargaining coverage and Denmark's rate is 82%.
- An advocate general's January opinion recommended ruling for Denmark, but Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Spain, France and Luxembourg backed the European Commission to keep the law.
- Experts say the ruling could weaken EU social rights and make them harder to advance, while Christina Hiessl called following the advocate general’s view `a political earthquake` for the EU’s social pillar.
- The case highlights a clash between the Nordic model of collective bargaining and the EU Minimum Wage Directive, with Danish public commentary saying `Wage is sacred in Denmark`.
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The LocalDenmark and Sweden fail in attempts to annul EU-regulated minimum wage
Denmark and Sweden have not succeeded in their efforts to have the EU’s minimum wage directive fully annulled after a ruling by the European Court of Justice on Tuesday, but appear likely to remain unaffected by it.
Denmark's government saw the EU directive as an excess of competence and sued. The European Court of Justice partially agrees with the country. Most of the minimum wage rules remain in place.
The EU has gone too far with its minimum wage rules, the European Court of Justice judges. The level of wages is a matter for the member states. For Germany, this has no consequences for the moment. [more]]>
The European Union has exceeded its powers to lay down minimum wage rules, announced in March the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUJEU), after two provisions of a European minimum wage directive have been repealed.
With a directive, Brussels tried to set standards on minimum wages in Europe. However, in two points, according to one judgement, the EU has exceeded its competences, and other tasks remain – to the annoyance of employers.
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