Brussels business reps expect coalition with centre-right

Organisations representing the European business and labour community celebrated that the centre-right held in EU election results.

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00:00 A pan-European organization representing European business and labor community celebrated that

00:08 the center has held in the European Parliament after Sunday's election.

00:13 They say that the previous Parliament's Green Deal could be reassessed.

00:19 According to Eurochambers, the EU needs to overcome its weaknesses compared to the US

00:24 and China in critical areas, namely manufacturing and clean technology.

00:28 "We've had a lot of concerns with the amount of legislation that the Green Deal has led

00:33 to.

00:34 It implies a lot of burdens for businesses, a lot of compliance and reporting burdens.

00:39 So one of our strong messages to the new members of the European Parliament and the new institutions

00:44 is that we need to slow down before we start bringing in possible new legislation."

00:52 Eurochambers told Euronews they advocate for a strong single market in order for a more

00:57 autonomous European Union.

01:00 "We need to tackle those fundamental structural challenges that businesses are encountering,

01:07 particularly manufacturing sectors, energy costs, access to raw materials, access to

01:13 supplies in general."

01:17 Unions representing workers' interests across Europe stressed during the campaign that the

01:21 cost of living needs to be a priority.

01:24 The election results show that the left and Green parties have declined in the current

01:28 parliament, but there is still a good majority to advance the EU's social agenda and welfare

01:33 model.

01:34 "So most important, no deals with the far right.

01:41 That's the most important.

01:43 They can't be trusted.

01:44 And at every single opportunity in the past, they voted against working people and their

01:49 interests."

01:50 Migration also dominated the far right's electoral campaign.

02:00 "Migrant workers are very often the victims of exploitation by unscrupulous employers.

02:07 We need to make sure that all workers are covered by fair terms and conditions of employment,

02:13 that all workers, no matter where they're from or who they are or what jobs they do,

02:17 they can join a union and that they can bargain for a fair wage."

02:22 When it comes to renewing the Green Deal, the European Trade Union Confederation advocates

02:27 for more social investment and a new EU Just Transition Directive.

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