Det är snart dags att rösta! I EU-valet den 6–9 juni avgör miljoner medborgare i EU hur framtidens Europeiska union ska se ut. Europaparlamentet är det enda direktvalda EU-organet och EU-valet är ett av världens största demokratiska manifestationer. I det här avsnittet tittar vi lite närmare på hur röstningen går till. Häng med och ta reda på vad som händer när du röstar.

Hur fungerar EU-valet?

EU är en politisk och ekonomisk union med 27 medlemsländer, men flera andra länder har ansökt om medlemskap i unionen. Just nu finns det nio kandidatländer. Men vägen till att bli medlem är lång och inte helt okomplicerad.

Hur går det till när EU utvidgas?

To reach the Paris Agreement objective of keeping the global temperature increase well below 2°C, the EU must consider every possible technology to decarbonise its energy production. Nuclear fusion is the process that powers our sun and we can recreate it on Earth. However, even if we overcome the considerable engineering challenges of designing a fusion power plant, there are hard constraints to upscaling fusion power.

EPRS Science and Technology podcast - What if we could make nuclear fusion work?

As AI spreads into workplaces, workers and employers are increasingly confronted with applications and software that affect labour relations. While AI systems could be introduced with the explicit aim of improving working conditions, this cannot be expected in general and evidence suggests that it may be the exception. In this podcast, we’ll talk about the impacts that artificial intelligence applications may have on our workplaces and how policymakers and legislators in the EU will need to ensure that it works for and not against us.

EPRS podcast - STOA: Using artificial intelligence in workplace management

Platform work is an umbrella concept covering a heterogeneous group of economic activities completed through a digital platform. As platform workers' rights are not enshrined in EU labour law, this increasingly leads to problems related to various aspects of their work and human development. To remedy this situation, the European Commission has proposed a directive aimed at improving the working conditions of platform workers, clarifying their employment status, and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU.

EPRS policy podcast - Improving the working conditions of platform workers

Care work provided in homes and institutions is a public good that is under-valued by society. Care workers are more likely to have low earnings and precarious working conditions. About 9 in 10 care workers are women. Most unpaid care work within households is carried out by women. The 'unpaid care penalty' for women in the EU, which is equivalent to the earnings they lost because of this unbalanced distribution of care responsibilities, is estimated to reach €242 billion per year. EU action in the care sector has the potential for high returns for society. Fostering the 'equal earner – equal carer model' could generate benefits of between €24 billion and €48 billion a year.

EPRS policy podcast - What if care work were recognised as a driver of sustainable growth?

Vård och omsorg i hem och på institutioner är en underskattad kollektiv nyttighet i våra samhällen. Anställda inom vård och omsorg har ofta låga inkomster och otrygga arbetsvillkor. Dessutom står kvinnor för huvuddelen av det obetalda omsorgsarbetet i hemmet. Det EU gör inom vård och omsorg kan bli mycket lönsamt för samhället. En modell med lika försörjnings- och omsorgsansvar skulle kunna ge årliga vinster på mellan 24 och 48 miljarder euro.

Omsorgsarbete som drivkraft för hållbar tillväxt - svenska

EU är en politisk och ekonomisk union med 27 medlemsländer, men flera andra länder har också ansökt om medlemskap i unionen. För tillfället finns det sju kandidatländer och tre andra potentiella kandidatländer. Processen för att sedan faktiskt bli medlem är dock lång och inte enkel.

Utvidgning av EU – hur funkar det?

Equal pay for equal work is one of the European Union's founding principles, enshrined in Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). However, the implementation and enforcement of this principle remain a challenge. Due to a lack of pay transparency, pay discrimination often goes undetected and victims face difficulties in making a claim for redress. On 4 March 2021, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal on binding pay transparency measures. The proposed directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms focuses on measures to ensure pay transparency, and better access to justice for victims of pay discrimination.

EPRS policy podcast - Equal pay for equal work between men and women: Pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms

Coronapandemin har fått förödande konsekvenser för ekonomin. Om du är en av de 59 miljoner arbetstagare i Europa vars jobb är i fara på grund av restriktionerna ska du veta att EU gör vad det kan för att hjälpa dig. Här är några exempel.

Det här gör EU för arbetstagare som riskerar att bli av med jobbet på grund av coronakrisen

Om du är ensamstående förälder, lågutbildad eller egenföretagare vet du kanske bättre än många andra hur svårt det kan vara att få pengarna att räcka till – fast att du jobbar. För det är just i de här grupperna som risken för fattigdom bland förvärvsarbetande är särskilt hög.

Det här gör EU för fattiga arbetstagare

Kroppsburna sensorer används för många olika ändamål, bland annat inom hälso- och sjukvården. Du kan använda dem för att kontrollera din hjärtrytm, beräkna antalet kalorier du bränner eller mäta insulinnivåerna om du har diabetes. Om du använder kroppsburna sensorer kanske du är intresserad av vad EU gör för dig.

Det här gör EU för dig som använder kroppsburna sensorer

Miljontals människor ägnar sin tid åt att arbeta ideellt och hjälpa sina medmänniskor. Är du en av dem? Den sociala ekonomin sysselsätter nästan 30 procent av arbetskraften och 10 procent av företagen i EU. EU hjälper till på olika sätt.

Det här gör EU för människor som arbetar för en god sak

Får synen av en kanalpråm dig att fundera på att byta jobb och söka dig till inlandssjöfarten? 40 000 personer jobbar på EU:s inre vattenvägar.

Det här gör EU för dem som arbetar inom inlandssjöfarten

Kanske arbetar du på en av de mjölkgårdar som producerar mjölk som används till parmesanost? Eller på någon av de fabriker där osten faktiskt blir till? I så fall är du säkert intresserad av vad EU gör för att skydda denna industri.

Det här gör EU för dig som arbetar i produktionskedjan för Parmigiano Reggiano

17 000 personer arbetar på något sätt med produktion av cognac. EU ger stöd på olika sätt.

Det här gör EU för dig som arbetar med cognacsproduktion

Minimum wages in all EU countries should allow for decent living and working standards, and member states should promote collective bargaining for pay.&nbsp; With 505 votes in favour, 92 against and 44 abstentions, Parliament adopted&nbsp;new legislation&nbsp;on adequate minimum wages in the EU during September plenary.

The EU law, agreed with the Council in June, aims to improve working and living conditions for all workers in the EU, as well as promoting economic and social progress. To this end, it establishes minimum requirements for the adequacy of statutory minimum&nbsp;wages as provided by national law and/or collective agreements, and enhances the effective access of workers to minimum wage protection.

The new directive will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship. The EU countries in which the minimum wage is already protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce these rules nor to make these agreements universally applicable.

EU wants to improve workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work. The EU has put in place a set of labour rules to ensure strong social protection. They include minimum requirements on working conditions - such as working time, part-time work, workers’ rights - to information about important aspects of their employment and the posting of workers. They have become one of the cornerstones of Europe's social policies.&nbsp;

Working conditions

For decades, the posting of workers has been a prominent topic of the public and political debate.

However, in the last few years, several factors have intensified the debate. Firstly, an increase in the number of postings, which has impacted heavily in specific labourintensive sectors. Secondly, there has been a growth in abusive and fraudulent practices such as letter-box companies or bogus self-employment. Thirdly, in view of the social policy provisions introduced into the European Treaties since the Lisbon Treaty revision, it is questionable whether the 1996 Posting of Workers Directive (PWD) provides a sufficient legal instrument for ensuring a level-playing field for free cross-border service provision whilst at the same time delivering a sufficient foundation for the social protection of workers. Fourthly, numerous rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union have raised as yet unsolved questions for interpreting the 1996 Directive.

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Posted workers - 8th parliamentary term

The work programme shows how the Commission plans to give practical effect to the political priorities set out by the President. It provides a multiannual overview to help stakeholders and the other EU institutions plan their work with the Commission.

Commission work programme

EU wants to improve workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work.

The EU has put in place a set of labour rules to ensure strong social protection. They include minimum requirements on working conditions - such as working time, part-time work, workers’ rights - to information about important aspects of their employment and the posting of workers. They have become one of the cornerstones of Europe's social policies.

In 2020, the European Commission published a Communication on A New Industrial Strategy for Europe. This strategy mentions that new forms of work must come with modern and improved forms of protections, including for those working on online platforms.

Working conditions (2020)

The European Parliament has been a driving force in legislating on freedom of movement of people and services. Since 2004, it has been raising the issue of the need to improve the Posting of Workers Directive (PWD).

During the negotiations on the revision of the PWD, Parliament specifically pushed for ‘equal pay for equal work’ and for Member States to be able to apply regional, sectoral or industry agreements. In addition, it sought to enable Member States, by means of a review clause, to place foreign undertakings under the same national obligations in the event of sub-contracting. It has also successfully brought about a two-year transposition and application period for the directive.

Posted workers

Animated videos - "How It Works"

A ‘posted worker’ is an employee sent by his or her employer to carry out a service in another EU Member State on a temporary basis. EU law on posted workers is generally regarded as a targeted effort to regulate and balance the following two principles: creating a level playing field for cross-border service provision in a way that is as unrestricted as possible; protecting the rights of posted workers by guaranteeing a common set of social rights in order to prevent unfair treatment and the creation of a low-cost workforce.

On May 2018, MEPs voted on revised rules: workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/posted-workers-8th-parliamentary-term_6601_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Posted workers (2019-2020)

The European Parliament has adopted new rules to allow parents and carers to better reconcile their work and family lives.

The new rules for a better work-life balance, adopted on 4 April 2019, aim to increase the employment rate for women, create incentives for fathers to take family-related leave, and promote gender equality and equal opportunities. Parliament and Council agree on measures to reconcile career and private life:

- Ten working days paternity leave, paid at not less than the level of sick pay

- Two months of non-transferable paid parental leave

- Five days of annual carers’ leave

- Flexible working patterns, including remote working.

#EUelections2019 - Work-life balance

The European treaties have given Parliament a broad range of powers as the EU’s directly-elected body. Together with the representatives of EU governments in the Council, Parliament is responsible for adopting EU legislation. Under the ordinary legislative procedure, both institutions act as equal co-legislators. Parliament and Council have to agree on the annual EU budget.
Equally, the MEPs oversee the work of EU institutions, notably the European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union. The European Parliament also cooperates with national parliaments on European affairs.

Take a look at our new videos to find out more!

#EUelections2019 - How does the EP work?

Press conference by Elisabetta GUALMINI, rapporteur on the Platform Work Directive.

Press conference on Platform work directive

EMPL - Working Group on the European Child Guarantee

EP Plenary session - Commission Statement - EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip

STOA Workshop ' Knowledge and innovation community on water, marine and maritime  '

STOA workshop ' Strategic autonomy and the future of nuclear energy in the EU: use and availability of HALEU '

DEVE workshop on ' Confronting debt, climate change and poverty: Global financial architecture reform and fiscal space of developing countries '

DEVE workshop on Opportunities and challenges of the green transition for pastoralism and indigenous people in Africa ?

EP Plenary session - Single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on common rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State

EP Plenary session - Preventing work-related deaths following the Florence tragedy

EP Plenary session - Need to overcome the Council deadlock on the platform workers directive - Council and Commission statements

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Flower Laying moment at the Monument of Fallen Shipyard Workers

EMPL Committee - Revision of European Works Councils Directive

TRAN Committee meeting .Workshop on The suitability of existing post and parcel delivery legislation

DROI workshop on ' Implementation mechanisms of the Human Rights Clause. Case studies on Ethiopia, Tunisia and Vietnam '

AFET - Exchange of views on the recent allegations against UNWRA staff and the impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Working conditions of teachers in the EU

EMPL - Trilogue on platform work

STOA Annual Lecture 2024 -  Making democracy work for everyone

TRAN - Workshop on the New demands and skills for the green and digital transformation of the transport and automotive sectors

Second Working Session of the Eleventh Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

DEPA

LIBE Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny

LIBE

First Working Session of the Eleventh Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on Association Agreements

Press conference by Elisabetta GUALMINI rapporteur, and Dragoş PÎSLARU chair of the Employment and Social Affairs committee on Provisional deal on the platform workers directive

European Parliament Side Event at COP28 - Methane Pledge two years on - working together to pick the low hanging fruit of mitigation

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Frontex Scrutiny Working Group Meeting

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the “25 years of European Central Bank” working dinner

Workshop on "EU trade and investment following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine" - organised at the request of the INTA committee

INTA

Press conference by Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ and Damian BOESELAGER, rapporteurs on the single permit for work and residence for third country nationals and the EU long-term residence status

LIBE Working Group on Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG)

Special Committee on COVID-19 pandemic / Policy department A - Workshop

COVI

European Parliamentary week 2023 - Plenary session: Remote working within the EU –fiscal challenges

Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - Working Group Meeting on Security, Organized and Transnational Crime and Terrorism

DLAT

Ibland vill de som ligger bakom desinformation skapa förvirring och tvivel.

De översvämmar sociala medier med flera och motstridiga versioner av samma händelse, inte för att övertyga oss om något utan för att främja allmän misstro och apati.

Lär dig hur du upptäcker och motverkar detta hot genom att titta på denna video med Europaparlamentets experter.

Du kan läsa mer om Europaparlamentet och valen till Europaparlamentet här: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Hur desinformation fungerar | Avsnitt 3: översvämning av informationsutrymmet – EE24

Hur desinformation fungerar | Avsnitt 3: översvämning av informationsutrymmet – 9:16 EE24

Har du någonsin känt dig tvungen att avstå från en diskussion eftersom tonen var för aggressiv och din åsikt tycktes försvinna mellan extrema yttranden?

Detta är vad som vanligtvis händer när de mest extrema synpunkterna förstärks på ett konstlat sätt.

Genom att polarisera debatten vill desinformatörerna få oss att tro att skillnaderna mellan oss är mycket större än de egentligen är och göra det svårt att göra kompromisser och nå lösningar.

Titta på den här videon för att se hur det går till och hur du kan undvika att hamna i den här fällan.

Du kan läsa mer om Europaparlamentet och valen till Europaparlamentet här: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Hur desinformation fungerar Ep2: Sprida missämja - EE24

Hur desinformation fungerar Ep2: Sprida missämja - 9:16 EE24

MEPs discuss the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. In March, Parliament adopted a resolution warning about the desperate food insecurity and impending starvation in Gaza. Second part of MEPs debate.

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs discuss the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. In March, Parliament adopted a resolution warning about the desperate food insecurity and impending starvation in Gaza. First part of MEPs debate.

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip: MEPs debate (part 1)

In the presence of Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, MEPs debate on the EU’s response to the continuous killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip. High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy addresses the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians in Gaza. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip: extracts from the debate

MEPs discuss the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. In March, Parliament adopted a resolution warning about the desperate food insecurity and impending starvation in Gaza. Opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip: Opening statements by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs

MEPs discuss the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. In March, Parliament adopted a resolution warning about the desperate food insecurity and impending starvation in Gaza. Closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip: Closing statements by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs

This infoclip is a part of the series of videos "How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024)", illustrating the powers of the European Parliament by focusing on budgetary and co-decision procedures. The Parliament acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council, the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. During the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term, unexpected crises influenced the Union. In 2021, Parliament approved the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the biggest building block of the Next Generation EU recovery package designed to help EU countries tackle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, the Parliament approved the first-ever revision of the EU's long-term budget, establishing predictable and stable financial support for Ukraine. This info clip illustrates how the EU budget is used and how the Parliament engages with other EU institutions.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - Powers of the European Parliament: budget and co-decision procedures

Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024)", learn what are the different roles of the EP. The clip illustrates citizens going to vote in 2019. National estimates show that, on the election dates in 2024 the highest numbers of eligible voters are expected in Germany (64.9 million persons), France (49.7 million) and Italy (47 million). The lowest numbers are expected in Malta (0.4 million), Luxembourg (0.5 million) and Cyprus (0.7 million). In 2024, 16 years old citizens in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Malta will be able to go to vote for the first time.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - The European elections in the member states (2019)

This infoclip shows the daily work of members of the European Parliament, during a plenary session in Strasbourg or in Brussels, holding a joint public hearing to a Commissioner, voting in a Committee or participating with Council and Commission to a trialogue. This infoclip shows also several the visits of members of the European Parliament : to the Port authorities in Mariupol or in the flood stricken spots in Belgium, to the border infrastructure in Palanca, a village near the border with Ukraine, an other visit of members of the European Parliament to Calais, to the Lampedusa hotspot and the participation of the delegation to the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change which was held in Dubai.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - The members of the European Parliament

This infoclip illustrates the 3 seats of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg with exterior shots of the buildings with drones shots, with interior shots in the chamber and in the corridors, and time lapse.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - The European Parliament’s seats in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg

Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024)", learn what are the different roles of the EP. The European Parliament has a range of supervisory and control powers. These allow it to exercise oversight over other institutions, to monitor the Rule of Law in Member states and to ensure the correct implementation of EU law.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - Powers of the European Parliament: democratic control and influence

Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024)", learn what are the different roles of the EP. The candidate for presidency of the European Commission is put forward by national leaders in the European Council, taking account of the results of the European Parliament elections. He or she needs the support of a majority of members of the European Parliament in order to be elected. Commissioners are selected by President of Commission but have to go before MEPs for hearings to be approved.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - The European Parliament and the European Commission

This infoclip illustrates the daily work of the European President, David SASSOLI from 30/07//2019 until 18/01/2022, and Roberta, METSOLA from 18/01/2022 until 15/07/2024.

How does the European Parliament work? (2019-2024) - The European Parliament Presidents

Hur kan EU reformera sin ekonomiska modell för att gynna konsumenterna och planeten? Aimilios i Belgien och Laetitia i Frankrike har (en del av) svaret!

Aimilios och hans Watt4Ever-team rekonditionerar gamla elbilsbatterier för att tillverka nya energilagringssystem, vilket ger batterierna ett andra liv och sparar värdefullt råmaterial och energi samtidigt som man undviker ytterligare föroreningar.

Laetitia och "Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée", eller HOP ("Stoppa planerad föråldring"), kampanjar för att vardagsprodukter ska hålla längre och vara lättare att reparera.

Europaparlamentet stöder EU-omfattande åtgärder för att främja en cirkulär ekonomi, en rätt till reparation och bättre återvinning av råmaterial, för att undvika att förorena planeten och för att gynna din plånbok.

EU-program som Horizon Europe och fonder för landsbygdsutveckling och regional utveckling ser till att sådana projekt får de resurser de behöver.

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