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EURATEX response to the latest EU Energy Council decision: more ambition and joint European efforts are needed

On Friday 30 September, the EU Energy ministers approved a Council Regulation proposal to address high energy prices. The Regulation focusses on the electricity prices and electricity demand reduction, on a solidarity levy from the fossil fuel sector and a retail levy for SMEs. While these initiatives are driven by goodwill, they miss the point...

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Government to protect workers’ rights with new watchdog

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is to create a “powerful” new workers’ watchdog to protect the rights of UK workers in a bid to tackle modern slavery. The new watchdog aims to enhance workers’ rights by providing a single, recognisable port of call for workers so they know their rights and can blow the whistle on bad...