French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday described European Union labour rules over ‘posted workers’ as a betrayal of the bloc’s fundamental principles as he embarked on a three-day trip to central and eastern Europe.
“The single European market and the free movement of workers are not meant to create a race to the bottom in terms of social regulations.
“It is exactly this that is fueling populism and eroding confidence in the European project,” ,” Macron said in remarks alongside Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern.
He urged reform that better protect European citizens from globalisation
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