Macron asks to define a European minimum wage and social convergence criteria

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, today called for defining a series of "criteria of social convergence" in the European Union (EU), ten years from now, as has been done in the plane economic and monetary, that brings the countries closer in aspects such as a European minimum wage.

Gothenburg (Sweden), Nov 17 (EFE). - The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, today called for defining a series of "criteria of social convergence" in the European Union (EU), from ten to ten years, as it has been done in the economic and monetary level, that brings the countries closer in aspects such as a European minimum wage.

"It is necessary to define, as we have done in the plane monetary policy, criteria of social convergence, and the best method would be to do it with 10-year objectives and intermediate meeting points that allow us to do the same work at the social level that we have done at a monetary and economic level, "said Macron.

The French president transmitted this proposal to the press at the end of the social summit, an initiative of Sweden, held today. in Gothenburg, in which the three European institutions and the Twenty-eight proclaimed the "European Pillar of Social Rights", a text with twenty labor and equality principles, although without binding rules derived.

Macron considered that this text should lead to "concrete actions essential for collective credibility".

Regarding the criteria of Convergence, considered that the EU should "link the structural and social funds" to the social agenda.

"It is not about presenting them today, but the idea is that we have seen the effectiveness of a device as well, and I think we have to link in the next financial perspectives the structural and social funds to the realization of these criteria of social convergence, "he said. Macron.

Macron also advocated "doing the same in tax matters" and the environment.

Among other aspects, he considered the importance of "setting a European minimum wage, not only for all countries, but to register all European States in a process that allows us to follow this logic ".

" There are countries, like the one that welcomes us today (Sweden), where this does not sense, because, having a very high social standard, collective bargaining has been more effective than the law, "said Macron, for whom the goal should be" convergence as has been done in economic and monetary matters. "

Regarding education and culture, another topic of the summit, Macron insisted on the homogenization of education systems Europeans, and endorsed the idea of �??�??creating a European student card.