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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 1d

Important vote - strong support from the Parliament for the European Works Councils revision!

Wide support also from the Finnish MEPs. Only one voted against (MEP Tynkkynen, Finns Party/ECR).

European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 2d

#DemocracyAtWork: European Parliament greenlights European Works Councils revision ✅

It contains important measures to enforce workers’ voice within multinational companies.

It ensures meaningful consultation, timely access to information, delivering concrete outcomes for a fair deal for workers.

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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 1d

Onnea ja tervetuloa takaisin SAK:hon @patriziolaina.bsky.social! Huippuvalinta! www.sak.fi/ajankohtaist...

Patrizio Lainà on SAK:n uusi pääekonomisti

SAK:n pääekonomistiksi on valittu valtiotieteiden tohtori Patrizio Lainà. Hän työskenteli SAK:ssa ekonomistina 2017–2019. Lue SAK:n tiedote.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Otto Kyyrönen @ottokyyronen.bsky.social · 4d

Social Europe published my piece on the Finnish government’s debt brake proposal.

The reform would cap public debt at 40% of GDP (now 88%). Until reaching this target, the debt ratio would need to fall by at least 1 p.p. per year.

By weakening domestic demand, the reform would raise the debt ratio

Finland's Right-Wing Coalition Plans Fifty Years of Austerity Through National Debt Brake

Finland's government wants public debt below 40 percent of GDP, forcing decades of cuts stricter than EU rules.

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Panu Raatikainen @panuraatikainen.bsky.social · 5d

Populistit esittävät #Uusintahakemukset ”tehtailuna”.

Kuitenkin: "merkittävä osa uusintahakemuksista johtaa myönteiseen päätökseen, jolloin ensimmäisellä kerralla tehty virhe, eli hakemuksen hylkääminen, korjataan."

#Turvapaikanhakijat #Pakolaiset #Politiikka

Lukijan mielipide | Turvapaikan uusintahakemus voi pelastaa hengen

Uusintahakemukset ja valitusprosessit ovat keskeisiä menettelyjä turvapaikanhakijoiden oikeusturvan kannalta.

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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 8d

"German trade union association DGB has already said it outright opposes the proposal, raising concerns that it will undermine worker co-determination in companies. ...

Concerns over labour standards also featured in a high-level Franco-German economic agenda agreed in September."

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 8d

Commission to propose ‘single’, EU-wide set of company rules, says von der Leyen

EU President's remarks appear to renew a push for a strong “28th regime” at the same time as Parliament debates different options

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 9d

What it takes for a job to be a #QualityJob 👇

🎥 Trade union leaders from across Europe spell it out.

It’s time for the @ec.europa.eu to take action to make every job a quality job - NOW!

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Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö SAK @sak.fi · 8d

Työperäinen hyväksikäyttö ja harmaa talous ovat vakavia yhteiskunnallisia ongelmia. Ilmiöitä ruokkivat olematon kiinnijäämisriski ja liian matalat rangaistukset. SAK ja sen jäsenliitot esittävät voimakkaita keinoja ilmiön kitkemiseksi

🔗 www.sak.fi/tavoitteet/t...

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 8d

🎙️ "If we accept that reporters die in #Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of war," writes #IFJ General Secretary @abellanger.bsky.social.

Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard.

Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard. Killing journalists is killing the truth | Anthony Bellanger

If we accept that reporters die in Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of war

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 9d

Workers at the Department of Education tell me their out of office messages were changed without their consent or knowledge to blame Democrats for the shutdown.

Out of office message blaming Democrats for shutdown

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Mats Engström @matsengstrom.bsky.social · 9d

Now Ursula von der Leyen speaks openly about deregulation. The economic case is weak, to say the least. Not to mention the commitments in the treaties to protection of workers, consumers and the environment. ("we all agree we need simplification, we need deregulation”) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the Copenhagen Competitiveness Summit

The Commission has been in office for 9 months now. You know that we have prepared our term by asking Draghi and Letta to prepare their reports. And the diagnosis was absolutely crystal clear, also th...

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 9d

Rubber bullets, chemical substances, experimental acoustic weapons have been used recently by various police on Europe's streets against peaceful protests, writes the UN special rapporteur on torture.

Torture weapons are being used on Europe's streets to put down protests

Rubber bullets, chemical substances, experimental acoustic weapons have been used recently by various police on Europe's streets against peaceful protests, writes the UN special rapporteur on torture.

euobserver.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9d

Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.”

Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.”

Donald Trump: “My favourite president.”

Nigel Farage: "Amazing. Cutting and slashing … doing all the things he’s done … that’s leadership.”

Meanwhile... in Argentina

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 9d

Industry titans woo EU leaders in Copenhagen with billions in deregulation drive

European leaders at their Copenhagen summit were wooed with promises by some of the continent's largest companies to pump billions into investments — in exchange for slashing regulation.

euobserver.com

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 9d

Reaction of @psiglobalunion.bsky.social to the attack on the flotilla bringing humanitarian aid to #Gaza

Today demonstrations in several cities like Brussels Ghent in Belgium

Global anger at the continued oppression and starvation of the people of Gaza

Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 9d

URGENT! Members from PSI unions Forsa and CGIL on board the Global Sumud Flotilla are currently under attack: they face illegal abduction by the Israeli military in international waters.

CGIL has announced a General Strike for Gaza this Friday in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 9d

📣 Join our panel on Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and the Role of the Ultra-Wealthy to explore global wealth taxes, inequality, and bold fiscal alternatives for a fairer, greener future. #ClimateForChange2025

📅 13–14 Oct - UNICAMP, Brazil & online 🔗 bit.ly/4jbO2zp

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La CGT @cgt.fr · 9d

La flottille pour la liberté a été interceptée au mépris du droit international, avec à bord plusieurs syndicalistes dont notre camarade Cedric.

La France doit intervenir d’urgence pour garantir leur sécurité et le respect du droit international et imposer un cessez-le-feu immédiat

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Ricardo Gutiérrez @molenews1.bsky.social · 9d

The @efjeurope.bsky.social condemns the illegal boarding of the Global Summud flotilla by the Israeli navy and demands the immediate release of the journalists who have been arbitrarily detained, including Spanish journalists Néstor Prieto and Carlos de Barrón.
www.eldiario.es/politica/arm...

La Armada israelí detiene al periodista español Nestor Prieto en un barco de la flotilla

Túnez, 1 oct (EFE).- El portal web Descifrando la Guerra denunció la detención del periodista Néstor Prieto, colaborador del medio, que se encontraba a bordo de uno de los barcos de la Global Sumud Fl...

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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 9d

Niinpä, kaikki ei-kannat mahtuvat kyllä virhemarginaalin sisään - paitsi perussuomalaisten.

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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 9d

Kansallinen velkajarru on poliittinen riski sitä ajaville puolueille. En suosittele, jos haluaa menestyä seuraavissa vaaleissa.

#talous #politiikka

USU-gallup: Vain alle kolmasosa kannattaa EU-sääntöä tiukempaa velkajarrua

Gallupin vastaajista naiset kannattavat tiukkaa 40 prosentin velkajarrua selvästi miehiä vähemmän.

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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 9d

Herättää huomiota, että vähiten ei-kantoja on vasemmistopuolueiden äänestäjillä.

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Oscar Ernerot @oernerot.bsky.social · 10d

The Swedish right-wing govt is diverting aid from the world's poorest to the govt of Somalia - ranked 2nd most corrupt - via a secret migration deal. Irresponsible and shameful handling of international aid.
@palmecenter.bsky.social @ituc.bsky.social

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Sverige i hemlig överenskommelse med Somalia - Ekot

Ekot avslöjar att Sverige har slutit en hemlig överenskommelse med den somaliska regeringen, där 100 miljoner kronor ur biståndsbudgeten styrts om, bland ...

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Ayla Albayrak @aylushka.bsky.social · 10d

Ilta-Sanomilta tymäkämpi otsikko jutulleni Turkin tapahtumista. Haastattelussa Turkin opposition edustaja Gökçe Gökçen: www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...

Erdogan jyräsi vihollisensa ahtaalle – nyt puhuu päävastustaja

Turkin suurimmaksi puolueeksi noussut oppositiopuolue CHP aikoo yrittää suurta mullistusta presidentinvaaleissa.

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Niko Jaakkola FI @nikoekon.bsky.social · 10d

Nyt on Suomi pyytämässä tukea Etelä-Euroopalta (ja hyvä niin). Toivottavasti tämä sitten muistetaan täällä säntillisessä, nuukassa pohjolassakin kun seuraavan kerran syliin alkaa tulla koko Eurooppaa koskevia ongelmia jotka vaativat solidaarisuutta muualla Euroopassa.

Kirjeenvaihtajan kommentti | Osat ovat vaihtuneet: Suomi pyytää nyt EU:lta rahaa ja syynä on Venäjä

Poikkeuksellisten turvatoimien keskellä käynnistyvä EU-huippukokous yrittää sopia Ukrainan aseistamisesta Venäjän rahoilla, sillä Euroopan omat rahat käyvät vähiin, kirjoittaa HS:n EU-kirjeenvaihtaja ...

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Pekka Ristelä @pekkaristela.bsky.social · 10d

Trumpista puhutaan kyllä paljon, mutta eikö tämä Yhdysvaltojen autoritaarinen kehitys kuitenkin jää Suomen mediassa ihmeellisen vähälle huomiolle?

Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 10d

It's hard for some of my fellow Europeans to understand why Trump is sending the military to US cities.

It's hard for me to understand why some of my fellow Europeans support Trump wannabes in the EU and UK.

www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Trump says US cities should be military training grounds - BBC News

The US president warned military leaders of a "war from within", and signals they will be tasked with intervening.

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