Brussels, 20 December 2021 – European Aluminium, the voice of the entire European aluminium value chain, lodged two cases with the General Court of the European Union to challenge the 9-month suspension of the definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium flat-rolled products that the European Commission imposed on 12 October 2021.

Today, the European Parliament and EU governments agreed to update the rules for social security coordination, including unemployment benefits, long-term care and family benefits, as well as better rules for posting workers and applicable legislation. Once approved, these new rules will help millions of mobile European workers by guaranteeing more social security for workers moving from one EU country to another. Around 14 million EU residents live or work in another member state.

On the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today discussed workers’ rights violations in Serbia, notably the forced labour in the Chinese Linglong tyre factory. There have been serious reports about the inhumane working conditions of 500 Vietnamese workers, allegedly victims of human trafficking.  

The resolution, which is set to be adopted later today, urges the Serbian authorities to ensure labour rights are respected and to improve the country's alignment with EU labour laws.