François Ernenwein misses a social Europe

The number of labour disputes in Europe have François Ernenwein, chief editor of the daily La Croix, in doubt over how much social justice there is in Europe: "There is no social Europe. But the social question is haunting Europe. How can one - without deliberately turning a blind eye - not see that the continent has been caught broadside by the shock wave of the financial and economic crisis of 2008? Even if many economic indicators for 2010 seem encouraging, employment indicators are not. Call it the delayed effect. Meanwhile from Berlin to Paris and from Athens to Lisbon conflicts are emerging over wages and jobs. Germany has once more tabled the question of minimum wages and Lufthansa is menaced by a strike. In France the tension was palpable after the announcement of the closure of Total's Dunkirk refinery at the end of last week. ... The word regulation that we hear from all corners in these times of crisis, has taken the global marketplace by storm."

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