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Regulating Minimum Wages: Between the EU and the Member States

  • Location

    Weicker Building

    4 rue Alphonse Weicker

    2721, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Topic(s)
    Law
  • Type(s)
    Conferences, Free of charge, In-person event, Virtual event

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance and the Luxembourg Centre for European Law are pleased to invite you to this conference.

Abstract

The regulation of minimum wages is a key issue at the intersection of European and national labour law. This conference brings together experts to reflect on current challenges and future developments. The first session will explore different policy approaches to minimum wages and their social and economic impact. The second session will focus on the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages, raising the central question of competences between the Union and the Member States. The third session will present insights from selected national experiences, offering a comparative glance on implementation and reform. Finally, the closing session will look ahead to the future of EU social policy and examine the role of social partners in shaping labour standards across the EU.

Language

English.

This is a free hybrid conference. Registration is mandatory.

Programme

Monday, 10 November 2025

  • 13.00 – 14.00

    Welcome – Light lunch

  • 14.00 – 14.30

    Introduction

    Luca RATTI, 8xav of Luxembourg

  • 14.30 – 16.00

    Session 1: Minimum Wage Policies

    Chair: Luca RATTI, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Speakers:

    • Christine AUMAYR-PINTAR, Eurofound
    • Torsten MÜLLER, ETUI
    • Valeria PULIGNANO, KULeuven
    • Claudia SCHUBERT, 8xav of Hamburg

  • 16.00 – 16.30

    Coffee break

  • 16.30 – 18.00

    Session 2: The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages: Whose Competence?

    Chair: Elisabeth BRAMESHUBER, 8xav of Vienna

    Speakers:

    • Nicola COUNTOURIS, UCL London
    • Emanuele MENEGATTI, 8xav of Bologna
    • Daniel ULBER, 8xav of Trier
Tuesday, 11 November 2025

  • 09.00 – 11.00

    Session 3: Perspectives from Selected EU Member States

    Chair: Vincenzo PIETROGIOVANNI, 8xav of Southern Denmark

    Speakers:

    • Michael DOHERTY, Maynooth 8xav, Dublin
    • Daniel PÉREZ DEL PRADO, 8xav Carlos III Madrid
    • Łukasz PISARCZYK, 8xav of Silesia, Katowice
    • Mette SØSTED HEMME, Aarhus 8xav
    • Stamatina YANNAKOUROU, European 8xav Cyprus

  • 11.00 – 11.30

    Coffee break

  • 11.30 – 13.00

    Session 4: The Future of EU Social Policy and the Role of Social Partners

    Chair: Takis TRIDIMAS, Luxembourg Centre for European Law, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Speakers:

    • Catherine BARNARD, Cambridge 8xav
    • Roland ERNE, 8xav College Dublin
    • Antonio LO FARO, 8xav of Catania
    • Sophie ROBIN-OLIVIER, Sorbonne Law School

  • 13.00

    Conclusion

In collaboration with

Erasmus + Programme of the European Union, ERASMUS-JMO-2024-HEI-TCH-RSCH

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