<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ECEG]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECEG]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/news1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:13:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.eceg.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cyprus presidency of the Council of the European Union]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Republic of Cyprus takes up the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union , from January to 30 June 2026, under the motto “ An Autonomous Union. Open to the World ” , the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) welcomes the Presidency’s forward-looking programme , particularly its priorities in the area of employment and social policy. The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU takes place at a pivotal moment for Europe’s economy and labour markets, marked by...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/cyprus-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699713757b02767d86649a79</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_7f1a218009ea48b48611b428ecb77765~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_876,h_594,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU labour productivity divergence accelerates post-2019, the third EEI study on productivity shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study by the European Employers’ Institute (EEI),  conducted by Rexecode, finds that the EU–US labour productivity gap has widened significantly since 2019. In 2024, EU hourly labour productivity reached $72/hour (PPP) compared with $116/hour in the United States - a 38% gap. Over 2019–2024, US productivity grew by +9.7%, while the EU recorded only +2.4%, deepening the gap by 6.7%. The report highlights four main drivers: the EU’s employment-preservation approach during the pandemic,...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eu-labour-productivity-divergence-accelerates-post-2019-the-third-eei-study-on-productivity-shows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69305b6f644b95bce4b32da2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:00:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_caea14550cd34ce6b946e165a31d4b98~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_923,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Core EU economies drive the widening EU–US productivity gap, the second EEI study on productivity reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second study on productivity, commissioned by the European Employers’ Institute (EEI)  and conducted by Rexecode  (France), offers a  detailed country- and sector-level analysis  of the EU–US productivity gap over the 1995–2019 period. The findings show that the core EU economies – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands – are the main contributors to the EU’s slower productivity growth, despite their strong overall contribution to the European economy. While newer...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/core-eu-economies-drive-the-wideningeu-us-productivity-gap-the-second-eei-study-on-productivity-rev</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691ca737c61cfa9cfd7850b5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:10:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_761596f9fca64be6b41665924c0bc06e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EEI study digs deep into why the EU’s labour productivity lags behind the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overall economy-wide hourly labour productivity in the EU has grown by an average of 1% per year over the past 25 years, compared to...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eei-study-digs-deep-into-why-the-eu-s-labour-productivity-lags-behind-the-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c953ec5a84d94edbe184a2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:25:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_8f9a7b500b6e4795b30f0097de45d2ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EEI legal study explores risks of restricting subcontracting and its impact on business freedom in the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new independent legal study, commissioned by the European Employers’ Institute  (EEI) and led by the Associate Professor at Stockholm...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eei-legal-study-explores-risks-of-restricting-subcontracting-and-its-impact-onbusiness-freedom-in-th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b999bb39370c41bc22a934</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:05:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_7b826c7564f741a2939350707e60bd84~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleonora Isopo confirmed as the Director General of ECEG]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECEG is pleased to announce that Eleonora Isopo  has been confirmed as Director General  of the association, effective 1st July 2025. Ms...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eleonora-isopo-confirmed-as-the-director-general-of-eceg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686388ac9fc52f991d36c449</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_fce96c78c6a64a25a9ec50a44928173e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Chemical Social Partners jointly call for fair employment of Third Country Nationals in subcontracting chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels, 30 June 2025  – The European Chemical Social Partners – industriAll European Trade Union  and the European Chemical Employers...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/european-chemical-social-partners-jointly-call-for-fair-employment-of-third-country-nationals-in-sub</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686283eda535475640a351eb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_e366e523c14b45d1ae7a847339a57b9b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChemSkills consortium reunited to build the skills Europe needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last two days, project partners reunited in Brussels for the bi-annual in-person meeting of the   ChemSkills project ,  “ Enabling...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/chemskills-consortium-reunited-in-brussels-to-build-the-skills-europe-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f4ede8303022249c61a8f3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_da340a8a6d234771a7fe06f5612060c1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_746,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECEG welcomes Eleonora Isopo as new Acting Director General]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECEG is pleased to announce the appointment of Eleonora Isopo  as its new Acting Director General , effective from 1st January 2025. Her...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eceg-welcomes-eleonora-isopo-as-new-acting-director-general</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6790f0f8b64e0286f432b017</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_fce96c78c6a64a25a9ec50a44928173e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Securing European Competitiveness Through Skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid-September, the nominations for the new European Commissioners were announced, with one notable role focusing specifically on...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/securing-european-competitiveness-through-skills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fd2bab8beeca0b83989339</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:46:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_749d028694314b58927c3c1c91070ecc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anni Siltanen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Klaus-Peter Stiller appointed President of ECEG]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECEG announced that its general assembly elected Klaus-Peter Stiller , the CEO of the German member association, BAVC  (German Chemical...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/klaus-peter-stiller-appointed-president-of-eceg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67af579754865f30feb3650c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 13:49:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/96a44d_c1ceb77f1aac4958a23396f5a7e1e160~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECEG welcomes Paolo Cuneo as new Chair of Steering Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paolo Cuneo  has been working since 2007 as a lawyer in the industrial relations department of Italian Federchimica . He participates in...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/eceg-welcomes-paolo-cuneo-as-new-chair-of-steering-committee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67af58dba185cb0c9813d472</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/96a44d_6284531c31214c60a43dce6e72496502~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yves Verschueren appointed as President of ECEG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yves Verschueren , essenscia Belgium, was elected President of ECEG (European Chemical Employers Group) during its General Assembly...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/yves-verschueren-appointed-as-president-of-eceg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67af59eb54865f30feb36c54</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/96a44d_f160b4bfbbd8463aa221b51881438f7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour Relations Committee meetings]]></title><description><![CDATA[5-7 July 2015, Basel ECEG, alongside other national employers’ associations and companies, participated in the International Chemical...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/labour-relations-committee-meetings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ed52869fed29845b3f1172</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/abe54f70a9504871817b48a172824eac.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Responsible Care Awards Winners 2015]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finnish Chemical Industry social partners alongside two companies won the 2015 European Responsible Care Award  in the category of...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/european-responsible-care-awards-winners-2015</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ed548af9329bec87ae6918</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_987caf3111a140a6a307feceb4cab1d7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_972,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting of Ministers in charge of Vocational Education and Training, European Social Partners andEuropean Commission in Riga]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECEG, together with its Social Partner industriAll Europe, signed a pledge for the European Alliance for Apprenticeships  in Riga in the...]]></description><link>https://www.eceg.org/post/meeting-of-ministers-in-charge-of-vocational-education-and-training-european-social-partners-andeur</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf12069ada70fa6579ae76</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/977a5c_9b105647937946baa226252aa034c6ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_785,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ECEG&apos;s Secretariat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Level Conference “A New Start for Social dialogue”]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 5 March, the European Commission organised a High-Level Conference in Brussels on " A new start for social dialogue ". 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