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News # European Centre for Workers´ Questions • No # # # # # # # # # EZA NEWS # EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR WORKERS´ QUESTIONS • NO. 4 / 2018 A decent life for everyone or many centuries, Europe has flexible and replaceable workers who are been a meeting place for numerous regarded as objects of use as long as they F nations and cultures which in the produce. It is an economy that introduces last century instilled values such as peace, individualism into labour relations, co-operation, solidarity and democracy. rejects collective wage and work con- These ever vulnerable values, which tracts, creates competition even among require special attention, are based on employees, and is only about achieving family and work, the concept of man as targets. an individual and communal being, and on the idea of the responsible citizen will- Workers as humans should not resign ing to make compromises. These are pre- themselves to unemployment being a cisely the realities that have been ques- weapon, to not being able to either love or tioned recently by a “deadly” economy be fulfilled by their work, not being paid (Pope Francis: Evangelii Gaudium No. 53) enough to start and feed families, already that kills people, family, civic participa- huge inequalities still increasing, the tion, small companies, the environment poorest not being allowed to sit at a table and democracy. This economy puts big enough for everyone, peace and José Augusto Paixão, money, technology and power above the democracy being threatened. On these Portuguese, 73 years old, married, was interests of citizens, especially precarious, premises, the Europe of citizens has no already involved in very different future. activities when he was eleven. At the age of 18 he started his military ser- As a Christian workers’ movement, we vice and signed on for four years in have set ourselves the task of protecting the Portuguese navy. When he was 22, the dignity of work and humans whatev- he began working in a textile factory, er happens. For us, the human being is where he ended his active profession- holy because he/she is an image of God al career as head of the administra- and was created to be happy through tion. Other activities: 18 years as a work, and not to be reduced to an object. trade union leader and head of a co- In this we follow the methodology of operative; 20 years active in local gov- Joseph Cardijn: SEE, JUDGE and ACT, to ernment; member of various clubs assess, share and live the experiences of and associations. Career as an activist: workers. Our aim is to encourage the 1960 to 1963 member of the JAC involvement of citizens and co-operation (Catholic agricultural and rural youth with trade unions and other organisa- movement), 1963 to 1967 member of tions. We try to integrate church, politi- the Catholic Seafarers’ Federation, cians and civil society in the debate on 1968 to 1971 member of the JOC the life of workers, migrants, the poor and (Catholic young workers), since 1971 disadvantaged. On a European level, we member of the LOC/CWM (Christian develop this thinking during the EZA workers’ movement), including as seminars we organise or take part in. As group co-ordinator and regional repre- part of the celebration of the 100th sentative on a national level, co-ordi- anniversary of the ILO, we also wish to nator of the dioceses, national treasur- express our ideas to the other Christian er and member of the national man- EZA workers’ movements in Europe, the agement, since June 2013 national co- European episcopate and the ILO, and to ordinator. wishes you a contribute to the debate. We believe in the abilities and sense of responsibility of Merry Christmas every human being and in the represen- from immigration and see it only as a tative structures of workers, to enable threat to our prosperity. In the end, the and a work in Europe to become a foundation values we treasure today arose from the of decent life in future. This is also the encounter with other nations and cul- Happy 2019 reason we do not shut ourselves away tures. EZA NEWS Page 2 November saw the international Web cannot realise himself/herself, does not a new culture of encounter and responsi- Summit Conference in Portugal on the contribute to social development, and has bility, and to give work in the digital age topics of technology, digitisation and no economic means to survive. the dignity that enables a fair aspiration trade. However, it was only rarely that the for happiness. José Augusto Paixão I focus was on the consequences for work It is the view of LOC/MTC that society and workers. The conference participants has to re-evaluate the principles it trusts forgot that without work a human being in order to focus on a new humanism and Elections for the EZA Council Luc Van den Brande new EZA President t their General Assembly in Bucharest on 24 November 2018, A the members of the European Centre for Workers’ Questions (EZA) unanimously elected as the new EZA President the former Belgian Minister for Employment and Work and former Prime Minister of Flanders, Luc Van den Brande. Luc Van den Brande, who had also presided over the Committee of the Regions and the EPP/CD group of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, followed Bartho Pronk, former MEP, who had led EZA for seven years as President and was no longer candidate for personal reasons. Bartho Pronk was appointed EZA Honorary President for his achievements. Likewise re-elected unanimously in their offices were Co-President Piergiorgio Sciacqua (Italy) and Treasurer Dr Norbert Honorary Presidents: Further members: Schnedl (Austria). Seven Vice-Presidents, Leo Pauwels, Belgium; Bartho Pronk, João Paulo Branco, Portugal; David six further members and three Auditors Netherlands Cervera Olivares, Spain; Paolo Cesana, were also elected. Italy; Panagiotis Gkolfis, Greece; Bjørn President: van Heusden, Netherlands; Fritz EZA Secretary-General Sigrid Schraml Luc Van den Brande, Belgium Neugebauer, Austria; Carien Neven, was likewise confirmed by the new Co-President: Piergiorgio Sciacqua, Belgium; Prof. Dr Franjo Topic, Croatia Council for another four years in office. Italy At its constituting meeting, the Council Auditors: co-opted Prof. Dr Franjo Topic (Croatia) Treasurer: Bert van Caelenberg, Belgium; Alfonso into the body. Dr Norbert Schnedl, Austria Luzzi, Italy; Heidi Rabensteiner, Italy Victoria Znined I The individual members of the new Secretary-General: Council: Sigrid Schraml, Germany Vice-Presidents: Bogdan Hossu, Romania; Maria Reina Martin, Portugal; Herbert Metzger, Germany; Veselin Mitov, Bulgaria; Józef Mozolewski, Poland; Janina Sˇvediene˙, Lithuania; Joseph Thouvenel, France EZA NEWS Page 3 Thanks to Bartho Pronk Bartho Pronk thanked the members for Calvo, António Matos Cristovão, Diomi - the seven years he was able to give to EZA des Diomidous, Søren Filbiger, Silviu and also promised to carry on contribut- Ispas, Dr. Gabriele Stauner, Josef Vella, ing to the network as Honorary President. Imre Palkovics and Roby Schadeck. Sigrid Schraml I The General Assembly also thanked the Council members who will no longer be represented in the new Council for their many years of commitment to EZA: Josep Piergiorgio Sciacqua, Co-President of EZA, thanks Bartho Pronk for his commitment as EZA President n behalf of the whole EZA net- work at the General Assembly, O Co-President Piergiorgio Sciacqua expressed his thanks to Bartho Pronk for his two terms of office as President. For seven years, Bartho Pronk had been a pru- dent President of EZA who had tirelessly attended countless seminars put on by EZA members and stood for the unity of the network in all its enriching diversity. In Bartho Pronk’s period of office, EZA had admitted 15 new members from six countries into its network. The smooth transition of the position of Secretary- General also occurred during his term of office. Standing ovations for Bartho Pronk, who handed his office as EZA President over to Luc Van den Brande after two terms of office. Pronk will still be closely associated with EZA as Honorary President The new EZA President: Luc Van den Brande he graduate lawyer, born on which the “ethics of conviction” and 13 October 1945 in Mechelen/ “ethics of responsibility” challenge each T Belgium, practised law for many other. years and was Associate Professor (Professor extraordinarius) at the Catholic Van den Brande referred to the pending University of Leuven/Belgium. From challenges relating to the European elec- 1977 to 2009, he held various political tions 2019, the new Multiannual Financial offices: as a member of the Belgian House Framework, Brexit and the creation of a of Representatives, the Flemish Parliament social Europe, challenges he would like to and the Belgian Senate. From 1988 to face together with the EZA members and 1992, he served in the Belgian govern- members of the elected bodies. “Europe ment of Martens as Minister of Emp loy - shall be social or shall not be”, Luc Van m entand Labour. From 1992 to 1999, he den Brande warned. Sigrid Schraml I was Prime Minister of the government of the Flanders Region. The new EZA President Luc Van den Brande during his inaugural speech at the EZA General Assembly At present he is inter alia a member of happy to come home to a network where the EU Committee of the Regions and workers’ rights are key”. For him as a Special Adviser to the President of the Christian, the gospel is the constant European Commission, Jean-Claude- source of inspiration and the human Juncker, for outreach to the citizens. being at the core of all action: “all differ- ent, all equal, all unique in an inclusive In his inaugural speech, the Christian society”. We are challenged as democrats Democrat (CV&D) emphasised “I am to move in an open, pluralistic society in EZA NEWS Page 4 Welcoming address by the Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis at the General Assembly of the European Centre for Workers‘ Questions (EZA) on 24 November 2018 in Bucharest, Romania hank you for the invitation and I would like to take this opportuni- T ty to congratulate you on all the work you are doing to strengthen democ- racy in the European Union by helping to solve or alleviate the problems faced by European workers.
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