The Spring alliance, an alliance of Social platform, CONCORD, ETUC and BEE has published their manifesto.

You find here the document Spring Alliance Manifesto

They have three priorities: improve democracy, establish more cohesive and equal societies and ensure quality employment for all. These three topics encompasses 16 proposals. Many of them we find also in our memorandum.

PRIORITY A – IMPROVE DEMOCRACY

1. Improve democratic control and oversight, in particular of economic policies
2. Enforce human rights by fully implementing relevant international and European instruments.
3. Ensure that the EU values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law, including access to justice and the right to privacy, are guaranteed by Member States.
4. Stop replacing legislation and democratic decision-making processes by ad hoc procedures.
5. Improve transparency of the EU institutions’ activities.
6. Ensure parity democracy in the EU institutions.
7. Embed structured dialogue with organised civil society.

PRIORITY B – ESTABLISH MORE COHESIVE AND EQUAL SOCIETIES

1.  Guarantee and adequate social protection floor and access to public services for all.
2. Deliver the poverty target through an EU-integrated anti-poverty strategy.
3. Promote equality for all; guarantee protection against all forms of violence and discrimination.

PRIORITY C – ENSURE QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL

1. Invest in al plan to create quality jobs.
2. Reinforce social dialogue and collective bargaining.
3. Promote decent wages and social protection.
4. Defend workers’ health.
5. Invest in greening jobs and skills.
6. Develop inclusive and accessible quality labour markets.