Denmark - Union hails verdict European Court - November 30, 2025

Union confederation Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (FH) has hailed the recent verdict of the European Court of Justice, delivered 11 November 2025, as a “major victory” for the Danish collective bargaining model. The ruling found that parts of the EU Minimum Wage Directive exceed EU competence, reinforcing that wage-setting in the country must remain primarily in the hands of social partners. FH emphasises that this outcome strengthens the role of unions and employer organisations in maintaining the country’s traditional model of tripartite dialogue.

Read on: in Danish…

For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu.
You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.