Nordic countries at odds with EU over minimum wage

By Daniel Boffey in Zagreb

Countries including Denmark and Finland fear one-size-fits-all plan could undermine collective bargaining

High-wage Nordic countries, including Denmark and Sweden, are battling plans to introduce an EU-wide minimum wage over fears the measure will undermine their century-old models of collective bargaining.

The European commission will take the first step towards a common framework for setting minimum wages in EU member states on Tuesday as part of a pledge by its new president, Ursula von der Leyen to stem a “brain drain” from east to west.

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