Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Social Progress Clause The free movement of goods, the free movement of capital, the freedom to provide services, the freedom of establishment and competition law are to be construed and interpreted in such a way that they do not limit or govern fundamental social rights and principle, including the freedom of association, the right to organise, the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action as they are recognized in the relevant ILO Conventions, the Council of Europe European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter, the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In case of conflict between laws, the exercise of fundamental social rights, including the freedom of association, the right to organise, the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action, shall take precedence over economic freedoms.