European Policy Department

The European Union's competence covers a wide range of policy areas that are of relevance to the skilled crafts sector.

Managing Director European Policy Department

That is the reason why it is so important for the ZDH (German Confederation of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses) to be represented in Brussels. The ZDH-European Policy Department makes the complex decision making processes of European institutions more accessible and transparent for the German skilled crafts organisation by monitoring the political affairs in Brussels and reporting back to the organisation. Furthermore, the European Policy Department represents the German skilled crafts' interests vis a vis the European institutions with the aim to achieve practical and appropriate policies.

Digitalisation
The Competence Centre for Digital Crafts is helping small and medium sized enterprises on their technological path.
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Better Regulation
ZDH has set itself the goal of achieving further improvements in European legislation and identifying areas in which unnecessary bureaucracy should be reduced.
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Multiannual Financial Framework
The European Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) determines the EU's budgetary commitments in different policy areas over 7 years.
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Posting of workers must be simple!
Free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services are fundamental to the provision of transnational services in the EU Single Market and extended business opportunities of craft enterprises. But posting of workers must be simple!

In this section you can find a selection of position papers and short information papers concerning European policies.

Position Papers

European Policy Department

German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) Representation to the EU

Topics

Digitalisation

Better Regulation

Multiannual Financial Framework

Posting of workers must be simple!

Position Papers