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Italian, Romanian, Slovak and Belgian enforcement authorities cooperated in a concerted inspection on 3 December 2021 that focused on transport companies with branches in all four Member States. The results will be exchanged between the participating Member States to establish whether possible violations of posting rules, working and employment conditions, health and safety or establishment rules occurred.

Read the concluding remarks of ELA's Executive Director Mr. Cosmin Boiangiu at the first ELA annual conference and opening ceremony on 9 November in Bratislava, Slovakia

On 16 September 2021, the European Labour Authority (ELA) reached a new important step in its journey, namely the move to its headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia. This milestone means that the first European Union Agency has its permanent seat in the Slovak Republic. To celebrate this occasion, ELA is inviting to an opening conference on 9 November 2021.

The European Labour Authority (ELA) supported a joint roadside inspection on a high way parking area in Belgium today. The joint inspection focused on controlling drivers of Heavy Duty Vehicles in the context of compliance with the driving and rest time and tachograph rules that have been modernized recently through the adoption of Mobility Package 1. The event was co-organised with ROADPOL (the European Roads Policing Network) and the European Commission (DG MOVE).

Last week, the European Labour Authority’s (ELA) Executive Director Cosmin Boiangiu held fruitful exchanges with national authorities in Slovakia, Romania, Croatia and Slovenia. These meetings kicked-off a round of discussions during which Mr Boiangiu, who took office in December 2020, will present the Authority’s mission and vision to all EU countries. 

The European Labour Authority starts its activities today with an inaugural ceremony and the first meeting of its Management Board.

The legal text has now been published in the Official Journal

The legal text has now been published in the Official Journal

Ahead of the Council meeting on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers on 13 June 2019 in which Ministers formally adopted the Regulation establishing the European Labour Authority, EU Member States also decided to select Bratislava as the seat of the ELA. In the start-up phase, the Commission will host the ELA in its premises in Brussels, until Slovakia will be ready to welcome ELA in Bratislava.