Who we are
Nordic Financial Unions is the voice of the employees in the Nordic financial sectors. Through our seven affiliated unions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland we represent 150.000 members, promoting their interests at the European level.
Mission
NFU – Nordic Financial Unions builds cooperation among Nordic financial trade unions and promotes their interests in Europe.
News
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In a historic move, trade unions and the banking sector in the EU signed a joint declaration in Brussels yesterday, May 14th. This declaration empowers workers to have a seat at the bargaining table in every stage of artificial intelligence's decision-making and implementation process.
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In the wake of the upcoming European Parliament election scheduled for 6-9 June, the need for candidates who persistently uphold democratic values has never been more pronounced. Recognising the gravity of this electoral moment, Nordic Financial Unions, in collaboration with its partners, embarked on a mission to highlight and raise awareness surrounding the EU elections.
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Yesterday, in a pivotal decision, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), advancing corporate accountability for human rights and environmental impacts. NFU views this directive as an important step forward, albeit a compromised one.
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Blog
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These days, Brussels' political priorities are increasingly shifting from green transition efforts to bolstering our defences. As the EU institutions go into election mode, the focus of the past four years on making Europe the global leader of green and sustainable business and society, seems to be paid less attention in recent weeks.
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The European Parliamant and the Council are in the final process of reaching an agreement on the Green Bonds Standards. The regulation aims to create a voluntary standard available to all issuers to help finance sustainable investments and combat greenwashing.
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This briefing is intended to give a first analysis of the European Parliament’s overview over the European Parliament’s ECON committee negotiation position regarding the reform of prudential rules for insurance companies, known as Solvency II.
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Our work
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NFU is the Nordic representative in the European Sectoral Social dialogues in Bank and Insurance, coordinating the NFU participation. By participating, NFU supports social dialogue in Europe and promotes the interests of our member unions at European level.
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NFU creates value for the affiliates by acting as a knowledge hub among trade unions in the Nordic financial sectors strengthening their cooperation and expertise.
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NFU is continuously working to improve the output of EU regulation. By monitoring the regulatory development and influencing the EU, NFU makes sure that the employee perspectives is taken into account. NFU is an active stakeholder at the EU level.