Service Sector Employers Palta
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
9
1.2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Palta builds the prerequisites for a successful and thriving service sector in Finland. We work for the sustainable reformation of working life, new opportunities of renewal for businesses and sustainable international growth of the service sector. Our around 2,600 member organisations are working mainly on the following sectors: 1) logistics, 2) information and communications, 3) care and maintenance, 4) business and specialist services, 5) administrative and support services, 6) entertainment and leisure, 7) pharmacy industry.
EU Legislative Interests
Palta's main areas of interest, either at national or EU-level include 1) Employment and working life, 2) Education and competence, 3) Digitalisation, 4) Internationality and growth, 5) Sustainable development, 6) Internal markets. Main EU-legislative proposals or policies targeted recently are the following: - EU ETS directive - Energy Taxation Directive - ReFuelEU Aviation - FuelEU Maritime - Net-Zero Industy Act - CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles - CountEmissions EU - Masses and Directives Directive - 2030 digital compass - Digital services act - Digital Markets Act Replied to the public consultation on the EU 2040 Climate Target.
Communication Activities
Palta conducts communication activities related to the EU policies primarily on a national level in Finland. These include submissions to consultations, direct meetings with politicians and government officials, commencing studies, organizing events, writing opinions and blogs and participating in expert hearings at the Finnish parliament. Palta’s activites at the EU level have been relatively limited.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Memberships: Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Climate Leadership Coalition CLC SFS Finnish Standards
Organisation Members
Palta has around 2,600 member organizations, and they are not listed in any publicly available source. A large part of our members conducts no activities to influence EU policies, but rather become our members due to the collective labor agreements negotiated and related legal advice provided by Palta. Many of our member organizations, which are particularly active in influencing policymaking, are represented in Palta’s formal governance bodies (Board, Economic Policy Committee and Labor Market Committee). Their members are listed on our website (in Finnish): https://www.palta.fi/meista/valiokunnat-ja-tyoryhmat/. In addidion to the formal governance bodies, we facilitate the work of: A) six substance-specific networks for our members (see in Finnish: https://www.palta.fi/tietoa-paltasta/hallitus-valiokunnat-ja-verkostot/) B) five forums for companies operating in certain fields (see in Finnish: https://www.palta.fi/tietoa-paltasta/neuvottelukunnat/)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.