Government bills4
- HE 41/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Faster market access for critical products
In an EU-wide emergency, products essential to the crisis could be placed on the market under an expedited exceptional permit without standard inspections. The arrangement would ensure the rapid availability of items such as protective equipment and other vital goods without compromising safety requirements.
18 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Safeguarding essential functions during strikes
Trade unions will be placed under an obligation to safeguard essential functions during strikes, such as human life, health, and safety. If the duty of care is breached, a court may prohibit the industrial action and employers may order employees to perform emergency work in acute emergencies.
28 May 2025 · 6 votes83 jaa69 ei - HE 29/2023 vpPassed
Introducing an EU emergency travel document
The new act will introduce a more secure emergency travel document that is uniform across all EU countries. The document will be issued for a single journey home to an EU citizen or their family member whose passport has been lost or stolen in a country outside the EU.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2021 vpPassed
Flexible working hours in rescue services
Collective agreements will allow deviating daily and weekly working hours to be agreed, for example in rescue services, without a separate permit from the authorities. At the same time, ordering unjustified emergency work will once again be made an offence punishable by a fine.
17 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote