Minimum wages in 2026: Annual review

More than one year after the deadline for the transposition of the EU directive on adequate minimum wages has passed, this year’s annual review will continue to take stock of what progress Member States have made in the meantime: With regard to finalising the regulations, but also in terms of putting them into practice. The report will present the latest developments around national and collectively agreed minima and quantify the amount of minimum wage earners across EU27 countries and the material situation they find themselves in.