![Collective agreement extensions – the second best alternative? Collective agreement extensions – the second best alternative?](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2021/theme-wage-formation/article.2021-11-15.6789832275/@@images/8a21473e-ac39-4061-8367-e0e880742e05.jpeg)
Collective agreement extensions – the second best alternative?
Nov 16, 2021 Why is there so much resistance in the Nordics against the EU Commission directive on minimum wages? The answer is that the countries believe they have a nearly perfect system of collective agreements, so why change something that works? In many European countries where the social partners are weaker, extensions of collective agreements form an important part of the wage model.!["Important to continue the extension of collective agreements" "Important to continue the extension of collective agreements"](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2021/theme-wage-formation/article.2021-11-11.3155284248/@@images/04b5909c-d3f6-4b0e-8508-0c47f7925644.jpeg)