Directive 2009/38/EC requires the parties to a European Works Council agreement to determine the venue for the meetings of the European Works Council. Those parties should also determine the format of such meetings, namely whether they are in person, online or hybrid, in order, inter alia, to avoid any doubt about their freedom to agree, on the one hand, to hold some or all of the meetings in a virtual environment, using online meeting tools, reducing the environmental footprint of meetings in line with Union, national and company emission reduction targets, while ensuring the meaningful and efficient sharing of information and consultation at a lower environmental and financial cost, and, on the other, to hold physical meetings which can offer a confidential environment that instils trust and provides an opportunity for exchanges in person.
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