El mínimo en la UE y en Colombia
Periodista Portafolio01.12.2025 21:19 Actualizado: 01.12.2025 21:19

TL;DR
- 22 out of 27 EU members have a national minimum wage, with significant differences between countries.
- Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Austria, and Finland do not have statutory minimum wages but have high collective bargaining coverage.
- A 2022 EU directive aimed to provide criteria for adequate minimum wages and promote collective bargaining.
- Denmark and Sweden challenged the directive at the European Court of Justice, leading to the removal of specific mandatory criteria for setting minimum wages.
- The EU directive allows member states to use indicative reference values, such as 60% of the gross median wage or 50% of the gross average wage.
- Colombia's 2024 minimum wage was 63% of the average private sector wage and 93% of the median private sector wage, exceeding EU recommendations.