French President Emmanuel Macron and Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern speak to the media at a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, August 23, 2017.
SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday won the support of two eastern European states in his campaign against EU rules on the employment abroad of workers from low-pay countries, calling the current system a "betrayal" of European values.
Macron has pledged to overhaul a system under which "posted" workers can be sent to other European Union states on contracts that must guarantee the host country's minimum wage, but under which taxes and social charges are paid in the home nation.
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