 In the European Union, 18 member states currently have national minimum wages.Many countries, such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Cyprus have (or had) no minimum wage laws, but rely on employer groups and trade unions to set minimum earnings through collective bargaining.In July 2014 Germany began  legislating to introduce a federally mandated minimum wage law, the "Gesetz zur Regelung eines allgemeinen Mindestlohns (Mindestlohngesetz - MiLoG)" (unofficial translation