ETUC Executive Committee meets ahead of European Spring Summit
Ahead of the European Spring Summit, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Executive Committee will meet in Brussels on 17–18 March 2009. The crisis and its impact on the European economy and labour markets will be high on the agenda, as well as ETUC’s Europe-wide campaign to fight the crisis.
On the agenda is a resolution calling for strong European leadership to guide the markets out of the recession. The trade union leaders will discuss a framework of actions required to prevent the current recession turning into a new depression. In addition, they will launch a European-wide campaign to ‘Fight the crisis: put the people first’, culminating in three action days in Berlin, Brussels, Madrid and Prague on 14–16 May.
Another important topic on the agenda is the ETUC Manifesto for the European Parliament Elections next June. The manifesto for discussion emphasises that workers need to make use of their democratic rights to ensure that the foundations of social Europe are maintained and continue to progress.
In light of recent events, the Executive meeting will also discuss a document calling for more protection of workers while preventing protectionism. Furthermore, the trade union leaders will examine the state of play regarding negotiations on the revision of the framework agreement on parental leave and on inclusive labour markets.
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