European Trade Union Confederation holds its Executive Committee meeting on 1 and 2 June in Brussels
The European trade unions will meet for the Executive Committee [1] of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in Brussels on 1 and 2 June. They will debate a number of important current issues that affect European citizens. The meeting comes just ahead of the meeting of the European social partners with the European Commission President.
A number of subjects will be on the agenda, including: the worsening of the crisis in Europe and its consequences, the state of play in terms of unemployment and the social crisis, the situation of the euro and financial regulation. The Committee will also debate: revision of the Working Time Directive, public services, management and financing of climate policies and the simplification of legislation (Better Regulation). The ETUC Executive Committee meeting will be followed, on 4 June, by a meeting of the European social partners with the President of the European Commission, Mr Barroso, to discuss the crucial question of the social dimension of the crisis.
[1] The Executive Committee meets four times a year. It is composed of representatives from the affiliated organisations in proportion to their membership. If necessary, decisions can be taken by a qualified two-thirds majority vote. It is the Executive Committee which decides on the mandate and the composition of the delegations for negotiations with the European employers’ organisations in the European Social Dialogue, and which assesses the results.
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