EU: creation of a sectorial social dialogue committee in the gas sector

The European social partners from the gas industry, the EMCEF and EPSU union federations and the managerial organization Eurogas formed the 34th sectorial social dialogue committee. During a first meeting, on March 15, 2007, they adopted a labor program for the 2007-2008 period. (Ref. 070250)
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“this new committee, underlined the European Commission, which supports the creation, “will give social partners the possibility to contribute to the definition of European policies affecting their line of business, such as the new energy package and the process of liberalization of the gas industry.” “At a time when a new European energetic policy is developing, the formalization of a European sectorial social dialogue in the gas sector is coming in timely,” précised Vladimir Spidla, the Europ

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