On Thursday, July 10, on the periphery of the informal meeting of the European labor ministers – the first social meeting organized by the French presidency of the EU – the European social partners discussed with representatives from the European Troika (the French Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Xavier Bertrand, and his Swedish and Czech counterparts, Michal Sedlaeek and Bettina Kashefi, standing for the two coming presidencies.) They expressed their point of view concerning the ongoing files on social Europe. (Ref. 080588)
More social Europe. Through
its general secretary, John Monks, the European Trade Union Confederation said
it was high time social Europe gained more visibility. Yet, while saluting the European
Commission’s commitment to carry out a protocole on social progress, the ETUC
criticized the European Executive’s communication on the renewed social agenda
(see our dispatch No.
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