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European Social Dialogue

The European social partner organisations at cross-industry level, ETUC, BusinessEurope, SGI Europe, SMEunited, have resolved to continue their joint project activities and build upon the outcomes of the previous integrated projects. The Integrated Projects (IP) of the European Social Dialogue (EUSD) have provided the European social partners with an important tool to promote and reinforce the link between social dialogue at national and European level, as well as to address emerging issues which are of joint relevance.

In the past, the Integrated Projects have supported the implementation and follow-up of European social dialogue instruments, with activities which have been established as a cornerstone of how we can better link social dialogue at the European and national levels. We aim to carry on with these activities, in relation to the implementation of the European social partners framework agreement on active ageing and an intergenerational approach, as well as the recent framework agreement on digitalisation.

An important issue which has emerged through previous joint activities in cluster seminars is the capacity building needs of social partner organisations at national level. This remains a priority for the European social partners, building upon our work in the subgroup of the social dialogue committee and on activity undertaken to promote use of the European Social Fund (ESF) to support capacity building for social partners and social dialogue in those countries where this is needed. This issue is once again mainstreamed throughout the activities in this proposal.

Supporting the development of social dialogue is an important aspect of the project activities, in line with the outcomes of the future discussions on the next European Social Partners Autonomous Work Programme. As stated in the European Commission Call for Proposals, this is a priority identified in and agreed by the signatories of the June 2016 Statement of the Presidency of the Council, the European Commission and the European social partners on a new start for social dialogue.

Cluster Seminar #1: “Reinforcing the European social dialogue and industrial relation”, 12 March 2021, online
For social partners of: Hungary, Bulgaria, Netherlands and Sweden	Agenda List of participants Presentation 1 – European social dialogue: latest results Presentation 2 – Questions for social partners

Cluster Seminar #2: “Reinforcing the European social dialogue and industrial relation”, 26-27 April 2022, Madrid, Spain
For social partners of: Spain, Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary	Agenda List of participants Presentation 1 – European social dialogue: latest results Presentation 2 – Questions for social partners

Decentralised cluster seminar on capacity building in Turkey: “Challenges and Opportunities for Social Dialogue in the Twin Transition”, 16th and 17th of June 2022
For social partners of: Representatives of trade unions’ and employers’ representatives from Turkey	Agenda List of participants Presentation –

seminar on the Implementation of the Autonomous Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, 27th of April 2021, online
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Final conference on the implementation of the Autonomous Framework Agreement on Active Ageing and an Intergenerational Approach, 15th of December 2021, online
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Conference on promoting and reinforcing EU Social Dialogue, 28th of June 2022, online
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Seminar on gender equality: “Combatting gender stereotypes in the world of work”, 27th of October 2021, online
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Ad-hoc seminars on demand #1: preparatory meeting ahead of the dedicated social partners hearing with the Commission on the social dialogue communication, 25th of April 2022, online
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Ad-hoc seminars on demand #2: “preparatory meeting ahead of the dedicated social partners hearing with the Commission on the social dialogue Council Recommendation”, 13th of May 2022, online
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