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EU's first 'Roma summit' draws crowds and controversy - 17 September 2008 - News

The event, organised by EU Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimír Špidla, managed to attract a big audience but produced little in terms of policy initiatives.

Social partners demand protection from 'carbon leakage' - 14 March 2008 - News

Climate change topped the agenda of the Tripartite Social Summit yesterday (13 March), with social partners insisting that incentives must be offered to prevent potentially polluting industries from relocating and withdrawing jobs from the EU.

Trade unions and employers clinch deal on flexicurity - 19 October 2007 - News

European social partners have agreed upon the key principles to guide "flexicurity" labour market reforms in member states at a key meeting with EU leaders in Lisbon, bringing an end to months of bickering.

Waiting for Lisbon... - 20 March 2006 - Analysis

In March the EU is going to take stock.  The heads of state and governments will have to discuss the progress of the Lisbon strategy, which is supposed to turn Europe into the most competitive economic area in the world.  In this context Christophe Leclercq and Kristina Weich Hondrila from EurActiv.com summarise for Politik & Kommunikation the most important upcoming events in Brussels.

The full version of this article is only available in German. 

In Lockstep - 13 January 2006 - Analysis

Christophe Leclercq and Kristina Weich Hondrila from EurActiv.com write in this Politik und Kommunikation article about the state of the EU at the end of the British presidency.

Long Live the European Social Model - 28 October 2005 - Analysis

In a commentary for the Wall Street Journal, Jack Lang, the former French education, research and culture minister and one of the best-known socialist politicians in his country, argues it was not a good idea in the first place to make social Europe the theme of the Hampton Court summit, because this model was not what was in question.

Blunkett: look to European, not US social models - 26 October 2005 - News

David Blunkett, the UK work and pensions secretary, argues that more important lessons are to be learnt for EU member states from successful European social models than from those of the US and Asia.

Social Summit will focus on longer working life and pensions - 10 December 2003 - News

An extraordinary tripartite Social Summit on growth and employment will be held in Brussels on 11 December to engage a debate between political leaders and social stakeholders.

Commission proposes tripartite social summit for growth and employment - 27 June 2002 - News

In a new Communication published on 26 June the Commission proposes the creation of tripartite social summit for growth and employment "raising the profile of the results of the social dialogue and strengthening coherence between the national and European levels".

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