The European Commission is organising a social dialogue summit on 29 September 2005:

SOCIAL DIALOGUE SUMMIT

The purpose of this event is to:
· celebrate the 20st anniversary of the EU social dialogue
· discuss the future of the EU social model.

The President of the Commission invites the European social partners and their member organisations to a Social Dialogue Summit, in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of European social dialogue and to discuss the future of social dialogue and the role of the social partners in Europe.

Draft agenda

14.00 Opening of the Summit by the President of the Commission

14.10 20 YEARS OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE
The contribution of social dialogue to social Europe
Key players in the development of social dialogue:
(to be confirmed)
Jacques Delors
Emilio Gabaglio (ex-CES)
Zygmund Tyszkiewicz (ex-UNICE)
Jacques Fournier (ex-CEEP)

A view from more recent Member States:
(to be confirmed)
Wanja Lundby-Wedin (LO – Sweden)
Employer representative from CEE

15.00 Conclusions by Commissioner Špidla

15.05 Coffee break

15.15 THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE
The contribution to the Lisbon strategy and the future of the European socialmodel
Speech by the President of the Commission

15.30 Statements by presidents of European social partners
Ernest-Antoine Seillère (UNICE)
John Monks / Candido Mendez (ETUC)
João Cravinho (CEEP)
Paul Reckinger (UEAPME)

16.00 Discussion
Statement by Commissioner Špidla
Open discussion on the future of European social dialogue

17.20 Conclusions by the President of the Commission

17.30 Reception

Press conference

Information

Venue: Palais d'Egmont, Grande salle
Place du Petit Sablon 8
B-1000 Brussels

Date: Thursday, 29 September 2005
Time: Plenary session: 14.00-17.30
Reception: 17.30 onwards
Chairman: José Manuel Barroso, President of the Commission
Participants: approximately 200

Commission 7
Key players and other guests 18 (app.)
Trade unions 85
for which travel costs are taken care of by the Commission 75
Indicative distribution:
CES (with sectoral federations) 25
National organisations of ETUC (2 x 25 Member States, RO, BG) 54
Eurocadres and CEC 6
Employers 85
for which travel costs are taken care of by the Commission 75
Indicative distribution:
European confederations (UNICE, UEAPME, CEEP) 15
National organisations of UNICE (2 x 25 Member States, RO, BG) 54
National organisations of UEAPME 8
National organisations of CEEP 8
Total 200

Interpreting: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, PL, CZ, HU (active)
EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, PL, CZ, HU, PT, SV (passive)

UNICE has been invited to designate two representatives each from the 25 member states, Bulgaria and Romania. The Commission will take care of organising the travel and accommodation of the participants. In order to allow the travel agency designated by the Commission to contact them, UNICE has been asked to send a list of the members of its delegation.

Lisainfo

Eesti tööandjaid esindavad tippkohtumisel Rautakesko AS prokurist Ingrid Siimann ja tööandjate keskliidu jurist Renno Mägi.