A financial and administrative solution is necessary to help the EU social dialogue survive!

On 25 January 2023, the European Commission presented an initiative to further strengthen and promote social dialogue at national and EU level. The initiative aims to empower social dialogue to adapt to the digital and climate transitions as well as the emergence of new forms of employment.

The  initiative  includes  a  proposal  for  a  Council Recommendation,  which  sets  out  how  EU  countries can further strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining at national level. We consider that increasing capacity building at national level is positive, as long as the autonomy of the social partners is fully respected.

The Commission also presented a Communication on reinforcing and promoting social dialogue at EU level. HOTREC very much welcomes the encouragement for social partners to look at new forms of work and atypical employment, and to communicate widely about the benefits of social dialogue and collective agreements. We also fully support that social partners have access to relevant information and support from national governments.

Nevertheless, social partners hope that the European Commission puts forward, as soon as possible, a solution covering the logistical and financial support needed for social partners to be able to continue to organise their sectoral social dialogue committees. In this sense, a joint letter, co-signed by the social partners was sent to Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Schmit in February 2023.

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08 Sep
08/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
List of Participants Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Tourism Minister, will join us during the morning for an exchange (timing will be confirmed later) Draft Agenda [...]
Together for EU Tourism (T4T) stakeholder meeting
11/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
On 11 September 2023, the European Commission (DG GROW) will organise the first stakeholder event to support the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for Tourism. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online.
Social Affairs Working Group meeting
12/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 12 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Social Affairs Working Group.
Members session on HOTREC European elections manifesto
14/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 14 September 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only session to discuss the upcoming European Elections (June 2024). 
HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting
18/09/2023    
09:30 - 13:00
On the morning of 18 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee. 
HOTREC Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Working Group meeting
21/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
On 21 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Short-Term Rentals Working Group.
Social Dialogue reform - meeting with European Commission
27/09/2023    
09:30 - 12:00
On 27 September 2023, HOTREC, together with other social partners representatives, will meet wit the European Commission to discuss the future organisation of the Social [...]
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