Enlargement of the European Union to a further 10 countries in May 2004 will present huge challenges, particularly in the economic sphere. This report documents the industrial relations situation in all 10 acceding countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,...

This report explores the involvement of peak social partners in the European Semester at EU and national level during the period 2011 to 2014. While their role in the European Semester is not set out in the European economic governance provisions (the so-called 'Six-Pack'), the European...

This report explores the involvement of peak social partners in the European Semester at EU and national level during the period 2011 to 2014. While their role in the European Semester is not set out in the European economic governance provisions (the so-called 'Six-Pack'), the European...

The latest European Semester cycle, covering the period 2016-2017, has highlighted a range of issues regarding the quality of involvement by the social partners in the elaboration of the 2017 national reform programme (NRP), as well as in the implementation of the country-specific...

This report provides an update on the role of national social partners in the European semester process over the period 2015-2016, describing the main developments and changes compared with a previous Eurofound study on their involvement during the period 2011-2014. It examines the social...

This report provides an update on the role of national social partners in the European semester process over the period 2015-2016, describing the main developments and changes compared with a previous Eurofound study on their involvement during the period 2011-2014. It examines the social...