European Council:Main results - Tripartite Social Summit video conference

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Main results - Tripartite Social Summit video conference, 20 October 2021

The main theme of this Tripartite Social summit was "Transforming Europe's recovery into long-term sustainable growth supporting more and better jobs". The meeting took place via video conference.

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Tripartite Social Summit video conference, 20 October 2021

Main results

Participants, who met via video conference, intervened on the following three questions:
How to achieve a successful, lasting and socially fair recovery and social partners’ role in the national recovery and resilience plans?
How to succeed on the twin climate and digital transitions while staying prosperous, competitive and socially just?
How to ensure sustainable work (including skills, active labour market policies, social security systems)?



As we continue our recovery, we need to stay laser-focused on the type of future we want - for our people, our economies, and our societies. For long-term, sustainable growth that creates more and better jobs, we need to invest in skills and implement active labour market policies. So how we recover will depend on how investments and reforms contribute to a competitive and socially just transition. We want a collective, inclusive and cohesive recovery. Social partners have a crucial role in this respect. Their input has been - and will continue to be - pivotal for our recovery efforts. Our massive recovery package, approved by the European Council in July 2020, will drive forward these efforts.Charles Michel, President of the European Council
Background

What is the Tripartite Social Summit?

The Tripartite Social Summit is a forum for dialogue between the EU institutions at president level and the European social partners at top management level. The summit is co-chaired by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.

The participating European-level social partners include:
BusinessEurope
the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
SGI Europe (association of enterprises with services of general interest)
SMEunited (association of crafts and SMEs in Europe)
CEC European Managers

For the rotating presidency, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, will attend. The employment ministers from Slovenia and the upcoming presidency countries (France and Czech Republic) will also take part in the meeting.

Meeting information
Brussels
20 October 2021
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Topics:
Employment
Social affairs

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