Brussels, 05-06 December 2007 I. The economic and political context

Brussels, 05-06/12/2007 1. INTRODUCTION In accordance with Treaty Article 159, every three years the Commission evaluates the status of cohesion policy and the contribution of other Community policies. On 30 May 2007, the Commission adopted the Fourth Report on Cohesion that presents an update on the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and on the manner in which Member State and Community policies have contributed to it.

Lisbon, 17-18/10/2007 1. The ETUC regrets the unambitious nature of much of the EU Reform Treaty. There was a real opportunity to revive social Europe by extending qualified majority voting and by extending the competences of the Union to control the dark side of globalisation and rampant financial capitalism. What we have instead is a series of modest adjustments to the EU’s framework of rules, which will have only a limited impact on the process of deepening Europe’s capacity to act decisively in the world.

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Brussels, December 2006 On 20 October 2006, the European Commission formally consulted the European social partners on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life. This is the first stage of the consultation process and is one of the follow up measures put forward by the Commission in its recent Communication on Demography, to respond to the demographic challenge which the EU is facing.

Brussels, 07-08 December 2006 1. The need to strengthen the European dimension of collective bargaining: Wages and working conditions under pressure from the European Economic Model

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