Contribution by National Social Partners to the Luxembourg Process

The topic of the project 'Contribution by National Social Partners to the Luxembourg Process' (COPARSOC) carried out by the 'European Association for Territorial Excellence (EUREXTER - inspired by ETUC and CEEP) consists firstly of a discussion of around twenty initiatives in favour of employment in twelve Member States jointly presented by local level social partners in view of familiarising the French social partners with developments in other Member States.

Secondly, important themes for the social partners at national level were discussed on the basis of the respective National Action Plans for employment (NAPs), namely with regard to youth and long-term unemployment as well as initial and continuing training and questions of work organisation. This experimental network comprised social partners from Germany, Spain and France, who each selected, in turn, social partners from two or three other Member States. This exchange of view fostered a better mutual understanding by the social partners of the NAP exercise in different countries.

Finally the project presents conclusions on the lessons learned, the interpretation of the EES by participants and possible improvements and prospects of dissemination of the methodological approach taken in this project.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment_social/news/2003/jan/coparso_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/comm/employment_social/news/2003/jan/coparso_en.pdf

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