International Labour Organisation: Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia: 7th European Regional Meeting, Budapest, 14-18 February 2005

Every four years, the European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organisation is held. It brings together the political, economic and social actors from the 50 countries of the region. The Seventh Meeting focused particularly on the ILO activities in the region during the 2001-04 period. In particular, on good governance in the context of globalisation, articulated around four axes: refocusing on youth as the key to lifelong employment; balancing flexibility, stability, and security in European labour markets; strengthening the rights-based framework for managing migration; ageing, labour market participation and pension reform.