Key challenges facing European labour markets: a joint analysis of European social partners. October 2007

On 7 November 2007, the secretaries general of BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC presented their joint analysis of the key challenges facing European labour markets. Negotiated over twelve months, the text describes current trends on European labour markets, identifies key challenges and issues recommendations to policy-makers and social partners on how to address these. The successful conclusion of this negotiation is a major achievement for the European social dialogue work programme 2006-2008 and constitutes the main contribution of the European social partners to the debate on flexicurity, which is expected to result in adoption of a common set of principles by the European Council in December 2007.