The main theme of this meeting of the Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment is 'Shaping Europe's future: strengthening resilience and promoting economic and social progress for all'.
Discussions will be focused on three areas:
- the social dimension of Europe
- progress achieved and ways to improve involvement of social partners in policies and reforms at national level
- investing in learning in a digital economy and society.
What is the Tripartite Social Summit?
It 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, the President of the European Commission and the Head of State or Government of the rotating presidency; this time the latter is the Estonian Prime Minister.
Employers are represented by BusinessEurope, European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services (CEEP) and the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME).
Trade unions are represented by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
