CEMR / EPSU Workshop and Conference on Strengthening Social Dialogue in Local and Regional Government sector, 11 (and 12) December 2008
organised by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
CEMR and EPSU established a European sectoral social dialogue Committee for local and regional government in January 2004. The Committee aims to promote quality local public services based on values of accountability and social responsibility and social partnership at all levels.
As part of the Committee’s work programme, and with the support of the European Commission, we are organising two events in Bratislava, Slovakia on 11 and 12 December 2008:
11 December a workshop for social partner organisations in local and regional government from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
12 December a plenary meeting of the sectoral social dialogue Committee for local and regional government. This will be open to participants attending the workshop on 11 December plus members of the Committee and social partner organisations from other European countries. This meeting will replace one of the scheduled plenary meetings of the Committee that normally take place in Brussels.
You are kindly invited to take part in both meetings. The European Commission has provided a grant to reimburse travel and accommodation expenses of up to 30 participants from social partner organisations in the six countries concerned (i.e., Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Hungary). This means that we will be able to reimburse the costs of at least two trade union and two CEMR members from each country.
Please note that during the workshop and plenary you will be able to listen to and speak English, Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian, Czech/Slovak and Polish.
A draft agenda for the workshop is attached together with a registration form (deadline for registration is 31 October).
The agenda for the plenary meeting and further documentation for both meetings will be available shortly.
We look forward to seeing you in Bratislava.
Registration form CEMR / EPSU workshop and conference
- REGISTRATION FORM
Revised agenda CEMR-EP / EPSU workshop
- Rev agenda - EN
discussion document
- Discussion document - EN
CEMR/EPSU Guidelines to drawing up Gender Equality Action Plans in Local and Regional Government, December 2007 (EN/BG/CZ/HU/PL/RO/FR/DE/ES/SV)
Joint statement on the development of social dialogue in local and regional government, November 2006 (EN/BG/CZ/HU/PL/RO/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV)
Supporting the reform process in local and regional government joint conclusions, June 2008 (EN/BG/CZ/HU/PL/RO/FR/DE)
Practical information
Venue and time
The Workshop and Conference will take place in the Holiday Inn Hotel, Bajkalská 25/A, 825 03 Bratislava, Slovakia, starting at 09:30 on Thursday 11 December 2008 and ending at 16:00 on Friday 12 December 2008.
Transport: from / to the airport and railway station
A hotel limousine service is available. The price is:
450 SKK (+/- 15 Euro) from the airport;
350 SKK (+/- 12 Euro) from the main train station;
And 450 SKK (+/- 15 Euro) from the train station Petrzalka.
Public transport and taxis are also available. Further information may be found at:
http://www.holidayinn.sk/images/howtofindus.html
Reimbursement
The project receives funding from the European Commission. This enables EPSU and CEMR to contribute to accommodation and travel costs of 30 participants from social partner organisations in the six countries concerned (i.e., Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Hungary), or at least two trade union and two CEMR members from each country.
EPSU pay directly for 2 nights accommodation and meals in the hotel.
EPSU will also contribute to the travel of participants with a maximum of 400 euros. You are therefore requested to use APEX or cheapest tickets. Travel by car will be reimbursed by the equivalent train fare. We will reimburse travel costs after the meeting. In order to be reimbursed, tickets and boarding cards must be kept and sent back to EPSU after the conference with the expense claim. Please note that taxis will not be reimbursed.
Interpretation
During both meetings you will be able to listen to and speak English, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Slovakian/Czech.
Registration
Please return the attached registration form (one per participant) duly completed to the EPSU secretariat by 31 October 2008 the latest [by email: epsu@epsu.org or by fax: + 32 2 2501099].
We have made pre-bookings in the hotel and we will have to cancel rooms after that date.
Reservation confirmations will be sent to participants after this deadline.
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