1. SOCIAL DIALOGUE WITHIN EUPAN
18 September 2007

2. Formal Social Dialogue Improving Informal Social
TWO GOALS:
To Test
Formal Social Dialogue
Improving Informal Social
Dialogue

3. Improving Informal Social Dialogue
Enhancing the cooperation
between EUPAN
and TUNED
Joint theme for debate:
The impact of individual
assessment on organisational
performance in the
public services of the
EU Member States
Participation in:
 HRWG
 Troika secretariat meetings
 1st DG Troika meeting
 DG plenary meeting
Joint Conference on Diversity
through Equality in
Public Administrations
in Europe
17-19 October 2007
DENMARK
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY

4. Ministers Resolution APPROVE The Action Plan aimed at
(13th meeting)
Berlin - 22 June 2007
APPROVE
The Action Plan aimed at
further developing and improving
the European social dialogue
between EUPAN and TUNED

5. MAIN POINTS OF THE ACTION PLAN:
Directors General Resolution on Social Dialogue
(48th meeting  Berlin, June 2007
MAIN POINTS OF THE ACTION PLAN:
To further enhance the European social dialogue for the central public administrations
in cooperation with TUNED.
To run a comprehensive test on the practical implications of a strengthened and
structured informal social dialogue.
To test within the enhanced informal social dialogue topics and work forms of formal
social dialogue which build upon a joint framework with TUNED including rules of
procedure and a work programme.
To develop and finalise the framework of the test-phase, the evaluation indicators and
the organisational structure of the work under the Portuguese Presidency jointly with
EUPAN members and TUNED and in co-operation with the European Commission.

6. Portuguese Presidency Mandate:
Action Plan on social dialogue:
Portuguese Presidency Mandate:
Social Dialogue Organization within EUPAN
– Organisational Structure -
WORK PROGRAMME
RULES OF PROCEDURE
EVALUATION INDICATORS

7. Informal social dialogue Test of formal social dialogue
Simulation of a formal
sectoral committee
Informal social dialogue

8. Task force composition: 14MS + TUNED + EC

9. Meetings during the Portuguese Presidency
1st Meeting
3 September (EUPAN members)
Lisbon
2nd Meeting
8 October (EUPAN members)
Brussels
3rd Meeting
9 October (Hosted by TUNED)
4th Meeting
9 November (if considered necessary)
Lisbon

10. SOCIAL DIALOGUE ACTION PLAN
SOCIAL DIALOGUE ACTION PLAN
2 years test-phase
July - Dec 2007
Jan - June 2008
July - Dec 2008
Jan - June 2009
July - Dec 2009
Portuguese Presidency
Slovenia
France
Czech Republic
Sweden
3 Sep+8 Oct.
EUPAN members
9 Oct
EUPAN + TUNED
10-11 Dec
Proposals for:
Common Position on:
49th DG Meeting
Work Programme
Work Programme, Indicators & Rules of Procedure Approval
Rules of Procedure
Draft Application for EU-funded Project
Application Submission (deadline March/2008)
Evaluation Indicators
Signature of the Letter of Support
EUPAN - TUNED
Joint draft of work programme & rules of procedure
Interim Evaluation
Final Evaluation
Ministers Meeting: Final Decision

11. EU FINANCING PROJECT ON SOCIAL DIALOGUE

12. To finance: Budget Heading 04.03.03.1
Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue
To cover grants for promoting social dialogue at
cross-industry and sectoral level in accordance
with articles 138 and 139 of the EC Treaty
To finance:
 Consultations
 Meetings
 Negotiations
 Other operations to support European social dialogue
(seminars; conferences; studies; …)
This budget heading is intended to cover….
Budget heading conditions:
Applicants contribute at least 20% of the total cost
of the operation
Grant limit – 80%

13. Eligible applicants:
Social partners
European social partner organisations currently consulted in accordance with article 138 of the Treaty
National or regional organisations affiliated to such organisations as long the project is part of a European approach
European social partner organisations not covered by the above, for example for operations involving the preparation and launch of European social dialogue at sectoral level
Organisations linked to Industrial relations
Non-profit-making organisations, research centres and institutes, universities
Non-profit-making networks of companies or of workers organisations
Public authorities
National and regional authorities, including related associations and government services or agencies

14. Approved in the 1st Troika Secretariat meetingBY
EUPAN troika members
TUNED representatives

15. TUNED EUPAN Submission of the application until
1st March 2008 (to be confirmed)
TUNED
Project title:
Challenges for Social
Dialogue in Public administration
EUPAN
Signature of the letter of support
49th Directors General meeting
Involvement of all Member States in the financing project
Guarantee of increased legitimacy

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION