Brussels, 26/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Eurochambres has criticised Monday's Tripartite Social Summit in London on 24 October preceding this week's special European Council at Hampton Court near London as 'a cosy, consensus-driven club of a limited number of actors in which process prevails over real discussion.' On Tuesday, Christoph Leitl, President of Eurochambres, said: 'Has anything changed since the ambitious launch of a Partnership for Change proclaimed by the Irish Presidency last year? Obviously not. The urgently needed inclusive Partnership with all main economic actors which can contribute to growth and employment in Europe remains stillborn. An elite event limited to pre-cooked set presentations can certainly not deliver the envisaged results. It's a charade. It does not deserve being named 'Informal Tripartite Social Summit for growth and employment' as it has not contributed to growth or to the gloomy employment situation so far The door of this club needs to be opened wide to stakeholders which can take decisions and turn commitments into actions. The Tripartite Social Summit needs to reconnect to the Lisbon Strategy. This is the aim outlined by the Council decision.' In a press release, Eurochambres 'also underpinned the need to better communicate Social Summits to citizens and the business community.'