Brussels, 17/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Informal Tripartite Social Summit will meet in Lisbon on Thursday morning 18 October to discuss the modernisation of social protection systems. Portuguese Prime Minister José Socrates and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will open the summit. European social partners will present their points of view on the reform of the treaty, the concept of “flexicurity” and their joint analysis of the key challenges currently facing...