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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9527
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/social summit

Jose Manuel Barroso and Vladimir Spidla welcome social partners' agreement on flexicurity

Brussels, 19/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - At the tripartite social summit in Lisbon on Thursday (see Europe 9525), Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the agreement reached by the social partners (ETUC, BusinessEurope, CEEP and UEAPME) on the challenges facing the European labour markets. The president of the European Commission commented: 'Reforms at EU and national level can guide the economy. But workers and employers are in the engine room. They can really drive growth and jobs.' Congratulating...

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