Reunion Du Comite De Coordination Des C

MEETING OF THE ITUC COORDINATION COMMITTEE

Brussels, 26 October 2004

REPORT

1. INTERNAL ORGANISATION

a) Revised Internal Regulations

After presentation and discussion of the draft text, the revised Internal Regulations were adopted unanimously (see annex).

b) Elections

In accordance with the revised Internal Regulations, the Presidency and Steering Committee of the ITUCs were elected.

The following proposal, drawn up on the basis of the candidacies presented by the ITUCs, was adopted unanimously.

Presidency Joana AGUDO (Pyremed)

Vice-Presidency Heide LANGGUTH (BayTiVOSa) Roberto TREU (FVG-Slovénie)

Members of the ITUC Steering Committee Osvaldo CARO (Ticino/Lombardia/Piemonte) Philippe FAVEAUX (IRS des 3 Frontières) Dirk HÖHNER (Viadrina) Longin KOMOLOWSKI (Pomerania) Freddy MATHIEU (HNFK) 2. ITUC ACTIVITIES

a) ITUC Action programme 2005-2006

It was agreed that the action programme would be drawn up in conjunction with the document relating to the ETUC strategy1. A proposal would be presented at the next meeting of the ITUC Coordination Committee.

b) Reports

The representatives of the ITUCs on the ETUC Executive Committee and within the ETUC Committees and Working Groups delivered a brief report on the meetings in which they had participated, focusing on the points relating more particularly to the ITUCs.

c) Project from the European Trade Union Federation: Textile, Clothing and Leather

Presentation of the evaluation and monitoring by the representatives of the 2 ITUCs involved in the project, namely Freddy Mathieu, ITUC HNFK, and Roberto Treu, ITUC Friuli-Venezia-Giulia/Slovénie.

One of the main objectives of the project was the exchange of information and experiences in training and wage policies between workers’ organisations in the textile sector in the European Union.

This was an initial experience which led to the (renewed) setting in place of a ‘textile’ Commission within the ITUC, the setting up of a network and the project for the creation of a permanent textile sector observatory.

It was agreed that the monitoring of the project would be examined, notably in the framework of the ITUC action programme.

3. EURES

a) Status report and prospects with regard to cross-border activities

With regard to the 2004-2005 activity plans, EURESCO had, without explanation, scrapped social partner activities while giving priority to recruitment activities. The problem had also been raised by a certain number of EURES Managers. Attention therefore needed (once again) to be paid when the 2005-2006 activity plans were presented.

At the EURES-T Conference in Constance (20 and 21 October 2004), the Commission presented a ‘Reflection document. Perspectives and priorities for the development of cross-border activities’. The objective was to update the Commission’s Manual on EURES Cross-Border Partnerships.

1 see enclosure

2 After presentation and discussion of the document, it was agreed that the ETUC would send the attached proposed amendments to the Commission. These amendments relate above all to the maintenance of the autonomy of the Steering Committees of the EURES Cross-Border Partnerships.

It was likewise agreed that the ITUCs, on the one hand, would forward these amendments to the Commission and also take the steps necessary so that these amendments would be included in those to be sent by the Steering Committees of the various EURES Cross-Border Partnerships.

b) Information was given on the basic training organised by the Commission.

4. INFORMATION POINTS

a) Presentation of the Social Development Agency by Claudio Stanzani, Director.

http://www.sda-asbl.org

b) Progress report on the reform of the Structural Funds.

Presentation of the Resolution2 on ‘The new architecture for EU cohesion policy after 2006 – ETUC’s proposals’, adopted by the ETUC Executive Committee in their meeting on 13-14 October 2004.

CD/RAP200410

2 http://www.etuc.org/EN/Decisions/ecenglish/Cohesion/fonds%20structurels_RESOLUTION_1004_EN.cfm