Tripartite social summit : main results

This tripartite social summit is an opportunity to get the opinions of the social partners on two of the subjects that are going to dominate the next European Council.

• the financial crisis and the economic slowdown
• energy and climate change and, in particular, their implications for employment

ETUC reiterated proposals that have already been addressed to the Council and the Commission, notably: the presentation of a White paper on climate change, skills and jobs in 2009 putting forward concrete proposals with a view to promoting a coordinated action of the Member States for new skills training in sectors such as energy efficiency and renewable energy;