Macroeconomic dialogue with the social partners

Met dank overgenomen van Bulgaars voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2018 (Bulgaars voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op maandag 19 februari 2018.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank and the European Commission met with European social partners on 6 November 2017 to discuss the macroeconomic outlook and how to make the economy more resilient.

In his opening statement, Vladislav Goranov, minister for finance of Bulgaria and president of the Council said:

"In the last decade, Europe went through a long period of difficulties, suffering inter alia from the insufficient degree of economic resilience. The recent economic and financial crisis revealed that many EU member states had vulnerabilities which proved very costly. Even though the EU economy has recently gained momentum and economy expansion is expected to continue in the near future, a number of challenges remain, most notably on the labour market."

Read the full press release here.

Visit the meeting page on the website of the Council of the European Union.