Social Dialogue - The Specific Case of the European Union

This paper deals with social dialogue at interprofessional (or macro) and sectoral (or meso) level, outlining their specific problems in the European Union. The first part focuses on the macro level, differentiating between three stages of development, the (lack of) results, and problems of implementation. The second part concentrates on the sectoral level, analysing the earlier version as well as the consequences of institutional reform (among others, qualitative developments, output, problems of the social partners, questions of transposition and implementation). The final part draws some tentative conclusions.