Communiqué, issue 3, 2004
Articles
- Foundation findings place family policies back on the agenda
- Social policy a priority for Dutch EU Presidency
- Monitoring industrial change in Europe: future prospects
- Quality of life in Europe: theme of the next information campaign
- Increasing number of lay-offs in the first quarter of 2004
- Trends and drivers of change in the European railway sector
- Benchmarking the quality of industrial relations in the public sector
- Changing attitudes toward financial participation
- The Foundation’s ‘open-door’ policy
Previous issues of Communiqué
While May has always been a busy month for visitors to the Foundation, this year has seen a 30% increase in numbers.
The Foundation has recorded a 30% increase in the number of visitors compared to the same period last year, with 165 visitors in May 2004 as against 130 in May 2003. The increase is generally viewed as a result of the Irish Presidency as well as an affirmation of efforts to make the Foundation a meeting place for open and frank discussion.
The largest contingent of visitors is from academic institutions, representing 40% of the total number of visitors or 66 out of 165. Government representatives, from Denmark, Italy and Sweden, are the second largest group of visitors: 49 persons belonging to this category came to the Foundation’s premises in Loughlinstown, south County Dublin.
‘The increased number of visitors confirms that our open-door policy works,’ comments Willy Buschak, the Foundation’s acting Director.
| Employer organisation representatives | Trade union representatives | Government representatives | Academic institutions & research bodies | Others |