Improving Social Dialogue in Romania

About this project

<p>The main purpose of the project was to strengthen social dialogue in Romania, through different activities: workshops for transfer of social dialogue best practices; workshops on issues related to the future of work; creation of a web portal that will aggregate social dialogue relevant information, creation of a Legislative Documents Processing System (LDPS); increase capacity of CPC to take part in EU-level social dialogue.</p> <p>The project addressed the state of social dialogue in Romania, as highlighted by the European Commission, which has noted the limited capacity and ineffective dialogue among social partners. The project aligned with EU priorities and the Social Dialogue and Decent Work Programme, aiming to enhance the involvement of social partners in policy design and implementation, thereby improving governance and economic stability. Key activities includd workshops to share best practices and knowledge transfer from the Norwegian partner, NHO, focusing on social dialogue and future work challenges such as automation and digitalization. The project developed a Social Dialogue Portal to aggregate relevant information and a Legislative Documents Processing System to improve transparency and accessibility of legislative changes.</p> <p>The project aimed to increase project promoter's capacity to engage in EU-level social dialogue, with the goal of becoming a full member of BusinessEurope. This involved creating a dedicated section on the portal for EU policies, training workshops, and the production of advocacy documents and policy papers on relevant EU issues.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The Norwegian partner NHO contributed to the capacity-building of the project promoter Concordia through sharing best practices and transfer knowledge from Norway.

Project partners

• Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Donor project partner· Norway