South-Eastern Europe Region & Baltic States

For more information please contact Peter Scherrer, General Secretary and Mina Vukojicic, Policy Adviser.

05/04/2012

Meeting on the future work of the South Easter European Region

Joint meeting in Zagreb late March involving EMF EMCEF ETUF:TCL on future work and approach regarding SEER.

Baltic States

Since May 2004 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are full members of the European Union. Consequences of this process – accelerating economic and political integration - mean also immense challenges for trade unions.

Despite many efforts trade unions in the Baltic States remain in a very difficult situation. Unionisation rates have fallen to about 15%, there are few collective agreements and union structures remain weak.

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