International Dockworkers Council (IDC)
EUROPEAN  ZONE MEETING
LIVERPOOL,
16TH - 17TH  APRIL 2007.

38 delegates from all the major ports in Cyprus, France, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Sweden attended the CASA for a two day conference to discuss concepts that the IDC would like to see implemented in a European Ports Policy.

Reports covered:
European Commission (EC) Workshops

• 14-15 November 2006 – Antwerp
• 18-19 January 2007 – Hamburg
• 14-15 February 2007 – Lisbon
• 8-9 March 2007 – Valencia

Stakeholders meetings.

• 20 December 2006
• 23 February 2007
• EESC Hearing. 19-20 February 2007– Bremen.

Discussions centred on:

• Deciding a common strategy
• The Working Group for the tasks ahead.
• Social Dialog
• Europeans Commission’s consultation process
• A common EU Ports Policy
• Cooperation with ETF?

Click here to see some conference photographs