The BARSERVICE Conference on Smart Bargaining in Europe’s Services Sector will bring together trade unions, employers, policymakers, and researchers to discuss how collective bargaining can respond to the transformations shaping Europe’s services economy.

📆 Date: December 4, 2025

📍 Location: Atelier 29, Brussels

🕘 Time: 09:00 – 16:30 CET

🌐 Registration: https://forms.gle/qqGufBDnGFFLJkey6

Drawing on comparative research from Croatia, Türkiye, Serbia, Slovakia, Czechia, North Macedonia, Italy, Romania, and France, the event will explore how innovative approaches to social dialogue and negotiation can strengthen collective bargaining in key sectors such as care, finance, publishing, and commerce.

Speakers from the European Commission, European Parliament, UNI Europa, and national social partners will share insights on how to expand bargaining coverage and foster more resilient social dialogue across Europe.

The conference is organised by the WageIndicator Foundation, in cooperation with UNI Europa, Dokuz Eylul University, Academia de Studii Economice din București, Macedonia2025, and the University of Belgrade.

🔗 Learn more about the BARSERVICE project: https://celsi.sk/en/barservice/

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