FIRST TWINNING SEMINAR OF THE PROJECT

"UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 - ACTIVE AGEING IN CONSTRUCTION SMEs "

RIGA, OCTOMBER 28^th, 2011

    According to the project’s activities plan, the first twinning seminar between new EU member states was held on October 28^th, 2011, at hotel Neiburgs of the Latvian capital. The host of the workshop was LBA organization (Association of Construction SMEs) of Latvia. To the meeting attended the 4 employers partner organizations of new EU member states: LCA, LBA (Latvia), LSA (Lithuania), SDMSZS (Czech Republic) and UNPR (Romania), as well officials of Latvia in the person of State Secretary at the Latvian Ministry of Economics, Gatis Abele and representatives of Latvian employers organization environment, the President of LBA organization and Agnese Alksne, Adviser of CSR and Communication of LDDK (Latvian Employers Confederation). As usual, the moderator of the workshop was the President of EBC, Andrea Marconi, who underlined the necessity of social dialogue stating that : "the social dialogue is not possible without the presence of both employers organizations and trade unions representatives. Latvia is a country which worths to focus upon."

    More in "Details..."

"SME Financial Center of Europe" was Launched

    Wednesday, 12^th October 2011, at Brussels took place the SME UNION of the EPP Presidency meeting, co-chaired by Nadezhda Neynsky and Marian Petre Milut.

    Against the background of the debt crisis in several European member countries, SME UNION of EPP took the decision to set up the working group "SME Financial Center of Europe". To chair this working group has been appointed Siegmar Kuehn of Germany.

    The focus of their work will be the sustainable enlightenment of the correlation between the regulatory alignments and monetary policy and its impact on SMEs. The intention is to set up such working groups at the level of member states also.

    President of UNPR and Co-Chairman of SME UNION, Marian Petre Milut took over this initiative for Romania.

    The next Presidency meeting will be held on the occasion of EPP Congress, between December 6^th - 7^th, 2011 at Marseille, France.

UNPR CONTINUES ITS ENGAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN SOCIAL DIALOGUE

    The project "UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 - SUPPORTING ACTIVE AGEING & ATTRACTING YOUNG WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION SMEs"

has launched at Brussels on september 28^th - 29^th, 2011
 

    The launch conference of the project "Under Construction 3 - Supporting Active Ageing & Attracting Young Workers in Construction" has taken place in the period September 28^th - 29^th current year at hotel Thon City Center from the heart of Europe.
 

    At the conference attended the 11 partners of 8 EBC member countries (ANAEPA, Italy, CAPEB, France, CNA and FILCA - trade unions representatives from Italy, LBA and LCA, Latvia, LSA, Lihtuania, SDMSZS, Czech Republic, BOUWUNIE, Belgium, UNPR, Romania and CNC, Spain) as well important guests from European Commission and UEAPME -European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The two days of debates were organized in two working pannels. The first panel, on 28^th September, having as moderator the President of EBC, Andrea Marconi, was focused on project's presentation with its aim and objectives, the real situation in facts and figures subject to active ageing at European level and the way in which the social dialogue proceeds at European Union level.
     The second panel, day 29^th September, started with the presentation of all project's partners and continued with the detailed information about the project fulfillment.

15 SEPTEMBER 2011 

"Historical" Employers Organizations Get Out From the Legislative System   

    The oldest employers organizations of Romania have lost their reserved seats into the Economic and Social Council, therefore they do not attend anymore the approvals for bills and ordinances drafts. UGIR-1903, UNPR and CONPIROM are excluded from the employers organizations component structure. Their leaders intend to set up a new institution of social dialogue together with the trade unions.

    The New Law of Employers Organizations entered into force couple of months ago, but the fulfillment of all provisions by the big employers organizations was left for September 15th, moment in which to the CES (The Social and Economic Council) a new employers organization component configuration should have to shape.

    We remind that CES is the institution inside which the employers organizations, trade unions and the Govern debate the projects of norms and regulations (laws, ordinances, decisions) and give the approvals depending on the votes expressed by the plenum members - 15 seats of each "side". Well, if along time in CES the old employers organizations were represented by their delegations, now they were practically excluded, thus getting out from the legislative system. One talks about General Union of Industrialists - UGIR-1903, National Union of Romanian Employers - UNPR and Employers Confederation of Romanian Industry - CONPIROM, organizations set up in the first years of the period after December 1989 (UGIR-1903 even claims a continuation of the first industrials federation, founded in 1903).
    "The law says that an employer organization must have as adversary a trade union from the same branch and both parts to admit each other. But we are the ones admitted by the trade unions, and not those from the new CES structure. Thus, we will join the trade unions and will create a new CES structure. The Council of today does not have the trade union component and, anyhow, the employers organizations actually presented here do not represent anyone. It is inadmissible to get at this situation" stressed for "Adevărul" newspaper, Marian Petre Miluţ, President of UNPR.

SME UNION Presidency Meeting, 6 - 7 September, 2011

        In the period September 6^th - 7^th, 2011, SME UNION Co-Chairman and UNPR President Marian Petre MILUT paid a working visit to Brussel.

        On this occasion, President Milut has attended the SME UNION Presidency of EPP.

        During this meeting, the main directions for the next period of SME UNION calendar have been settled following that within one month to be launched the final program and the structure of the secretary staff of Brussels.

        The President of UNPR has informed the attendees his intention to organize a major event for SMEs in the springtime of 2012 at Bucharest and already invited all to participate.

        He also expressed his availability to get actively involved by his financial support that SME UNION needs to having the strenght in representing SMEs interests at European level.

SME UNION Presidency

    Marian Petre Milut, Co-Chairman of SME UNION and President of UNPR will attend to the SME UNION presidency meeting in the period September 6^th - 7^th, 2011 that take place at Brussels.

AGENDA

1. Opening meeting - President Nadezhda Neynsky;

2. Proposals for joining new members;

3. Appoint the SME UNION Secretary General;

4. Introducing the SME UNION strategy by the new presidency team;

5. Proposals regarding the SME UNION staff structure;

6. Report subject to the curent financial status of the organization and budget changes;

7. Agenda of events on the SME UNION calendar.

UNPR leads European Popular Employers Organization 

    Today, Wednesday June 29^th, 2011, within the SME Union General Assembly organized at Brussels, was elected the new team that will run SME Union of EPP for the next 2 years.  

    President of UNPR, Marian Petre Milut was elected as Co-President of SME UNION of EPP (Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Union of European Popular Party).

    Nadezda NEYNSKY (Bulgaria) was elected as SME UNION President.

    The new board will come into force starting August 1^st, 2011 for a term of 2 years.

    Also, Peter JUNGEN was elected as SME UNION Honorific President.

     "SME UNION elected for the first time in its history a President from Bulgaria and a Co-President from Romania. We hope this thing will allow a more efficient representativness of the business environment from both countries and Romanian business environment in particular, at European decision making level. In this moment, SME UNION is the solely business organization with a board that include the most important representatives of employers organizations and MEP of EPP, which will let us supporting Romania interests both on economic and politic European level", stressed Marian Petre Milut.

Chinese High Officials in Visit to PREFAB Calarasi

    At the invitation of CEO SC PREFAB SA, Marian Petre Milut, His Excellency, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of People's Republic of China in Bucharest, Liu Zengwen, accompanied by Economic and Commercial Counselor Liu Qiwei, has visited on June 22^nd the construction materials plant of Calarasi.

    At the end of the visit, the Ambassador of China in Bucharest, Liu Zengwen and the President PREFAB, Marian Petre Milut, have discussed in the boarding room with the heads of society divisions and also media representatives.

    "We have the opportunity today (n.r. - June 22^nd, 2011) to host His Excellency, Ambassador Liu Zengwen and His Counselor, Liu Qiwei. We are here after a very quick tour of our plant and during the discussions that have not closed yet today but started very good we could exchange impressions subject to our collaboration opportunities", stated President Milut   

    "It should be an efficient cooperation. The most important thing is that business people of both countries should meet each other. It is an important issue the fact we could visited the plant, expressed ourselves and got the information we needed and also the warm opinions of President Milut. We had the opportunity to see at the spot how PREFAB is functioning. The economic structure has been changed since 20 years ago. It is necessary to mutual know deeper this situation", added His Excellency Liu Zengwen

    With regard of the way in which some investments should be achieved between Romania and China, more specific between SC PREFAB and Chinese commercial societies, Marian Petre Milut declared: "It is proper to prepare ourselves in due time and all we discuss here today, to be taken into consideration for five, seven, ten years. If we do not start our collaboration today, tomorrow might be too late. The Chinese market is amazingly big, if you want to invest in Chinese market you must start to understand the business philosophy out there and be prepared in due time. The big projects are not prepared in short notice. We are talking here about huge infrastructure projects ".

Working visit to Brussels

    Between June 28^th - 30^th, 2011, the President of UNPR, Marian Petre Milut will make a working visit to Brussels. On the working agenda are included several meetings with European Parliament Members, European Commission officials and representatives of business environment. On this occasion President Milut will attend the SME Union's General Assembly and Presidency. A new team will be elected by GA for the period 2011 - 2013, made by President, Co-President, 6 Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Co-Treasurer and Secretary General.

    We remind that Mr.Milut has been elected as Vice-President of SME Union in 2009. His highly appreciated international activity within 2 years recommends him for a new mandate.

The Project "The Woman Matters"

    In 2009 COLFASA Association launched the project "The Woman Matters". Taking into consideration that the projects proposes the promotion of social inclusion and women equal chances on the labor market, to the activities organized by COLFASA Association were invited to join also members of UNPR. The issues approached during 1 week of full debates, workshops and seminars were focused upon fight against discrimination, in general and mobbing (pshycological harassment) in particular.