Brussels, 06/09/2006
Early in 2006, the ETUC, together with the DGB and the OEGB, welcomed the idea tabled by the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, of adding a ‘Social Protocol' to the Constitutional Treaty in response to the ‘No' from France and the Netherlands (Letter 1). The ETUC discussed this idea with its members during a workshop on the Constitution in Berlin. Subsequently, the ETUC has received a letter from the President of the DGB, Michael Sommer (Letter 2), to which John Monks has replied (Letter 3). The discussions between the ETUC and the DGB are ongoing.
Annexes:
1. Joint letter signed by the ETUC, the DGB and the OEGB,
2. DGB letter,
3. ETUC reply.