The Social and Economic Council of Serbia is hosting the Board meeting of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS), which will take place on April 8, 2025, in Belgrade. On this occasion, the ESC of Serbia organized on 7 April the International Conference “25 years of social dialogue in Serbia”. The Economic and Social Council of Romania was represented by President Sterică Fudulea.

The conference brought together representatives of Economic and Social Councils from all over the world and labor experts and focused on the importance of social dialogue, at national and international level, as a bridge between conflicting interests and as a basis for political and economic stability and sustainable growth.

The conference was divided into three panels: “Social Dialogue”, “Collective Bargaining” and “The Power of Dialogue”. President Fudulea gave a speech during Panel III. Mr. Fudulea congratulated the Serbian ESC on the 25th anniversary of social dialogue, after which he gave a brief history of the Romanian Economic and Social Council, stressing the importance of social and civic dialogue for maintaining and fostering mutual respect between different interest groups, between social partners and in society in general.