1. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE : AN OVERVIEW TURIN MARCH 2004

2. CENTRALISATION VERSUS DECENTRALISATION National level Sectoral Level Enterprise level Belgiumxxx x Irelandxxxxx Finlandxxx x Danemarkxxxx Francexxxxx UKxxx

3. CENTRALISATION VERSUS DECENTRALISATION National level Sectoral Level Enterprise level Germanyxxxx Italyxxxx Netherland s xxxx Austriaxxxx Swedenxxxx Spainxxxx

4. CENTRALISATION VERSUS DECENTRALISATION National level Sectoral Level Enterprise level Sloveniaxxxxx Polandxxxx Hungaryxxxx Estlandxxxx Tsjech Repxxxx Litauenxxxx Maltaxxxx

5. Does (de) centralisation matter ? DECENTRALISATION AND POWER POSITION IN NEGOTIATIONS COORDINATION OF WAGE BARGAINING SOCIAL PACTS : TRADE UNIONS PARTICIPATING IN SOCIAL POLICY MAKING CONTROL FOR WAGE DIFFERENTIALS

6. CBS IN WESTERN EUROPE : OTHER ASPECTS Union rateCoverage rate General coll barg Belgium6990yes Finland7970yes Sweden7990no Dk8783yes Austria4098yes Italy3590yes Germany2867Yes (no?)

7. CBS IN WESTERN EUROPE : OTHER ASPECTS Union rateCoverage rate General coll barg France990-95yes UK2936no

8. CBS IN EASTERN EUROPE Union rateCoverageGeneral coll barg Slovakia41100yes Poland1540yes Hungary2034yes Tsjech3025-30- Letland3020- Litauen1510-15- Malta65-no Cyprus7065-70-

9. STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGES In euro Belgium1163 Greece473 France1126 Ireland1009 Netherlands1207 UK1124 Portugal406 Spain516

10. SOME POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS DECENTRALISATION AND POWER POSITION OF WORKERS IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DECENTRALISATION AND THE NEED TO CONTROL FOR SHARP WAGE INEQUALITIES (Solidarity but also economic efficiency)