In brief

CEC History

Managers were among the first to understand the need to have a representative organisation at international level. In 1951 the French, German and Italian federations of managers and executives formed the CIC (International Confederation of Managers). Driven by the desire to participate more actively in the European social dialogue and to be able to have a political influence on the unification process, this international confederation founded the European confederation of managers in 1989. MORE >>>

Our structure

CEC is composed of national organisations, established in the Member States and other European countries, and of European professional federations. CEC also has cooperation agreements with organizations which have an observer status. Today CEC represents about 1.5 million managers all over Europe.

The CEC governing bodies are the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly, the Steering Committee and the Executive Board.

CEC as a Social Partner


	In 1985, the European social dialogue appears for the first time in the Treaty of the European Community which in 2009 has become the Treaty on the functioning of the EU. It is a key element of the European social model. It refers to the discussions, consultations, negotiations and joint actions between employers and trade unions on a wide range of social and work-related issues. MORE >>>

CEC and EESC


	The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has been created as a consultative body for the European institutions. It brings together representatives of the European socio-economic sector, and is divided into three interest groups: employers, employees and other stakeholders. CEC has developed ties with the EESC Group II through the mandates of representatives of its member organizations.