In brief

CEC History

Managers were among the first to understand the importance of organizing themselves on an international level. In 1951 the French, German and Italian executive federations 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 federation founded the European one 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. It also has co-opeationa agreement with organizations which have an absoerver statute. Today CEC represents about 1.5 million managers all over Europe.

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

CEC as a Social Partner

Since 1985, the European social dialogue appears in the Treaty of the European Community and is a key element of the European social model. It refers to the discussione, consultations, negotiations and joint actions that take place betweeen 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 an advisory 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 stakeholders. CEC has developed ties with the EESC Group II via the mandates of some of its individual members, as being part of national trade-union organisations. MORE >>>