Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,0, University of Hamburg, course: European Labour Relations, language: English, abstract: This essay highlights important developments in the European social dialogue in the transport sector. Moreover it assesses the value of the European social dialogue for this sector. First there is an overview over the transport sector in the EU and its social dialogues. Then it focusses in more detail on maritime transport and civil aviation, where the most significant outcomes can be observed.