Following the PERC annual programme of activities a meeting of trade union economic experts from NIS region was organised in Tbilisi, 23-24 May 2011. Participants from AHIK, CNSM, FPRK, FPU, KVPU and GTUC, representatives of PERC and its Moscow and Prof. Bruno Sergi, Bela Galgoczi from the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) took part in the meeting and discussed the idea of setting up an expert network to provide support and advice for trade union policies in the NIS region.