They say they are prepared to attend a meeting with the European Commission on October 18, but are also planning a separate meeting on the same day to discuss further action.
The news came at the same time that Ryanair boss Michael 'Leary said he was, "I am hopeful and optimistic that we are making real progress with the unions."
More strike days are being pencilled in between now and Christmas and will once again involve Ryanair cabin crew from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The action follows on from a 24-hour walkout on September 28, when about 30,000 Ryanair passengers were affected by some 250 flight cancellations.
The unions later hailed the strike as a success, although Ryanair insisted the disruption caused had been minimal and 92 per cent of its services had operated as normal.
A statement issued today by the Spanish unions said: "USO and SITCPLA, together with the Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Belgian and German trade unions, will hold a new meeting with the Cabinet Chiefs of Commissioners on October 18 in Brussels to address the conflict with Ryanair."
Antonio Escobar, responsible for External Relations of SITCPLA, added: "From this meeting, we hope that the European Commission will put in place some mechanism to force Ryanair to apply, immediately, the national legislation to its workers.
"In addition to this meeting with the European Commission, the same October 18, the eight unions that defend the claims of cabin crew and Ryanair pilots will meet to agree future actions in the coming months."
Ernesto Iglesias, responsible for the USO flight sector, claimed: "Ryanair is not open to negotiate but to impose its conditions, so on the table are the next calls for strikes at European level, from here to Christmas, until Ryanair puts aside the campaigns to clean up their image."
Meanwhile, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said yesterday that he was "hopeful and optimistic" that industrial relations issues would not damage the airline further this year after strikes contributed to a rare profit warning last week.
In an interview with Reuters in Brussels, he said: "I am hopeful and optimistic that we are making real progress with the unions and that we won't have any further damage to the business this year."
The airline boss pointed to breakthroughs in talks with unions in Ireland and Italy and said Ryanair "hopes to make similar progress in other countries in the coming months."
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