European Day of Action: On September 29, to coincide with a meeting of European finance ministers, the ETUC will organise a European Day of Action: "No to Austerity - Priority for Jobs and Growth. This will be centred on a big demonstration in Brussels.We aim to form a strong EPSU block in the demonstration. We therefore invite all of you to participate in this EPSU bloc:

EPSU CALL EURO-DEMO/MANIF

(1 September 2010) Here you can read the reply by the European Commission to our communication of 22 July 2010. The letter is signed by the European Commission vice-President Viviane Reding.

EPSU’S OPEN LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Press Release, Brussels 22 July 2010
“How do the EU-wide imposed austerity plans affect women?” This is the question EPSU has raised with several members of the European Commission in an open letter. If there are negative impacts EPSU wants to know what the Commission will do about them.

(23 July 2010) In a judgment dated 15 July 2010, the European Court of Justice has condemned Germany over the practice of local authority employers to award contracts for pension services on the basis of a selection laid down in collective agreements. Relying extensively on the Viking and Laval case law, the Court ruled that although the right to collective bargaining is a fundamental right, the European public procurement rules should prevail.
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(16 July 2010, Brussels) EPSU and Canadian public service unions have been working together to highlight the potential negative effects of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. Concerns over ‘data exclusivity’ and its impact on healthcare costs was one of the issues raised by a delegation from the Trade Justice Network of Canada in Brussels to meet Members of Parliament, political advisors and assistants in the EP Trade Committee during 4th EU-Canada negotiation round (...)