Policy Statements and Resolutions
1. Policy Statements and Resolutions
3. Documents related to the Social Dialogue, Collective Bargaining
1. Policy Statements and Resolutions
2012
The EU, Climate Change and Rio+20, EPSU statement adopted by the Executive Committee 24-25 April 2012 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
EPSU Executive Committee rejects Commission proposal to limit the right to strike - Workers are not commodities, EPSU statement adopted by the Executive Committee 24-25 April 2012 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
2012 Annual Growth Survey’s proposals for the modernisation of public administration - another tale of the missing links, EPSU Statement, February 2012 (EN/RU)
2011
EPSU Comments on the EC Green Paper Strengthening mutual trust in the European judicial area - application of EU Criminal justice legislation in the field of detention (COM(2011)327/3), December 2011
Resolution on EU policy on public services, adopted by the Executive Committee, November 2011 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
EPSU response to the European Commission Green Paper on the modernization of EU public procurement policy: Towards a more efficient European Procurement Market, April 2011 (EN only)
EPSU position and recommendations on the discussion paper on climate change and its impact on public services, adopted by the Executive Committee, April 2011 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
EPSU response to the European Commission’s public consultation on taxation of the financial sector (EN)
EPSU response to Commission’s consultation on Green Paper on EU public procurement rules, April 2011 (EN/DE)
Energy Roadmap 2050 - EPSU Contribution to the Public Consultation, March 2011 (EN)
The external dimension of the EU energy policy - EPSU response to the EC public consultation, March 2011 (EN)
EPSU position on cross-border recognition of professional qualifications, March 2011 (EN)
2010
EPSU Contribution to ‘Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020, June 2010 (EN)
EPSU opinion on the 10 year Network Development Plan of ENTSO-E, March 2010 (EN)
Final EPSU opinion on ERGEG Public Consultation Paper on Smart Grids, March 2010 (EN)
Public Procurement and the Lisbon Treaty, EPSU background note on integrating social criteria into public procurement, March 2010 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
EPSU Contribution to the Commission Green Paper on a European Citizens’ Initiative COM (2009) 622 final Brussels, January 2010 (EN)
EPSU contribution to the Regulators Discussion on Smart Meters, January 2010 (EN)
2009
EPSU Water Campaign action plan & targets, EPSU Executive Committee, November 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
EPSU response to EU ‘roadmap for equality’ consultation, September 2009 (EN)
EPSU General Work Plan 2010 – 2014, based on EPSU Congress resolutions adopted June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
Procedure for Negotiations at Multinational Company Level EPSU Executive Committee, November 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
Services of General Interest (SGI) after the Lisbon Treaty, EPSU Opinion and Recommendations EPSU Executive Committee, November 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
Statement on the continuing economic and financial crisis, EPSU Executive Committee 9-10 November 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)
Congress Resolution: R.1. Quality Public Services – Quality of Life, adopted in June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.2. Collective Bargaining and Social Dialogue, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.3. Equal Pay, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.4. Health and Social Services, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.5. Local and Regional Government, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.6. National and European Administration, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.7. Utilities, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.A.1. Strengthening European Public Sector Unions, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.A.2. Migration, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
R.A.3. Equal Pay in female-dominated sectors - Put an end to differences between male- and female-dominated occupations and sectors, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
The Financial and Economic Crisis, Consequences for the public sector and economy at large, an EPSU response - EPSU actions, adopted at the EPSU Executive Committee, 21 April 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/)
E.R.1. Emergency resolution on the financial and economic crisis, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
E.R.2. Emergency resolution on Supporting Trade Union Rights – No to Free Trade with Columbia, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
S.R.1. The European Social Model: the four freedoms of the European Internal Market vs. national trade union rights, adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, June 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV/RU)
2007
Executive Committee Statement on European Commission “Internal Market Strategy and companion document’ on public services”, November 2007 (EN only)
EPSU Position on the Communication towards a European Charter of the Rights of Energy Consumers COM(2007) 386, 5 July 2007,
Executive summary (EN/FR/DE/IT/SV)
EPSU ACTION PLAN on working and living conditions in prison services, 12 December 2006, Adopted by the Executive Committee meeting of 4 June 2007 (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/SV)
EPSU contribution to the Communication towards sustainable water management in the European Union COM(2007) 128, 23 March 2007, adopted by the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, 20 April 2007 (EN/FR/DE/IT/SV)
2006
EU Green Paper: A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy COM(2006) 105 final 8 March 2006 , EPSU position (EN/FR/DE/IT/SV)
EPSU analysis on European Commission Communication on Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: Social Services of General Interest in the European Union (COM (2006) 177 final), June 2006 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV)
2005
Public Services - Europe’s Strength - revised outline of EPSU priorities 2004 - 2009
Five reasons why action is needed now to promote quality public services in Europe
Declaration of the EPSU Executive Committee on a social European Union
EPSU Contribution to the Progress Report on the Internal Market for Electricity and Gas
The EU Directive on Services - a wholesale attack on basic services in Europe, Position adopted by the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, April 2005 (EN/FR/GE/IT/SWE)
2004
Statement on the White Paper of the European Commission on Services of General Interest, COM(2004)374
Resolution R.1. Public Services - Europe’s Strength, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Resolution R.2. Collective Bargaining, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Resolution R.3. Pensions, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Resolution R.4. Gender Equality, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Resolution R.5. Public Services in an Enlarged European Union, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Emergency resolution: The Directive on Services in the Internal Market, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE/IT)
Emergency resolution: The Draft EU Constitutional Treaty, 7th Congress, Stockholm 2004 (EN/IT)
2003
Position on Green Paper on Services of General Interest COM (2003) 270 final, 2003
Public Services: a core feature of the European social model, 2003
2002
Position Paper on the EU Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (23.10.2001 - COM (2001) 581 final), 2002
Opinion of the Standing Committee on Public Utilities regarding the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the promotion of combined heat and power (CPH) based upon the demand for useful heat in the internal energy market COM(2002) 415 final, 2002
Declaration on Services of General Interest and the European Convention - “A joint appeal to the President, the Presidium and the members of the European Convention, EPSU, ETF, ETUCE, UNI Europa, the CEEP, the European Platform on NGO’s, the European Liaison Committee for Services of General Interest, 2002
2001
European Works Council Co-ordinators Network, 2001
EPSU Priorities 2001 - 2004
Gender Equality Action Plan 2001 - 2004, 2001
Position on the European Commission Communication on “Services of General Interest in Europe - COM (2000) 580 final, 2001
Comments on the report of the European Parliament on the Commission Communication on “Services of General Interest in Europe”, rapporteur W. Langen, Final, A5-000/2001
Draft Directive “Information and Consultation at national level”, 2001
WTO, GATS Negotiations, endorsement of PSI resolution on Trade in Services
2000
Public services for people in Europe, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Public service trade unions and collective bargaining in a European environment, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
An active working time policy: for employment, time sovereignty and equal opportunities, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Gender equality, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Enlargement of the European Union : meeting the challenges, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
European Tax Charter, GA 2000, Lisbon (EN/FR/GE/SP/SWE)
Position on EU Green Paper: Towards a European Strategy For Security of Energy Supply - COM (2000) 769, 2000
Position on the European Commission Communication on “Recent Progress with building the Internal Electricity Market” - COM (2000) 297 final, 16/05/2000
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