(Brussels, 12 December 2011) Today a new European network, Social Services Europe, was launched to strengthen the profile and position of social services, and to promote the role of not-for-profit social service providers throughout Europe.
It brings together seven Europe-wide networks of not-for-profit providers of social and health care services, SOLIDAR, Eurodiaconia, the European Platform for Rehabilitation (EPR), Workability Europe, European Federation of National Organizations Working (...)
15 September 2011 – 09h00-16h00
European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), Galerie Agora, 105 rue du Marché aux Herbes, 1000 Brussels
REVISED VERSION
We are re-circulating a slightly revised version of the invitation to a meeting of EPSU Working Group on Social Services that will take place on Thursday, 15 September 2011 in Brussels, as announced earlier - see minutes of EPSU Standing Committee “Health and Social Services” of 29 March 2011 (http://www.epsu.org/a/7607 item 11.2).
As you (...)
(Brussels, 6 July 2011) The European Parliament in its Plenary Session of 5 July adopted the own-initiative report on the future of social services of general interest (SSGI), (2009/2222(INI)), presented by rapporteur Proinsias De Rossa (S&D, IRL).
EPSU has been involved in all stages of the process of preparing, drafting and discussing the report. The final version of the report has not yet been made available, we therefore for the time being link to the report as of 22 June 2011 including (...)
(Brussels, 20 June 2011) The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 6 June adopted the own-initiative report on social services of general interest (SSGI), presented by rapporteur Proinsias De Rossa (S&D, IRL).
Personal social services such as elderly and long-term care, child care, care for people with disabilities, social housing, etc., contribute to social protection, social inclusion and social cohesion. They enhance the capacity of individuals to enjoy their (...)
(Brussels 10 March 2011) The European Public Service Union (EPSU) intervened on Proinsias De Rossa’s EP own-initiative report ‘The future of social services’ in the Trade Union Intergroup Plenary Meeting held on 10 March 2011 in Strasbourg.
The input in to the debate comprised EPSU’s assessment of the draft report (as of 2 March 2011) and highlighted issues of key importance for both ETUC and EPSU as to the further development of the legal, policy and quality framework for SSGI at EU-level. (...)
(Brussels 10 February 2011) EPSU (the European Federation of Public Service Unions) was invited to speak at a hearing of social partners organised on 25 January 2011 by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament.
EPSU General Secretary Carola Fischbach-Pyttel highlighted EPSU´s expectations and recommendations in view of the legal and quality framework for social services of general interest (SSGI) at European level.
She also made suggestions as to which issues (...)
EPSU background paper - October 2010
Press Communication, 28 October 2010
(28 October 2010, Luxemburg) Yesterday a joint workshop organised by the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) discussed a draft report on elder care services. The report had been commissioned by EPSU from the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at Greenwich University. Quality eldercare services are needed to support gender equality and women’s employment as well as to meet the needs and aspirations of older people.
Care (...)
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