(24 March 2011) Corporate Observatory Europe with whom EPSU collaborates in the Alter-EU and Reclaiming Public Water Network has published an interesting analysis of influence of large Capital and Big Business on the European Commission. The Commission and Council have accepted specific wording and proposals of Business Europe when drafting the EuroPact. To read the comparison: (...)

(Brussels, 4 March 2011) The European Commission has introduced a series of legislative proposals to strengthen the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) and to deal with macro-economic imbalances. These proposals were introduced in the wake of the pressures of international financial markets on Greece and other European countries. The EPSU group met to consider these and other developments like the Annual Growth Survey which heralded the start of the European economic semester. European (...)