Statement adopted by the EPSU Executive Committee, 7-8 April 2021

The impact of the pandemic is very different with Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan having experienced grave problems while Uzbekistan and especially Tajikistan did not have the same challenges.

EPSU has sent solidarity greetings to our Greek comrades in the health care union POEDHN of Adedy and to the Pan-Hellenic strike of POSE - IKA and POPOKP.

Global Health Day 2021 Statement: On the 7th of April, we celebrate Global Health. The COVID-19 pandemic has showed us how vital health and care services are to our lives and our societies.

The pandemic is causing high numbers of infections, hospitalisations and death in the countries of the constituency.

The EU health union is a priority to ensure there is a better and more coordinated response to cross-border health threats and pandemics.

(PRESS RELEASE - 29 March 2021) Inclusion of hazardous drugs in EU legislation, supported by the European Parliament, majority of Member States and consensus of stakeholders and responses to independent report published by the European Commission.

EPSU together with the NGOs Age Platform and the European Disability Forum organized an event to call on the European Parliament to investigate the shortcomings and mistakes made that led to the tragic spike of deaths in care homes across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Belgian trade union confederations of FGTB/ABVV and CSC/ACV are on strike 29 March. The unions demand higher pay.