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May. 25, 2022

Fiscal reforms that fall flat ITUC publication

Fiscal reforms that fall flat – tax reform in Central and Eastern Europe

A new publication of the ITUC, the international trade union confederation, reveals how flat taxes favour the wealthy and do not deliver for working families and our communities.

Dec. 12, 2021

Judgment by the European Court of Justice delivers significant blow to Energy Charter Treaty

Judgment by the European Court of Justice delivers significant blow to Energy Charter Treaty

(Update) The negotiations to reform the Energy Charter Treaty are failing as a recent analysis of Investigate Europe shows.

Aug. 03, 2021

2021 EPSU Collective Bargaining News August No.16

Health workers’ protest while utility workers get 15% pay rise

The five national trade union confederations sent a solidarity message to the MESZK chamber of healthcare professionals in support of its protest march in Budapest on 31 July. The demonstrators called for pay increases for nurses in line with those already awarded to doctors and argued this was crucial to help stem the migration of nurses to western Europe. Earlier this year the five confederations also came together to file a complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the government’s imposition of new legislation which removes the rights to negotiate and take strike action

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Dec. 09, 2020

EPSU Executive Committee November 2020

EPSU Executive discussed strategies to change society and our economy Post-Covid and decided for a Joint Action Day on 23 June 2021

The impact of the pandemic on health and social services workers is huge.

Nov. 05, 2020

Central Europe and Western Balkans constituency meeting October 2020

Constituency Central Europe and Western Balkan: Unions see dramatic increases in COVID19 cases

Like in other constituencies unions were reporting on the impact of the Corona-virus pandemic on their countries.

Apr. 12, 2019

Presidium of the 4. Congress RETUN-SEE in Belgrade, 11 April 2019 - EPSU GS joins energy unions South East Europe

Energy unions South East Europe consider climate change, restructuring and bargaining

With all the countries of South East Europe being members of the Energy Community, the impact of European Union energy policies is felt beyond the borders of the EU.

Nov. 23, 2017

Unions demand respect for workers’ rights, high quality public services, functioning social dialogue from Eastern Partnership

The European Union is meeting with leaders of the Eastern Partnership countries, 24 November.

Aug. 30, 2017

East-West wage convergence stalls

Research published today by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) shows that progress towards closing the wage gap between East and West in the European Union came to a halt in 2008.

Jun. 23, 2017

HU Pay Rise statement all logos

Hungarian public sector workers need a pay rise

EPSU has joined with its Hungarian affiliates in calling for a long overdue pay rise across the public sector. While different groups of workers have seen some increases in pay in recent years, there has been no across-the-board pay rise for all workers for nine years.

Mar. 31, 2017

EPSU’s South East Europe constituency meeting tackles gender equality, recruitment and collective bargaining

EPSU’s south east European Constituency meeting, which met in Sofia 28-29 March 2017, held in-depth discussions on the persistence of the gender pay gap and what could be done to reduce inequality through collective bargaining.