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Mar. 27, 2023

EPSU Central Europe and Western Balkans constituency meeting March 2023

Central Europe – Western Balkan unions express solidarity with Hungarian childcare workers action

The Hungarian childcare workers are demanding negotiations with the government on a new pay structure with the government.

Dec. 12, 2021

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.

Apr. 06, 2021

12 March 2021 EPSU Constituency meeting Central Europe

EPSUs’ Central European and Western Balkan Constituency of unions: vaccinations, vaccinations...

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

Feb. 17, 2021

The 4 EPSU Constituencies meet in January and February 2021

The impact of the pandemic on public service workers – meeting over 120 union leaders in Central and Eastern Europe constituencies

The union leaders met to discuss how the pandemic and the measures to contain it are effecting workers during several events.

Dec. 12, 2019

Will Croatian EU Presidency boost transparency in the Council of the EU?

EPSU and several other trade unions and organisations have sent an open letter to the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Croatian MEPs and the Croatian Permanent Representation to the EU

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.

Jun. 28, 2018

2018 June epsucob@NEWS 13

Childcare workers mobilise over pension age increase

Croatia

The SOMK education, culture and media union organised demonstrations in Zagreb and Rijeka to protest against plans to raise the retirement age for childcare workers from 65 to 67. The union argues that the change fails to recognise the nature of work in the sector and the increasing mental and physical demands made on childcare workers. EPSU sent a message of solidarity as did the BDDSz childcare workers from Hungary.

Jun. 11, 2018

EPSU Solidarity message to Croatian childcare workers – for decent pay and pensions

Workers in childcare have physically demanding work, are exposed to stressful situations and burn-outs are common making an increase of the pension age to 67 impossible to accept, says SOMK.

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.

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