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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

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Sep. 03, 2020

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EPSU Report 'Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy'

Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy. A new EPSU report

A new report commissioned by EPSU highlights the crucial role and often high-risk labour of the workers involved, who have largely been ignored in both research and policies relating to the circular economy.

Sep. 19, 2019

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Going public the failure of energy liberalisation report EPSU - PSIRU September 2019

Going Public: A Decarbonised, Affordable and Democratic Energy System for Europe new EPSU report

A brand new publication on the liberalisation of energy systems in Europe over the past 20 years is out.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Nov. 28, 2018

EPSU advocacy paper in a failed liberalised EU electricity market regulated prices are still needed to protect domestic households, November 2018

Regulated electricity prices are still needed!

In a failed liberalised EU electricity market regulated prices are still needed to protect domestic households.

Oct. 30, 2018

social partners in the electricity sector - report Skills needs cover

Skills needs, developments, vocational education and training systems in the changing electricity sector

The European social partners for the electricity sector—industriAll European Trade Union and the EuropeanPublic Service Union (EPSU), representing the trade unions, and Eurelectric, representing the electricity-sector employers—have identified the skills needs for the electricity sector and education and trainingsystems as a priority for their joint work.

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Nov. 30, 2017

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Building the European Federation of Public Service Unions The history of EPSU (1978 – 2016) by Carola Fischbach-Pyttel

EPSU and ETUI have published a unique book. It is the first to describe in detail the development of a European trade union federation.

May. 17, 2017

Right to Energy for all Europeans to be promoted at the European Parliament

Joint policy paper published by EAPN and EPSU - Today nearly 11% of the European Union’s population faces a situation of energy poverty.

Oct. 15, 2015

EURELECTRIC/IndustriAll Europe/EPSU Joint position on New Energy Market Design

EURELECTRIC/IndustriAll Europe/EPSU Joint position on New Energy Market Design The European Commission opened its Public Consultation on a new Energy Market Design on 15 July 2015. The consultation is part

Sep. 22, 2015

EURELECTRIC/IndustriAll Europe/EPSU Joint Position on addressing measures to mitigate social impacts

COP21 UN Climate Change Conference (22 September 2015) Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges our generation faces. It will shape the way the power industry runs business

Jul. 24, 2014

Climate Change – what priorities for sustainable development ?

Climate change is the largest single threat to current and future generations. Many are seriously worried about these climate changes, which afflict everybody to different degrees. It is the poor

Jul. 22, 2014

Utilities (PUT): a key driver for sustainable development

The Utilities sector faces many structural changes due to global developments, regulatory decisions and technological innovation and also the way public authorities and employers react to these changes.

Jan. 22, 2014

First follow-up of Joint position on the social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility

European Social Dialogue Committee for the Electricity Sector, EURELECTRC/industriAll Europe/ EPSU Positive actions on Training/Health & safety/Equal opportunity & Diversity (22 January 2014) Following the 2009 Joint Statement on the

Dec. 17, 2013

Social partners stress just transition and targets for EU climate change and energy policy

(18 December 2013) The employers and unions in the EU electricity industry reached a joint position on the proposals of the European Commission with regard to the EU 2030 Framework

Oct. 16, 2013

Proposal to establish a working group on promoting sector social dialogue in the countries of the Energy Community

Adopted by the social partners on 13 Septembre 2013 Working group of the electricity sectoral social dialogue committee: Promoting the social dialogue in the countries of the Energy Community The