Public Services
Promoting and protecting public services in Europe
EPSU wants to see a European Union that recognizes and supports the role of public services in contributing to sustainable development and quality of life. In an increasingly integrated Europe it is important to tackle issues such as tax dumping and cut-throat competition, which put pressure on public services and concentrate increasing amounts of wealth in fewer and fewer hands. Fair and progressive taxation, good governance and effective regulation are needed to guarantee quality public services for all.
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Oct. 27, 2011
Trading away public services – How the EU handles its FTA negotiations
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), the Austrian trade union federation (OGB) office in Brussels and organisations of the Canadian civil society organise a press conference to present the study “Public services in bilateral free trade agreements of the EU” carried out by Professor Markus Krajewski, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Jun. 25, 2005
Stop the GATS power play against citizens of the world ! joint statement
The trade unions and many NGOs worked on a joint statement to demand that negotiators on GATS get serious on taking workers and citizens interests into account, and to prevent that countries get pressured into accepting unfair deals.