Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility

The European Commission should have concluded an updated sustainability impact assessment (SIA) before the EU-Mercosur trade deal was agreed, an inquiry by European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has found.

The EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement is a new development in a long relationship between the UK, the EU and other European countries.

Civil society groups and trade unions have jointly called upon the G20 countries to agree the waiver of intellectual property rights.

EPSU joined a dedicated hearing with social partners on the “sustainable corporate governance initiative” organised by Commission’s DG Justice and Consumers.

Europe’s union leaders met to discuss the many developments in the EU and Europe.

The EU-Ukraine summit took place in Brussels 11 February.

(Press release - 4 February) Today the WTO TRIPS Council is set to discuss patent protections in place for COVID-19 related vaccines and medical supplies.

The European and Mercosur trade unions reject the agreement in its current form.

This was the clear message from the joint PSI EPSU webinar on organised on 25 January.

The ink is hardly dry on the EU – UK trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) that was agreed end December and already the UK Government is indicating that hard-won workers rights are going to be diluted.

Close to 200 European trade union leaders joined in an online discussion and agreed several policies.

The Amazon is burning – more than ever. Indigenous peoples and small farmers are being repressed, precious ecosystems are set on fire, and monocrops and pesticides dominate the new fields.

In an open letter, which has received the support of 600 organisations from more than 90 countries plus European and international organisations, EPSU calls on governments and the EU to take action to prevent the wave of ISDS cases that put at risk an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How can we secure the public interest in global trade in services negotiations? This was the theme of an on-line exchange organised on 15 June by EPSU, AK EUROPA and ÖGB Europabüro.

We are pleased to invite you to an on-line meeting on 15 June, from 13h00 to 16h00 on “GATS reloaded: securing the public interest in global trade in services negotiations”, organised by EPSU, AK EUROPA and ÖGB Europabüro.The meeting aims to support a better understanding of the controversial issue