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Feb. 17, 2011

Climate change: Voicing the concerns of workers in energy, water and waste

(17 February 2011) The trade unions discussed the implications of climate change on public services and in particular on energy, water and waste. The [recommendations of a study->http://www.epsu.org/IMG/pdf/PP-dupressoir-confsept-final.pdf] were debated

May. 28, 2005

General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) - Mode 4 negotiations (movement of physical persons)

European Economic and Social Committee, Group II - Selection of the opinions adopted by the EESC Plenary session on 8 and 9 June 2005

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.

Feb. 17, 2003

PSI-EPSU team met with Pascal Lamy, the Eur Union Trade Commissioner, to discuss our concerns GATS negotiations on February 17, 2003.

GATS, PSI-EPSU AND PASCAL LAMY - 17 February 2003

A PSI-EPSU team of eight elected and appointed officers met with Pascal Lamy, the European Union Trade Commissioner, to discuss our concerns about the current GATS negotiations on February 17, 2003.

Jun. 30, 2001

Resolution on Trade in Services

The European Regional Executive Committee of Public Services International, EUREC, meeting in Geneva on April 18-19, 2001, having discussed the World Trade Organisation, WTO's, General Agreement on Trade in Services, GATS, adopts the following policy:

May. 30, 2005

ETUC calls on Commission to reconsider its position over GATS

The ETUC has requested the Commission to reconsider its current negotiating position in GATS and to change its negotiating tactics.

Jun. 05, 2005

EU Benchmark approach rejected by trade unions

The European Commission has proposed to follow a benchmark approach in the GATS negotiations of the WTO. The EU non-paper argues that there is a crisis in the GATS negotiations

Sep. 25, 2005

Shrinking gains of trade liberalisation

We are often told that trade liberalisation is positive and a win-win situation for developing as well as developed countries. That is why the round of negotiations to lower trade

Nov. 15, 2005

GATS: ETUC and NGOs organize action 21 November

The ETUC and several NGOs are organizing a demonstration 21 November 2005 in Brussels. The demo will put pressure on the Council and Commission.

Nov. 01, 2005

ETUC Executive Committee adopts resolution on WTO and GATS

Position of ETUC on the 6th WTO Ministerial conference - (13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong)

Nov. 28, 2005

Stop the WTO negotiations! Save jobs!

A large group of trade unions and NGOs has signed up to a statement on the Doha Development Round. It is called a recipe for the massive destruction of livelihoods, mass unemployment and the degradation of work.

Feb. 06, 2006

EU liberalises public services beyond its borders

A new paper on the European Neighbourhood Policy explores how this policy affects public services in neighbourhood countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Balkans and North Africa.

Mar. 25, 2006

US state of Maine Opts-out of GATS and goes for social procurement

The US state of Maine has followed Oregon in demanding extensive carve-outs from the WTO-GATS, current negotiations as well as existing commitments.

May. 13, 2011

EU Trade and public services

Joint EPSU/Arbeiterkammer (AK) Austria study on the protection and role of public services in bilateral trade agreements.

Sep. 08, 2011

Canada-EU Free Trade negotiations: Trading away Public Services?

7 November 2011: Seminar of the Pitfalls and Prospects for the Protection of Public Services in Bilateral Free Trade Agreements.