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Jul. 20, 2004

EPSU responds negatively to PPP Green Paper Consultation

EPSU's initial response to the Green Paper on PPPs is critical of the Commisison's narrow focus for the consultation excercise.

May. 29, 2005

OUTSOURCING Consultation

EN - FR - GE - SP - SWE - BG - CZ - HU - RO - SC - {{Draft agreement on outsourcing - Draft code of practice on

Jun. 08, 2005

Transparency Initiative of EU Commission

Mr Kallas, the Commissioner for administration, audit and anti-fraud, announced a Commission initiative to bring more transparency in the European political decision-making process on 3 March 2005. The focus is

Jun. 14, 2005

EPSU Questionnaire: Outsourcing in the Public Services

Questionnaire FSESP: L'externalisation dans les services publics EPSU Fragebogen: Outsourcing im öffentlichen Dienst Cuestionario de la FSESP: Externalización de los servicios públicos EPSU kartläggning: Outsourcing inom offentliga tjänster {EPSU affiliates

Sep. 02, 2005

McCreevy urged to correct European Commission pro-PPP bias

EPSU today urged European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Charlie McCreevy to take concrete measures to correct the 'pro-Public Private Partnership (PPP)' bias in the European Commission.

Mar. 07, 2006

German unions fight outsourcing in Swedish energy company Vattenfall - Strike action threatened

Press Communication: Brussels Immediate release, 7 March 2006 The European energy sector is in profound turmoil. Already 50 billion Euro's have been squandered on take-overs and mergers, and not returned

Mar. 15, 2006

Outsourcing prevented in Vattenfall Europe (Germany)

(30 March 2006) The German unions including Verdi have reached an agreement which prevents that outsourced companies would not have to apply the collective agreement. The unions organised a number

May. 03, 2006

European coalition challenges EU lobby rules

The European Commission has published a Green Paper on a European Transparency Initiative. This paper argues for a voluntary registration system of lobbyists. It fails to address issues of disclosure

May. 04, 2006

EPSU supports transparency campaign

The European Commission is consulting on its initiative to make lobby organisations more transparent. According to EPSU, and the large coalition of unions and NGOs this does not go far

May. 12, 2006

Suez Electrabel health and safety and outsourced services

Recently a number of fatal accidents took place involving sub-contractors which work for Suez Electrabel in Belgium, Italy and Chile. In one case the health and safety procedures were violated

May. 14, 2006

Out-sourcing a priority issue for European Works Councils, argue coordinators and EWC representatives

(Report of the meeting of 10 May 2006) Many companies in the utilities and other sectors outsource activities in different forms, including off-shoring. European Works Councils are also confronted with

Sep. 12, 2006

Outsourcing checklist

Adopted by the Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, 23 May 2006 -* Excluded services - an agreement on outsourcing could specify services which the employer would be committed

Mar. 26, 2007

Coalition: Commission Transparency Initiative is too timid

The Alter-EU coalition of which EPSU signed the founding declaration has criticised the Commission's proposal for a voluntary lobby register to ensure transparency as a step which does not go

Aug. 22, 2007

"Lobbying the EU by Committee" - new CEO briefing

New briefing shows how corporations use Commission expert groups Corporate Observatory Europe, like EPSU a member of Alter-EU coalition that argues for more transperency of lobbyists, has produced a new

Apr. 18, 2008

Study reveals: Corporate interests dominate EU policymaking expert groups

(18 April 2008) EPSU is part of the Alter-Eu coalition that advocates more transparency of EU policy making. The importance of transparency was revealed poignantly by a report of the