Mar. 15, 2024 Waste, organising, and digitalisation: local and regional government standing committee meets At its 62nd meeting, the LRG Standing Committee defined its priorities for 2024 in line with the program of action of the 2019 EPSU Congress in Dublin.
Mar. 14, 2024 Towards a just transition: 60th EPSU Utilities standing committee The committee discussed, amongst others, strategies to address the energy crisis, related green and social challenges and EU climate target for 2040.
Dec. 15, 2023 COP28: new wins for workers and an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but no explicit commitments After two weeks of tough negotiations, COP28 has just concluded with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner.
Nov. 22, 2023 EPSU: “Don’t water down the polluter-pays principle” EPSU has signed a joint statement on the polluter-pays principle for the Wastewater Treatment Directive.
Oct. 30, 2023 People over polluters rally organised by the Fossil Free Politics coalition The Fossil Free Politics coalition launched its People over Polluters declaration at a rally in Brussels in front of the European Commission.
Oct. 30, 2023 Decarbonization, European Parliament elections and energy transition updates at the Utilities Standing Committee The 59th meeting of the Standing Committee on Utilities took place on 4 October.
Sep. 26, 2023 EPSU joins EU Blue Deal event to advocate for Right to Water Amid growing concerns about water scarcity and the urgent need for sustainable water management, EPSU participated in a recent event titled ‘EU Blue Deal — a plan for the future of our water.’
Jul. 20, 2023 Right to Water and the EU Blue Deal in the European Economic and Social Committee Due to climate change, people in Europe experience more and more severe heatwaves, flooding, and scarcity issues.
Mar. 30, 2023 International Day of Zero Waste: Europe needs a social and cultural transformation The transition towards a circular economy is a flagship policy of the EU’s Green Deal – but it cannot be achieved without quality jobs based on collective bargaining.
Mar. 15, 2023 Proposed reform is a band-aid for a failing electricity market The European Commission’s newly published draft proposal to reform the EU’s electricity market design delivers only superficial changes to the current electricity market design.
Mar. 09, 2023 Energy, waste and water unions meet in Brussels for the 58th EPSU Utilities committee On March 1st trade unions from across Europe met in Brussels to discuss developments in the energy, waste and water sector.
Feb. 14, 2023 Energy Charter Treaty: time to move from reform to exit The European Commission says that an EU exit from the Energy Charter Treaty seems “unavoidable”, recommending a joint EU withdrawal.
Jul. 29, 2022 EU agrees to cut gas consumption - a right to energy and just transition more urgent than ever European Union energy ministers agreed to commit to cut national gas consumption in an extraordinary council session held on Tuesday, 26 July.
Jul. 13, 2022 Energy Charter Treaty reform: it’s time to rewrite the rules 24 years on from its legal enforcement and 14 negotiation rounds, the little-known Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a representation of an outdated era of fossil fuel protection.
May. 18, 2022 EPSU reaction on RePower EU - Temporary fixes and a missed opportunity for deeper reforms At a time where our energy supply faces major interlinked crisis of climate, war and poverty, the European Commission has presented a RePower EU package