Gas

A new report on energy poverty has revealed that a majority of EU countries are unable to keep their citizens warm this winter.

On 2 October, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Utilities which drew together EPSU affiliates from across the continent, including representatives from Russia.

Trade unions, anti-poverty associations and environmental NGOs met with Members of the European Parliament. Awareness on the causes and consequences of energy poverty has been increasing for a decade

On 11 September 2018, the Commission, the Council and the Parliament meet in Strasbourg for the second round of trilogue negotiations of the redesign of the electricity market.

This week the European Parliament voted its position on the electricity market directive, missing the last opportunity to include a comprehensive definition of energy poverty in the new 2030 EU Energy Package.

During the standing committee on Utilities, which took place on 22 March, several key issues were addressed by EPSU and its affiliates.

In the last few months the European Commission, with its fourth energy package « clean energy for all Europeans » has called for the end of regulated tariffs for all domestic users within five years.

(26 June 2017) Last week European Civil Society organisations sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament calling on them to defend the right to energy. The letter, signed by anti-poverty associations, environmental NGOs and trade unions, pointed out that, in one of the richest regions in

Joint policy paper published by EAPN and EPSU - Today nearly 11% of the European Union’s population faces a situation of energy poverty.

This week the Right to Energy coalition organised an European event with over 100 participants from 20 countries and several European organisations.

Today the European trade union federations, industriAll European Trade Union and EPSU, and the industry association Eurogas, restarted their European Social Dialogue in the gas sector

On 28 October 2019, The European trade union federations, EPSU and IndustriAll-Europe, and the industry association Eurogas, restarted their European Social Dialogue in the gas sector, which has been dormant since 2012.

The European inter-sectoral social partners Business Europe/ UEAPME/ CEEP and ETUC signed an Agreement on violence at work, 26 April 2007. The agreement aims at establishing a general framework at the European level to be implemented by the members of the signatory parties, including their members

The members of the Sectorial social dialogue committee Gas want to point out their reflections on the ECOTEC study. While Eurogas, EMCEF and EPSU underline the importance of a stable and prospective growth and employment in the gas industry they also accentuate the need to prepare for future