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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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Apr. 03, 2024

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EPSU urges vote against EU’s new fiscal rules

EPSU has joined the ETUC and other trade union and civil society organisations in rejecting new EU rules on public finance that threaten a return to austerity.

Apr. 27, 2023

Health care

Will EU’s new fiscal rules hinder urgent action on staffing crises?

Public service federation EPSU is concerned that the proposed reform of the European Union’s fiscal rules, published yesterday, might undermine national action to address the widespread staffing shortages across a broad range of public services in Europe – in health and social care, the justice system, childcare, tax administrations, utilities and more.

Feb. 28, 2023

Eurogroup

Union challenges bank’s inflation analysis

EPSU affiliate, IPSO, the main trade union at the European Central Bank (ECB), has challenged the institution’s approach to inflation both in relation to its own employees and the wider economy.

Oct. 04, 2022

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Outsourcing is ‘hollowing out’ public administrations: new EPSU report

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Apr. 12, 2021

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EPSU raises concerns about the termination of employment contracts in European Asylum Support Office

EPSU has sent a letter to European Commission representatives about the termination of employment contracts of 40 temporary workers at EASO operations in Italy.

Sep. 26, 2019

EPSU Congress June 2019 Programme of Action leaflet

EPSU Congress : Programme of Action

This programme of action highlights the main priorities for EPSU over the next Congress period and is set out on the basis of three main themes

Aug. 06, 2019

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Analysis finds Commission study hinting at further push on privatisation

Research on public assets published by the European Commission fails to capture realistically their role in society and the economy according to a briefing produced for EPSU.

Apr. 11, 2019

EFISTU reports

Reports put spotlight on public services and social dialogue in European Semester

Two reports published today provide an insight into how the European Semester deals with public service issues and the extent to which trade unions have a role in the process.

May. 11, 2017

Quality Employment and Quality Public Services in the Prison Services Sector conference 10 May 2017

Austerity has a negative impact on Europe’s prison services and disheartens staff

Europe’s austerity policies continue to have an extremely negative impact on employment conditions within the prison service sector.

Jul. 15, 2016

ETUC final statement on the next steps after the UK referendum

European trade unions fight for workers' rights in aftermath brexit.Leaders of European Trade unions in the ETUC met UK unionists to discuss the consequences of BREXIT. The extraordinary committee adopted

May. 17, 2016

Time is running

EPSU Joins Civil Society Calling on European Leaders to Keep Promise To Tax Banks

A massive coalition of organisations, representing 140 million European citizens, is demanding that Heads of States and Finance Ministers keep their promises and agree an ambitious financial transactions tax (FTT) in June.