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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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Mar. 15, 2024

EPSU Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, February 2024, Brussels

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.

Oct. 03, 2023

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Asbestos Directive: mandatory decontamination a win for firefighters

Today the European Parliament voted on the deal agreed with Member States on the revision of the Directive on Protecting Workers from Asbestos.

Mar. 22, 2022

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EPSU calls on the Commission to stop asbestos deaths

EPSU believes that we need a binding legislative initiative at EU level and we urge the European Commission to move forward with a comprehensive legislative package to protect workers from asbestos.

May. 19, 2021

Documents Firefighters' Network

2021 draft report on asbestos - posted 14/04 EPSU firefighters and emergency services workers - Adaptation to climate change - posted 19/05

May. 06, 2020

EPSU meeting with Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius on Circular Economy

EPSU meets EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to discuss Circular Economy Action Plan

The European Commission adopted a European union circular economy action plan in March 2020. EPSU organised a discussion with Virginijus Sinkevičius, the Commissioner responsible.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

May. 30, 2019

APSE

Insourcing services - more evidence and arguments from the UK

A new report by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) in the UK provides further evidence of the trend towards and benefits of insourcing public services.

Apr. 30, 2018

Public sector unions clinch final deal to complete negotiations

At around 21.00 on Friday night an agreement was secured in the state sector, marking the fourth and final deal covering all public sector workers across Denmark.