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(Press release. Embargoed until 23:59 2nd December 2020) The European Commission has called into question Member States’ decisions to increase wages for health care workers.

Press Release - EPSU welcomes the vote on the Drinking Water Directive recast in the European Parliament today as small step forward to realise the Human Right to Water in the EU.

Press Release - Today the European trade union federations, EPSU and industriAll, and the industry association Eurogas, adopted a common position on the Just Transition in the Green Deal.

On the 11th November, the European Commission published a proposal outlining the first steps towards a European Health Union.

European Union government leaders met to discuss the second wave of the pandemic as it hits people across Europe.

The European Council meets to discuss responses to the second wave of the pandemic Thursday, 29th October.

Press Release ( EN/FR ) - The management of the ORPEA group, Europe’s largest multinational company providing elderly and other forms of care, continues to ignore public health measures put in place by the Fench government to protect citizens’ lives.

Court Case EPSU vs EC on information and consultation rights, Luxembourg, 26 October 2020 - Media Briefing - Embargoed until 23rd October

Press release - Today a broad coalition of professional organisations, trades unions and patient groups are launching the Stop Cancer at Work Campaign

Leaders of trade unions representing health and care workers that are affiliates of the European Public Services Union (EPSU) are calling for a European week of action 26-30 October.

Today is World Mental Health Day. Earlier this year, we collaborated with the European Psychiatric Association to promote adequate mental health support for frontline workers receive.

Applause is not enough – the EU must increase its efforts to protect workers and people. EPSU supports European Parliament demands for improvements.

Today, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) released an EU study on job reductions in tax administrations that highlights the need to invest in the prevention of tax evasion and fraud.

Today, more than 40 NGOs and trade unions including EPSU, ETUC, Eurocadres, EFJ and Euromil have issued a joint statement calling upon on public authorities to protect citizens and workers who report or expose abuses

Press release The European health professionals and their students’ organisations are calling on the European Commission and the governments to support and protect healthcare professionals fighting Covid-19.