Transparency & Corruption

Jul. 15, 2016

Trade unions & NGOs meet to achieve real public country-by-country reporting by multinationals

Brussels 15 July 2016

Jun. 29, 2016

EPSU Executive Committee members support Luxleaks whistleblower Antoine Deltour

LuxLeaks trial reminds that whistleblowers need EU legal protection, says trade union coalition

Press Statement  (Brussels 29 June 2016) The Luxembourg court condemned on 29 June LuxLeaks whistleblowers Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet, former employees at PWC, to 1

Oct. 05, 2015

ETUC Congress calls for more transparency in public contracts

(5 October 2015) The ETUC Congress gave firm backing to EPSU’s demand that the details of all public contracts should be made public to allow for proper scrutiny.

May. 11, 2015

EPSU joins effort to achieve a proper transparency mechanism

(11 May 2015) The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) has sent today an open letter to the European Commission Vice President (Frans Timmermans) asking to create an EU

Mar. 23, 2015

EPSU supports demands changes to EU Trade Secrets Directive and need for specific whistleblower protection

(23 March 2015) The Barosso European Commission known for its adament Pro-Business positions issued a

Nov. 12, 2014

EPSU affiliate Union Syndicale's open letter to European Ombudsman: regulate revolving door

(12 November 2014) Campaigners have revealed how high level Commission officials and Commissioners seek lucrative jobs as consultants afrer their careers in the European Commission.

Oct. 22, 2014

European Parliament follows EPSU and transparency campaigners position: freeze of EC experts groups budget

(22 October 2014) The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of freezing the budgets of the Commission's problematic Expert Groups, 22 October.

Sep. 26, 2014

Trade Unions and civil society organisations demand budget freeze on expert groups

(26 September 2014) Civil Society organisations and trade unions (national and European) have sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament demanding another freeze of the budget of expert group

Aug. 29, 2014

New Commission must end corporate dominance of EU expert groups

(Brussels 29 August 2014) New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker needs to tackle the persistent over-representation of corporate interests in European Commission ‘expert groups’ warn

May. 22, 2014

"Unions are key in fighting for a transparent Europe," Interview with Olivier Hoedeman of Corporate Europe Observatory

9th EPSU Congress, 20 - 23 May 2014 - Toulouse - Day 3

Mar. 03, 2014

Ukraine: Federation of Trade Unions calls on government to address unfair income distribution and corruption

(3 March 2014) The Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) was held on 27 February.

Oct. 21, 2013

Looking for real transparency – an open letter to the European Commission's Chief Scientist

(21 October 2013) EPSU is part of the Alter-EU coalition that strives for more transparency of lobbying in EU policy.

Mar. 11, 2013

No progress in reforming EU expert groups says Alter-EU

(11 March 2013) A new report (see below) of Alter-EU, the European network that strives towards more transparency of EU decision-making and of which EPSU is a member, shows

Feb. 27, 2013

Protect public interest research - not corporate welfare, organisations tell European Parliament

(27 February 2013) In an open letter sent to Members of the European Parliament and Member States of the EU, 20 organisations such as EPSU request that the €10 billion budget cut foreseen to the EU' 2

Nov. 28, 2012

Secret cabal of lawyers make a killing from public services related investor-state disputes – Profiting from Injustice

(5 December 2012) The European Union is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with Canada (CETA), The negotiators are considering the inclusion of so-called arbitration mechanisms in the case o