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Oct. 27, 2011
Trading away public services – How the EU handles its FTA negotiations
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), the Austrian trade union federation (OGB) office in Brussels and organisations of the Canadian civil society organise a press conference to present the study “Public services in bilateral free trade agreements of the EU” carried out by Professor Markus Krajewski, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Feb. 22, 2013
Concessions Directive moves behind closed doors - We need to continue public debate says EPSU
(Press release - Brussels 22 February 2013) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) is disappointed that the concessions Directive will go to trialogue in which small delegations of
Mar. 23, 2010
European Commission turns blind eye to failing public-private partnerships, says new report
A new report by the Public Service International Research Unit cautions the European Commission against enthusiastically endorsing public-private partnerships, contending that PPPs, as they are known, do not supplement public spending – they absorb it.