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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

Utilities, Outsourcing, Economic Policy

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May. 29, 2005

OUTSOURCING Consultation

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Mar. 07, 2006

German unions fight outsourcing in Swedish energy company Vattenfall - Strike action threatened

Press Communication: Brussels Immediate release, 7 March 2006 The European energy sector is in profound turmoil. Already 50 billion Euro's have been squandered on take-overs and mergers, and not returned

Nov. 03, 2009

Slovakian Gas trade union strikes over outsourcing

(3 November 2009) EPSU affiliated union POZ called for a strike on 2 November in Gas company SPP (partly owned by GdFSuez ..) to protest against the outsourcing of the

Oct. 05, 2016

Greek water struggle will continue say unions and water movements

The Greek Parliament voted to partly privatize the water companies of Athens and Thessaloniki 27 September 2016.

Dec. 20, 2018

Right to Energy for all Europeans

Regulated prices remain in the toolbox to protect Europeans from market failure

On 19 December 2018, the European Parliament and the Council reached a compromise agreement on the Electricity Market Design Directive, finally wrapping up the “clean energy for all Europeans” package.

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.

Nov. 09, 2021

8 November 2021 - COP26 Glasgow, Launch UNISON Report 'Getting to Net Zero in Public Services'

Public services, climate action and how austerity will kill our planet

For countries to become zero Co2 emitters they have to address the emissions from the public services. Unison, one of the UK public service unions, researched what this would mean for the UK. A new report published on the occasion of COP26 in Glasgow.

May. 18, 2022

EPSU reaction on Re-power EU

EPSU reaction on RePower EU - Temporary fixes and a missed opportunity for deeper reforms

At a time where our energy supply faces major interlinked crisis of climate, war and poverty, the European Commission has presented a RePower EU package

Nov. 24, 2022

Energy

European energy ministers cannot waste more time

Europe’s energy ministers are gathering in Brussels on Thursday, 24 November for an Extraordinary Council to discuss the ongoing energy crisis.

Mar. 15, 2023

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Proposed reform is a band-aid for a failing electricity market

The European Commission’s newly published draft proposal to reform the EU’s electricity market design delivers only superficial changes to the current electricity market design.

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.

Apr. 03, 2024

on the European Commission Recommendation for a 2040 emissions reduction target

Quality public services are essential to achieving EU decarbonisation targets

EPSU has published its position on the Commission’s new 2040 climate targets.

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.