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Jun. 23, 2023

Pythagoras’ theorem may not have changed but teachers had to reinvent their methods during the pandemic (Drazen Zigic / shutterstock.com)

Public services key to a Europe ‘beyond growth’

Europe must reject a return to austerity and support the workers who promote social wellbeing.

Oct. 07, 2020

World Day for Decent Work 2020

World Day for Decent Work: A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience

The pandemic created enormous challenges for all workers, both in the public and private sectors.

May. 12, 2020

The Future is Public cover publication EPSU

New book released on remunicipalisation - The Future is Public

Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change.

Dec. 06, 2019

Public Future Conference 4-5 December 2019, Amsterdam

The Future is Public – Democratic Ownership of the Economy

With hundreds examples of people taking control of local public services, bringing public services back in public ownership is gaining momentum across the world.

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

Aug. 03, 2018

EPSU-ETUI Seminar Defending and promoting public services, 4-6 July 2018, Kiljava, Finland

Defending and promoting public services - EPSU/ETUI seminar

Twenty-nine participants from EPSU affiliates in 16 countries met in Kiljava in southern Finland at the beginning of July in a two-and-a-half day seminar on public services and privatisation.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

Aug. 07, 2013

UK: campaigning for public services and against privatisation

"We own it" is a new campaigning group set up in the UK to argue for public services and challenge the idea that the private sector can do things more

Aug. 07, 2013

Finland: municipalities bring services back in-house

(August 2013) A survey by the Soste social sector organisation aimed at senior employees in the mainly municipal social and health care sector, found more than a third saying that

Aug. 07, 2013

Europe: research exposes negative effects of private health

Why private sector health kills more than it cures - countering arguments in favour of privatisation is a briefing paper by the PSIRU research organisation that provides a wealth of

Aug. 07, 2013

UK: Campaigning for public services and against privatisation

(August 2013) ["We own it"->http://weownit.org.uk/] is a new campaigning group set up in the UK to argue for public services and challenge the idea that the private sector can do

Aug. 07, 2013

Finland: municipalities bring services back in-house

(August 2013) A survey by the Soste social sector organisation aimed at senior employees in the mainly municipal social and health care sector, found more than a third saying that

Aug. 07, 2013

Europe: how outsourcing waste public resources

A new report by the LO trade union confederation in Norway puts together research evidence that concludes that competitive tendering of public services delivers neither lower costs nor better services.

Aug. 07, 2013

Europe: research exposes negative effects of private health

(August 2013) Why private sector health kills more than it cures - countering arguments in favour of privatisation is a briefing paper by the PSIRU research organisation that provides a

Jul. 12, 2012

Europe: a trend to remunicipalisation?

After many years when privatisation, contracting-out and outsourcing have been the dominant trends across the public services, there is now increasing evidence, particularly in the municipal sector – including water