Transparency & Corruption, Information & consultation

EPSU has signed an open letter to the upcoming Portuguese EU Council Presidency on corporate influence and transparency.

The verdict of the General Court in the case of European Public Service Union (EPSU) v Commission (T-310/18) is continuing to cause concerns due to its chilling effect on the European social dialogue.

On 3 December 2020, 40 delegates from trade unions (TUNED) and employers in central and federal governments (EUPAE) adopted a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the EU social dialogue committee.

Today, Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU general secretary, took part in webinar jointly organised by the ETUC /ETUFs and MEP Gabriele Bischoff, in the framework of the action week for more democracy at work.

Yesterday, the EPSU Executive Committee received a report about the negotiations between the Special Negotiating Body and the French multinational company ORPEA.

Together with 90 other organisations EPSU highlighted the conflict of interest in the awarding of a public policy contract to BlackRock Investment Management in April this year.

The European Commission appointed Andrea Nahles, former German Labour Minister as special advisor for social dialogue.

The public hearing in front of the Grand Chamber took place 26 October 2020.

In March 2020, the European Trade Union Federations [ETUFs] published joint guidelines for EWC, SNB and SE Works Council members and coordinators on how these bodies should operate during and deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

A group of private water operators tried to block the discussion of the report on “The Privatisation of Water and Sanitation Services” of the United Nations (U.N.). 150 organisations including EPSU and PSI intervened to keep it on the agenda.

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

European workers are facing the massive social and economic consequences brought by the pandemic.

A group of organisations have sent a letter to European Commission President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Vice-President Jourová, and Commissioner-designate McGuinness to urge them to address the matter of “revolving doors”

The EPSU case vs the European Commission (T310/18) attracts attention in the legal and academic community.

The EU pillar of social rights says that ALL workers in the EU should have information and consultation rights, but the European Commission denies them to people working in public administrations.