Migration, Energy
Fighting for the rights of migrants and asylum-seekers
Migration has major implications for public services not least because of the significant contribution of migrant workers to the provision of public services in many European countries. Thousands of public service employees across Europe work in areas related to migrations and asylum-seeking. Unfortunately, the European and national response to asylum-seekers has often fallen pitifully short of what should be expected from one of the wealthiest regions in the world and EPSU has been arguing hard for a change of approach, criticising the European Union’s policies which continue to focus on tightening borders, pushing back refugees and outsourcing asylum duties to third countries. EPSU, along with PSI, has also been calling for an end to privatisation and increased public investment in the public services that are vital to ensure the safe and effective integration of migrants and asylum-seekers into society. This briefing, prepared for EPSU's 2019 Congress provides some background on EPSU's activities in this area.
Social Implications of the Internal Market for Electricity - Visegrad Conference (19-20/09/03))
EURELECTRIC, Union of the Electricity Industry EPSU, European Federation of Public Service Unions EMCEF, European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation Press Release - 19 September 2003 “Visegrad Conference on
Did Commission get it wrong? New package addresses failures of Internal Market for electricity and gas (11/12/2003)
The European Commission adopted a package of measures to address the failures of the internal market for electricity and gas on 9 December 2003. The proposals for Directives are a
Social Implications of the Internal Market for Electricity - Balkan Regional Conference (7-8/11/03)
EURELECTRIC, Union of the Electricity Industry EPSU, European Federation of Public Service Unions EMCEF, European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation Press Release - 7 November 2003 Electricity Sector Social
Social Implications of the internal market in electricity, Tallinn Conference (21-22/11/03)
ELECTRICITY SECTOR SOCIAL PARTNERS HOLD BALTIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNAL MARKET IN ELECTRICITY 21-22 NOVEMBER 2003, TALLINN Representatives of employers and trade unions from Estonia
Europe's energy workers step up action for public services and support Bulgarian unions (3 May 2004)
The unions organising electricity workers in CITUB and Podkrepa, the two Bulgarian trade union confederations, will take regional and national action 3 and 12 May. The unions are protesting ill