Trade
Date
May. 17, 2016
EPSU and large group of NGOs demand governments to reject EU Trade Secrets Directive
The European Commission proposed more protection for commercial secrets in a draft Directive. Despite pressure from concerned unions and broad civil society, the European Parliament and Council negotiated about the directive.
Mar. 02, 2016
EPSU-ETUI training seminar on liberalisation of public services in EU trade agreements
Report of discussions and issues raised in the seminar Training Trade Union activists for European Actions: "preventing the liberalisation of public services in CETA, TTIP and beyond” - 2-4 March 2016, London,UK
Feb. 03, 2016
Keeping public services out of trade deals
EPSU, Social Platform, the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services (CEEP) and ETUC welcome the European Parliament's call for the full exclusion of public services in the Trade in Services Agreement, also known as TiSA.
Dec. 16, 2015
With Food security poorest nations on agenda Ministers WTO, EPSU, PSI, many others demand: Do not abandon development
The Ministers of WTO countries are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya 15-18 December 2015. There are reasons to believe that the developed countries might abandon the development mandate.