Public Services
Promoting and protecting public services in Europe
EPSU wants to see a European Union that recognizes and supports the role of public services in contributing to sustainable development and quality of life. In an increasingly integrated Europe it is important to tackle issues such as tax dumping and cut-throat competition, which put pressure on public services and concentrate increasing amounts of wealth in fewer and fewer hands. Fair and progressive taxation, good governance and effective regulation are needed to guarantee quality public services for all.
Date
Mar. 17, 2005
Devastating critique of EU evaluation of SGI: Commission manipulates results
March 2005, Evaluating the impact of liberalisation on public services, a critique of the European Commission 2004 report “Horizontal Evaluation of The Performance of Network Industries Providing Services of General Economic Interest” EC SEC(2004) 866 - by David Hall, Director, PSIRU
Dec. 08, 2004
Launch of European campaign on implementation of new EU public procurement Directives
EPSU has joined forces with environmental, social and fair trade NGOs, social enterprises, city networks to make sure that EU public procurement directives adopted last year are transposed into national law in a way that social, ethical and environmental considerations can be included in public procurement processes.
Nov. 12, 2004
Service Directive - 10 Reasons why EPSU says NO to the proposed directive on services in the internal market
A public hearing of the European Parliament (EP) committee on the internal market and consumer protection took place on 11 November 2004, at which a debate on the draft Directive was held.
Jan. 15, 2004
PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES RECOGNISED BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN KEY VOTE
In a clear rebuke to aggressive lobbying by private sector interests, Parliament reversed, in plenary vote, the negative position of its Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the Green Paper on Services of General Interest.