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Newsletter 6 October 2009

Oct. 05, 2009

EPSU gears up for Migration Seminar in Athens

The EPSU [workshop on migration ->http://www.epsu.org/a/5467], jointly hosted by the National Administration and Local government sections will take place on 3-4 November in Athens. Over 30 participants have already registered

Oct. 05, 2009

Ireland votes YES for LISBON – Good news for public service users as Treaty outlines obligation to protect Universal Access

The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) has stated that Ireland’s YES vote on the Lisbon Referendum is; “A positive step for public services”.

Oct. 02, 2009

World Day for Decent Work 7 October

(2 October 2009) 7 October is the [World Day for Decent Work ->http://www.wddw.org/] (WDDW), organised by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). EPSU is [monitoring the effects that the economic

Oct. 01, 2009

Gastein Health Forum debates Health and the economic crisis

(3 October 2009, Austria) [The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) -> http://www.ehfg.org/congress.html?&L=0 ] took place in Bad Hofgastein from 30 September to 3 October 2009. 600 participants from the areas

Sep. 30, 2009

Transnational agreements move forward

(30 September 2009) The EPSU EWC coordinators group considered a number of texts on the procedures and mandates to arrive at transnational agreements. Large consensus was achieved and the way

Sep. 30, 2009

Public Utilities Standing Committee Report 29 September

(30 September 2009) The members of the Public Utilities Standing Committee considered the proposed action plan based on the resolution adopted at the 8th EPSU Congress, in June. Intense and

Sep. 29, 2009

Local Government Standing Committee report 24 September 2009

(24 September 2009, Brussels) At its meeting on 24 September, EPSU’s local and regional government committee unanimously elected Anders Hammarback SKTF, Chair, and Jose Manuel Marques, STAL Portugal and {{Heather