EPSU Newsletter 2 February 2012
Feb. 02, 2012
Joint letter on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
A joint letter regarding the EU Canada trade negotiations (CETA) from the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), and the Canadian National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) and Trade Justice Network.
Feb. 01, 2012
Italian Water Movement forces Monti to respect the results of the referendum
With many actions and including civil disobedience, the Italian organizations that form the Italian Water Movement forced the Italian government of former European Commissioner Mario Monti to withdraw a proposal
Feb. 01, 2012
Unions disagree with policy recipes of the European Commission and ECB at macro-economic dialogue technical level
(1 February 2012) The macro-economic dialogue at technical level considered the economic situation in the European Union and had an exchange of views on the Annual Growth Survey 2012. Regarding
Jan. 27, 2012
Workers' group of the European Economic and Social Committee opposed the Austerity Treaty
(27 January 2012) The Treaty being negotiated between Member States of the European Union is meeting increasing opposition. The [ETUC->http://www.epsu.org/a/8389] came out against the Treaty and called for a European
Jan. 23, 2012
EPSU response to the European Commission's Green Paper relating to prison detention conditions - December 2011
There is no doubt that improving detention conditions in many of Europe’s prisons is an absolute priority. EPSU argues that central to this objective is the need to improve working
Jan. 18, 2012
EPSU writes to Italian Prime Minister Monti: respect the opinion of the people – do not liberalise water services
(18 January 2012) The Italian water movement achieved a great victory in June 2011 when millions of Italians said no to the liberalization and privatisation of water services. The European
Jan. 18, 2012
Belgian unions attack government austerity plans and announce general strike
(18 January 2012) The Brussels region of the Mouvement Ouvrier Chrétien ([MOC->http://www.moc.be/]) addressed the Belgian government austerity measures and their implications. Speakers of ACV-CSC (the union confederation), the women’s and
Jan. 16, 2012
Developing social dimension of Europe's energy policy says EPSU Committee's Presidium
(16 January 2012) Company developments, European energy policy and future prospects for the trade unions were considered in discussions of the EPSU Standing Committee Utilities Presidium on 12 January. {{Sven
Dec. 01, 2011
EPSU briefing "10 facts about public-private partnerships (PPPs)"
a briefing from the Public Services Internal Research Unit (PSIRU) on the problems that PPPs can cause. We hope that this is useful to you in the upcoming discussions on the European Commission’s (EC) legislative proposal regarding concessions, expected soon. This is likely to cover many forms of PPPs.