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May. 12, 2020

The Future is Public cover publication EPSU

New book released on remunicipalisation - The Future is Public

Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change.

Sep. 19, 2019

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Going public the failure of energy liberalisation report EPSU - PSIRU September 2019

Going Public: A Decarbonised, Affordable and Democratic Energy System for Europe new EPSU report

A brand new publication on the liberalisation of energy systems in Europe over the past 20 years is out.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

Jun. 24, 2013

Commissioner Barnier's proposal to exclude water services success for Europe's citizens

European Commissioner Barnier, responsible for the internal market and the concessions directive has announced that he will propose to the Commission to take water and sanitation services out of the scope of the directive on concessions.

Dec. 13, 2012

PAY AND OTHER SOCIAL CLAUSES IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Study on behalf of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) - Düsseldorf, December 2012 - An overview on regulation and practices with a focus on Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Dec. 13, 2012

New study on pay and other social clauses in European public procurement from EPSU

The week before an important vote in the European Parliament on public procurement, EPSU’s study provides timely insight into the importance of pay and other social clauses in public contracts

Jun. 30, 2011

Joint PR from the network for sustainable development in public procurement - key demands and messages

The Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement on the occasion of the European Commission’s Conference “modernising public procurement” on 30 June 2011 reiterate their ‘five key demands’ for the revision of the procurement Directives.

Feb. 03, 2011

New EC "Buying Social" guide: a giant step for the EC, a small step for sustainable procurement

The European Commission has launched today the long-awaited “Buying social: a guide to take account of social considerations in public procurement”.

Nov. 23, 2010

Public procurement : EPSU demands consistency from the European Commission

The European Federation of Public Service Union (EPSU) together with several other trade unions and civil society organisations (GMB, UNISON, EMF, EFFAT, EFBWW, Solidar, FLO, The Fair Trade Advocacy Office, EFTA, WFTO, FERN and Client Earth) sent a letter to Commissioner Barnier with its initial contribution to the evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of EU procurement legislation and policy.