Nov. 03, 2005 Contributions to the EPSU Energy Conference EPSU European Energy Conference Understanding European Policy on Internal Market Electricity and Gas Preparing for the European Evaluation of the Internal Market(*) OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE {International Trade Union House
Nov. 02, 2005 New Study: EU Internal Market Electricity and Gas "is not functioning" Press Communication, 2 November 2005 A new energy study, to be launched tomorrow 3 November, from the University of Greenwich's Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) has definitive evidence that
Nov. 01, 2005 Commissioner Piebalgs: social dimension of South East European Energy Community An excerpt from the Commissioner's speech of the EPSU Energy Conference, 3-4 November “A second major action concerns the preparation of a Memorandum of Understanding that the Commission will propose
Oct. 28, 2005 Energy competition: few benefit and many drawbacks (28 October 2005) This was the conclusion of participants at the European energy conference organised by EPSU affiliated union VdSzSz. EPSU Deputy General Secretary addressed the conference reporting the results
Oct. 25, 2005 Signing of South East European Energy Treaty is 'irresponsible and hypocritical' Press release (25 October 2005) The UK Presidency, the European Commission and the countries of South East Europe will sign the Treaty that establishes a South East European Energy Community
Oct. 25, 2005 "UK MEP says Balkan energy policy should have no social obligations or requirement" Press Communication (25 October 2005) In a confrontational reply to the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) UK MEP Giles Chichester (EPP, Con) and Chair of the Energy Committee
Oct. 20, 2005 Workers in EDF UK vote for industrial action Workers in EDF UK have voted for industrial action. The pay offer of the employer (EDF) has been insufficient and below inflation. EPSU recalls that unions in Europe strive towards
Oct. 18, 2005 Liberalisation hurts growth says new EPSU commissioned report Structural reform is part of the Lisbon Agenda. It meant to liberalise energy, post and transport amongst others. EPSU commissioned a report from the European Trade Union Institute to explore
Oct. 11, 2005 Energy unions firm in critique of electricity and gas market The unions reviewed an evaluation of the internal market which was done for EPSU by PSIRU, Europe's leading academic institution researching services of general interest. The study questions the benefits
Oct. 01, 2005 Platform of Demands South East European Energy Trade Unions The electricity and gas trade unions considered their joint demands regarding the social dimension of the internal market for electricity and gas during the seminar in Skopje. Consultations is currently
Sep. 20, 2005 A social pillar to SEE Energy Community - now - say energy unions (19 September 2005) The electricity and gas trade unions met to consider the next steps in the campaign to get the social pillar established of the South East European Energy
Sep. 19, 2005 Lack of dialogue over privatisation of utility could trigger industrial unrest 18 October 2005, update: the union reports that the government has reacted positively to our intervention, there have been meetings and a social package and new collective agreements are being
Sep. 18, 2005 Gli effetti della liberalizzazione del mercato elettrico in Italia Documento della Segreteria Nazionale FLAEI CISL redatto con la collaborazione dell'Ing Giuseppe Lo Verso Sommario Si vuole dimostrare come le novità legislative introdotte in Italia, a seguito della direttiva europea
Jun. 05, 2005 Restructuring contributed to US Black-Out, August 2003 (July 2005) A well-known group of US engineers was asked to evaluate the root causes of the US black-out. The authors see deregulation and restructuring as being the cause. Laws
Jun. 03, 2005 ETUC Balkan forum supports social dimension in Energy Treaty The ETUC Balkan Forum adopted the following declaration: Declaration of the Regional Conference of the ETUC Balkans Trade Union Forum Brussels, 18 June 2005 The leaders and experts of the