Local and Regional Government
Local services are, by definition, at the front line of public services. Users of these services come into direct contact with the men and women that provide them, be they fire-fighters, culture workers, librarians, archivists, municipal police, social services workers, teachers, cleaners, waste collectors, community liaison personnel or local administrators. EPSU represents local and regional government workers across Europe and is committed to ensuring high quality and efficient public services supported by a well-trained and skilled work force and decent working conditions.
Austerity measures and remunicipalisation, digitalisation of local services, the impact of trade agreements on local services, and ensuring socially responsible procurement are key policy challenges to this sector addressed in the frame of EPSU's Standing Committee Local and Regional Government.
EPSU is also the recognised European social partner organisation for workers in local and regional government throughout the European Union and covers approximately 17 million workers.
Eva-Lotta Nilsson (Vision, Sweden) is the President of the EPSU Standing Committee for Local and Regional Government (LRG). Paola Panzeri is the contact person in EPSU (Policy Staff – Local and Regional Government, Gender Equality, Firefighters) for the sector.
View contactsFunding of Local and Regional Government: Key challenges, solutions to growth and alternatives
EPSU-CEMR project “Future of the Workplace” project - Providing high quality, modern and sustainable jobs within local and regional government Theme n°1 {{{{{Funding of Local and Regional Government: Key
Future of the workplace: providing quality jobs, modern and sustainable workplaces in local and regional government
(November 2012) CEMR and EPSU won the leadership of the EU project “Future of the workplace: providing quality jobs, modern and sustainable workplaces in local and regional government” at the
Joint response by local and regional government social partners to the European Commission Open Consultation on a new "Occupational Safety and Health Policy Framework"
(09 September 2013) The social partners represented by EPSU and CEMR have submitted a joint response to the open consultation on a new “Occupational Safety and Health Policy Framework”. Both