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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024 Brussels Belgium

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the Gas Sector - Working Group 2/2024

Utilities, Social Services, Demographic change, Quality employment, Central government

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Jun. 16, 2021

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Adaptation to Climate Change: a European strategy still not up to scratch

In February 2021, the European Commission launched a new strategy on adaptation to climate change as part of the European Green Deal. The objective is to make the European Union a climate-resilient society, fully adapted to climate change by 2050.

Mar. 12, 2021

Skills2Power building skills in the electricity sector national workshops

Skills2Power: building skills in the electricity sector national workshops

Over the past 2 years the European Social Partners in the electricity sector, industriAll European Trade Union, the European Public Service Union (EPSU), representing the trade unions and Eureletric, representing the employer organisations have engaged together with Spin360, in the project Skills2Power.

Mar. 01, 2021

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New EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change: how ‘just’ is it?

Climate change adaptation means “anticipating the adverse effects of climate change and taking appropriate action to prevent or minimize the damage they can cause or taking advantage of opportunities that may arise".

Sep. 03, 2020

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EPSU Report 'Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy'

Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy. A new EPSU report

A new report commissioned by EPSU highlights the crucial role and often high-risk labour of the workers involved, who have largely been ignored in both research and policies relating to the circular economy.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Jul. 01, 2019

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EPSU Programme of Action and Affiliates Resolutions

The EPSU programme of action has been adopted at the 10th EPSU Congress, 4-7 June 2019, Dublin; it highlights the main priorities for EPSU over the next Congress period and is set out on the basis of three main themes.

Nov. 30, 2017

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Building the European Federation of Public Service Unions The history of EPSU (1978 – 2016) by Carola Fischbach-Pyttel

EPSU and ETUI have published a unique book. It is the first to describe in detail the development of a European trade union federation.

Jan. 18, 2010

Demographic change, age management and competencies in light of the challenges facing the European Gas sector

EPSU, EMCEF, EUROGAS Report by David Tarren, Senior Research Fellow, Working Lives Research Institute (October 2009) With the financial support of the European Commission Introduction The average age of European

Jan. 18, 2010

Toolkit on demographic change, age management and competencies in the gas sector in Europe

EUROGAS, EPSU AND EMCEF With the financial support of the European Commission (October 2009) by Dr J. Pillinger PREFACE In 2009 the European social partners: EUROGAS, EMCEF and