Apr. 19, 2022 EPSU launches podcast: listen now The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) launched a podcast series in 2021.
Jan. 12, 2022 “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging” Programme for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union We enter into the New Year and 2022 with the COVID-19 still firmly ahead of, rather than behind us as we would all have wished before the holiday break.
Jun. 30, 2021 EPSU and others renew call on Commission for waiver EPSU supports joint letter calling on the European Commission and EU Member States to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines with a temporary waiver of the TRIPS Agreement.
Apr. 12, 2021 EPSU backs Right2Cure campaign – no to profits from the pandemic All people across the world need the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if we are to leave the pandemic behind us.
Mar. 10, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic one year on: the need to revalue our public services One year ago today, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
Dec. 16, 2020 EPSU Round Table with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights “Public services are not only the greatest leveller, they civilise our societies”.
Jun. 04, 2020 EPSU on-line meeting on "public procurement, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and concessions in times of COVID-19" Meeting documents - Presentations - other useful information
May. 12, 2020 New book released on remunicipalisation - The Future is Public Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change.
May. 05, 2020 On the eve of the EU-Western Balkans Summit, EPSU calls on both sides to ensure fair and sustained development for all In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic such measures are needed more than ever.
Apr. 24, 2020 Civil society and trade unions call for a Europe that cares A large group of European organisations came together ahead of the European Council video conference on 23rd April, to demand an alternative vision for Europe following the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr. 23, 2020 COVID-19: Principles for Global Access, Innovation and Cooperation EPSU has signed a statement coordinated by Public Citizen which outlines a number of principles to guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with one unifying goal: making drugs affordable and accessible for all.
Dec. 06, 2019 The Future is Public – Democratic Ownership of the Economy With hundreds examples of people taking control of local public services, bringing public services back in public ownership is gaining momentum across the world.
Aug. 03, 2018 Defending and promoting public services - EPSU/ETUI seminar Twenty-nine participants from EPSU affiliates in 16 countries met in Kiljava in southern Finland at the beginning of July in a two-and-a-half day seminar on public services and privatisation.
Jul. 04, 2017 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.
Aug. 07, 2013 UK: campaigning for public services and against privatisation "We own it" is a new campaigning group set up in the UK to argue for public services and challenge the idea that the private sector can do things more