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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

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Sep. 09, 2022

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Immediate measures are urgent, but the energy market must be fundamentally changed!

Ahead of the extraordinary Council of EU Energy Ministers on 9 September 2022 to discuss emergency measures to mitigate the currently exploding energy prices, EPSU reiterates the need for an urgent and immediate price cap on electricity and gas prices.

Jul. 08, 2022

‘Re-nationalisation’ of EDF a clear sign that change is needed

The French government’s recent announcement that it plans to buy back 100% of EDF’s shares shows clearly that leaving essential public services to the free market simply does not work for the massive challenges ahead.

Feb. 03, 2022

joint briefing on the Right to Affordable Clean Energy for All Europeans

Guaranteeing the right to affordable clean energy for all Europeans

EPSU and EAPN (European Anti-Poverty Network) together with hundreds of organisations, grassroots activists and policymakers gathered last week at the Right to Energy Forum, the biggest annual event on energy poverty in Europe.

Feb. 18, 2021

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Energy poverty in times of COVID in Europe

In March 2021, it will be one year since European Union member states initiated policies and plans to address the COVID-19 crisis.

Nov. 20, 2020

EPSU IndustriAll, Eurogas, just transition joint statement gas

Securing High-skilled Green Jobs in the Gas Sector is Integral to the Just Transition

Press Release - Today the European trade union federations, EPSU and industriAll, and the industry association Eurogas, adopted a common position on the Just Transition in the Green Deal.

Jan. 15, 2020

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More public money needed in Just Transition Fund

The European Commission has announced today that the just transition fund will include €7.5 billion of “fresh money”.

Dec. 09, 2019

End protection for fossil fuels _ ENERGY TREATY

Obscure Energy Treaty could thwart EU's Green Deal

Civil society organisations including EPSU and PSI demand end to fossil fuel protection as Energy Charter Treaty revision starts.

Oct. 28, 2019

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European Sectoral Social Dialogue in the gas sector reactivated: The role of gas in a de-carbonised European economy

Today the European trade union federations, industriAll European Trade Union and EPSU, and the industry association Eurogas, restarted their European Social Dialogue in the gas sector

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.

Nov. 28, 2018

EPSU advocacy paper in a failed liberalised EU electricity market regulated prices are still needed to protect domestic households, November 2018

Regulated electricity prices are still needed!

In a failed liberalised EU electricity market regulated prices are still needed to protect domestic households.

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

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.

Nov. 24, 2017

Electricity European Social Partners stand up for just energy transition

EPSU, Eurelectric and IndustriAll-Europe adopted on November 21st at the plenary meeting of the Electricity Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee a joint statement on just energy transition.

Jun. 26, 2017

Lobbying on 'winter package' for a democractic and transparent energy market

(26 June 2017) In November 2016, the European Commission presented the "Clean Energy for all Europeans" package. The proposed Regulation on the internal market in electricity (recast), contains numerous new

May. 17, 2017

Right to Energy for all Europeans to be promoted at the European Parliament

Joint policy paper published by EAPN and EPSU - Today nearly 11% of the European Union’s population faces a situation of energy poverty.