Procurement, Public Services

Today, Eurodad and EPSU are launching a report about the broken promises of public-private partnerships (PPPs).

“There’s no returning to old policies” was a central theme of the EPSU exchange on public procurement and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) held on 4 June.

Meeting documents - Presentations - other useful information

The European Commissioner for development and aid is pushing for private sector involvement via PPPs in development and aid policy.

On Tuesday, 28 May 2013, FGTB and CSC with the support from their European Trade Union federations and confederations, UNI Europa, ETUC, EFBWW, EPSU, and EFFAT, organised a day of action in front of the building of the Directorate General (DG) for the Internal Market of the European Commission in

European Commissioner Barnier, responsible for the internal market and the concessions directive [has announced->http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/barnier/docs/speeches/20130621_water-out-of-concessions-directive_en.pdf] that he will propose to the Commission to take water and sanitation

{{ {A network of civil society organisations welcomes the adoption of new EU directives that allow for social and environmental criteria in public procurement and calls upon Member States to put an end to cost-centred approach. } }} (Brussels, 15 January 2014 - press communication) The Network for

(8 January 2015) The December 2014 edition of the quarterly newsletter from the European Institute for Construction Labour Resarch (CLR) focuses on the new public procurement Directives and the implications for social standards. The newsletter includes a trade union perspective with a contribution

{{Parliament’s position weakens public services}} (30 January 2013) On 23 January, the internal market committee of the European Parliament (IMCO) voted on the amendments to the Commission Proposal on the so-called concessions directive. The European Commission has argued that the directive would

(26 february 2013) This briefing describes how this important concept has been interpreted broadly in various CJEU decisions [http://www.clientearth.org->http://www.clientearth.org/reports/cjeu-case-law-review-a-question-of-importance-for-sustainable-public-procurement.pdf]. CJEU case law review­

(14 February 2013) Please find below a joint ETUCU/EPSU letter on public procurement and concessions sent to members of the EP’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) in view of the upcoming vote next week about whether to start ‘trialogue’. If you are able to contact MEPs and to

(27 February 2013) Last week EPSU discussed the concessions and procurement Directives with Commissioner Barnier. The Commissioner clarified that the EC proposal on concessions did not seek to privatise water services, and indeed he said that water services are a “bien commun”. Nonetheless, EPSU

(26 October 2011) On 10 October the Network made up of trade unions and social and environmental NGOs organised a workshop to take stock of the upcoming revision Sara Piller, European Commission (EC) gave an overview of the background to the revision of the public procurement Directives. She

(November 2011) - This note is to gives an update on the EU initiatives relating to public procurement and concessions (English & French) update on procurement and concessions - ENupdate on procurement and concessions - FR

{{Network for sustainable development in public procurement (NSPP): Assessment of the European Commission’s proposal for the revision of Public Procurement Directives, 27 February 2012}} {{Introduction}} 1. The Network for sustainable development in public procurement (NSPP) is a group of social