Public Services
Promoting and protecting public services in Europe
EPSU wants to see a European Union that recognizes and supports the role of public services in contributing to sustainable development and quality of life. In an increasingly integrated Europe it is important to tackle issues such as tax dumping and cut-throat competition, which put pressure on public services and concentrate increasing amounts of wealth in fewer and fewer hands. Fair and progressive taxation, good governance and effective regulation are needed to guarantee quality public services for all.
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May. 29, 2015
European Parliament's intergroup Commons kicks off
With austerity policies impacting on public services and commercialisation increasingly effecting more spheres of public space, people in many European countries are developing alternatives, to cooperate in defense of what is of all use.
Jun. 16, 2015
Arbeit (Work) 4.0 About values, solidarity and decent work in a digital age
Digitalisation and increased automation bring many challenges for workers, including in the public services. That is why ver.di has been organising a series of conferences to consider the positive and negative aspects of the new technological revolution recognising that the technological progress is rapid.
Jun. 29, 2005
Joint call on European Parliament to give follow-up to the SGI White Paper
EPSU, together with ETUCE, ETF, Celsig, CEEP, Confrontations Europe, and Eurocities have called in a joint letter on the European Parliament to resolve an ongoing dispute over which EP Committee should take the lead in following up the White Paper on SGI.
Feb. 23, 2006
Momentum for EU recognition of public services builds after Services Vote
As part of the follow up and assessment of the European Parliament Services Directive vote, the focus continues to fall on Public Services. The acknowledgement that the next six month period will be essential for public services was underlined by recent press coverage.